Shopping online has been the norm for years, but it is a more recent phenomenon for the consumer packaged goods industry.

The report reveals the consumer packaged goods industry struggled in 2015 and makes predictions for growth in 2016.

Dan Morgan joins the company as president and chief sales officer, while Laura Kuykendall and Gunther Brinkman are new vice presidents.

The company will install four state-of-the-art manufacturing lines at its Salinas, Mexico, production facility, and shut down nine lines at this Chicago plant.

The Kraft Heinz Co. is now the third-largest food and beverage company in North America.

Kraft Food Group and H.J. Heinz Co. announce the senior leadership team for The Kraft Heinz Co., effective upon the close of the companies' merger.

The industry veteran brings extensive global leadership experience and a consumer-centric mindset to the role.

Effective immediately, George Zoghbi is COO, and Chris Kempczinski is executive vice president of growth initiatives and president of international.

There are concerns that open-date coding of foods has increased food waste. The food industry and consumers use the dates printed on food packages to manage stock rotation from food manufacturing plants to the consumer’s kitchen. Variation in terminology associated with open dates on consumer packages can result in the disposal of good food.

Find out during a mid-year industry webinar with consumer guru Todd Hale, who will discuss the latest trends in consumer behaviors and attitudes toward baked goods.