Top of The News
by Thom Forbes
In announcing the $30-million cash acquisition of San Bernardino, Calif.-based Evolution Fresh yesterday, Starbucks chairman/CEO/sage Howard Schultz says his company is going to do for juice what it
did for … Read the whole story
FOOD AND BEVERAGES
by Karlene Lukovitz
Family-owned Cumberland Packing reportedly spent up to $12 million in 2010 on the first stage of the campaign, which included digital posters, videos, magazine … Read the whole story
RETAIL
by Sarah Mahoney
"In August/September, when these chains were firming up their inventory decisions for the holiday period, consumer confidence was kind of in a freefall," Doug … Read the whole story
AUTOMOTIVE
by Karl Greenberg
The ascendant powerpop indie band, is starring in a web doc in which it drives a Buick Regal across the desert, seeking inspiration for … Read the whole story
REGULATION
by Tanya Gazdik
The Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight currently includes 87 members who oppose the rollout of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers' … Read the whole story
SPIRITS
by Karl Greenberg
William Grant & Sons Ltd. is in the midst of a multimillion-dollar global marketing campaign using the new tag line "Irish True." The effort … Read the whole story
FOOD
by Tanya Gazdik
The campaign will benefit Wholesome Wave, a Bridgeport, Conn.-based nonprofit whose programs make nutritious, locally grown food available and affordable to underserved urban and … Read the whole story
COMMENTARY
by Martin Bishop
Back when I worked in marketing, the closest I ever got to customers were focus groups. Read the whole story