Nestlé has introduced its Annual Report 2011 that encompasses 48-pages. The report includes the company’s achievements in 2011 and unveils its future plans.
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Apple, Google and Amazon are the leaders of the World’s Most Admired Companies 2012 chart, unveiled as result of the new survey conducted by the Fortune trade publication and the Hay Group consultancy—a total of 698 companies from 32 countries were included. The companies, which top most of lists of the most successful businesses, are followed by Coca-Cola, IBM, FedEx, Berkshire Hathaway, Starbucks, Procter & Gamble and Southwest Airlines correspondingly. The first two leaders hold their positions for several consecutive years—for instance, Apple heads the chart for the fifth year in a row, Google was the second most admired company in 2010 and 2011 as well (see the last year’s list here).
In February, as the world celebrates Valentine’s Day, love is the major theme of promotions and advertising efforts. Brands offer their own unique or predictable ways to share love with their special ones and with the world as well by purchasing the new themed merchandise or writing messages of love. Recently, Heineken and Starbucks to name but a few offered their hilarious solutions for spreading the romantic spirit with people they love and know, but KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese is taking love sharing to the next level by offering to send positive emotion to those, whom they probably haven’t met in their life, as part of the charitable ‘Golden Voice of Love’ effort.
Walmart, which has recently encouraged its consumers to bring their own products on shelf, has unveiled the new label that will inform shoppers on which products are good for their health. The supermarket giant has introduced the ‘Great For You’ icon in Washington, D.C. today, on February 7, as part of the company’s healthier food initiative—the new label will first get featured on select Walmart Great Value and Marketside items, fruits and vegetables, both fresh and packaged, at Walmart U.S. stores this spring.