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‘Nightmare’ at Anheuser-Busch: Delayed Pay Raises, Layoffs, Surveillance Frustrate Employees Amid Bud Light Fallout
By Lauren Elkies Schram Anheuser-Busch InBev was ill-prepared when its partnership with an influencer who identifies as transgender, Dylan Mulvaney, stoked swift backlash. On April 1, Mulvaney posted a video on Instagram promoting a Bud Light NCAA March Madness contest. The sponsored post included a custom can of beer with Mulvaney’s face on it, commemorating her first year of gender transitioning. Some factions of conservative Read more
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Breaking: Anheuser-Busch to Lay Off Workers in ‘Every Corporate Function’
By S.L. Fuller Anheuser-Busch is eliminating jobs “across every corporate function,” a spokesperson said via email, which will result in layoffs “representing less than 2%” of its U.S. workforce. The CPG employs more than 19,000 people nationwide, which means 2% would be about 380 employees. A report from The Wall Street Journal said an internal restructure eliminated corporate and marketing Read more
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How 6 CPGs Use Internships to Fuel Talent Pipeline, Encourage Industry Careers
By Cheryl Winokur Munk Summer internships are in full-swing at many CPGs where industry hopefuls are getting acclimated to the profession, performing tasks such as market analysis, benchmarking, product testing and marketing as they learn the ins and outs of what could be their future career. Many companies, including Anheuser-Busch, Conagra Brands, Coca-Cola, General Mills, Hershey, J.M. Smucker, McCormick & Company, Mondelēz, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Post Consumer Read more
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Ben & Jerry’s, Frito-Lay and Oreo Put Diversity Messaging Right on the Pack. There Are Risks and Rewards.
By S.L. Fuller If there’s one CPG brand known for taking societal and political stances, it’s Ben & Jerry’s. The Unilever-owned line of ice cream puts company values front and center on its packaging — like when it released a design of two cows in top hats, ostensibly getting married, on the front of “I Dough, I Read more
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How supply chains contend with severe weather and climate disasters
In this seven-part series, Supply Chain Dive and sister publication Transport Dive explore the impacts of climate disasters and severe weather on logistics networks, and how supply chains respond to the current threat and fortify operations for the future. As storms become more frequent and volatile, some ports plan for the risk — but most do not Read more
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Timeline: How the Suez Canal blockage unfolded across supply chains
By Matt Leonard When the Ever Given ran aground in the Suez Canal, it captured international attention as crews worked to dislodge the vessel and resume global trade flows. Days after the vessel was freed, hundreds of container ships were still waiting to get through the canal as a result of the backlog created by Read more
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