PepsiCo today reported growth in volume, net revenue, operating profit and earnings per share for the third quarter of 2011.

The company reported top-line gains across its worldwide snacks and beverage businesses and from the acquisition of Wimm-Bill-Dann (WBD), the leading dairy and juice company in Russia.

Worldwide snacks volume grew 8 percent in the quarter and 7 percent year to date, while worldwide beverage volume grew 4 percent in the quarter and 6 percent year to date.

Sainsbury’s, the UK’s third largest supermarket chain, today unveiled a new £1 billion sustainability plan.

The plan, called the Sainsbury's 20 by 20 Sustainability Plan, outlines 20 sustainability targets to be achieved by 2020.

Superior Energy Services has announced an agreement to acquire Complete Production Services for $2.7 billion.

The boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement combining the two companies into a diversified mid-cap oilfield services company.

New Orleans, Louisiana-based Superior Energy Services was founded in 1989 as an oilfield products manufacturing company before branching out into services.

Developing new IT systems is fraught with danger at the best of times; but as Alan Swaby learns, when you harness the power of 98 different customers, you become a force for change.

Not all are tainted, by any means, but in the UK a large number of IT projects for government departments or other public bodies are either long overdue, way over budget or both. As such, the sheer size of a commissioning agency is no guarantee of success—so it’s no bad thing to take a look at how it is being done successfully in a different arena.

Greatship (India) Limited believes that technology, leadership and excellence in execution hold the key to expanding its offshore support business. Jane Alverca reports.

Ghandour Cosmetics is bringing glamour to Ghana and beyond. Founder Tanal Ghandour, who acts as managing director, talks to Jayne Alverca about the impact the company is making on African markets.

For the past 30 years, South African snack food manufacturer Frimax Foods has been using its local knowledge to provide innovative products to consumers across the country and beyond. Jane McCallion finds out the key to success for this family-run business.

Exxaro Resources is South Africa’s largest listed empowerment enterprise by a long way, a position it has consolidated in just five years of operations; and its mid to long term strategy is nothing short of visionary.

Yousif Mirjan, managing director of Dubai-based marble contractor, Dar Al Rokham, talks to Gay Sutton about creating the architectural heritage of the future, and expansion beyond the Middle East.

Alpine Lounge, South Africa’s premium furniture manufacturer, has survived four decades of dramatic changes. Now, its flexible and innovative strategies are taking it through a whole new set of challenges.