Spend Matters

Just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Lean Cuisine recalls 500,000 meals because people found glass bits in them. (I prefer the Jezebel coverage).

Sweetheart spending.

Valentine’s Day will be a $18.6 billion holiday this year, from jewelry to candy to flowers.

Berkshire Hathaway buys Heinz.

For beaucoup bucks – $28 billion, to be exact. “The Heinz brand is one of the most respected brands in the global food industry and this historic transaction provides tremendous value to Heinz shareholders,” said Heinz chairman, president and chief executive William Johnson.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy…

New York prepares for future disaster with “just in case” distribution hubs, a response to the vulnerability of “just in time” supply chains.