Peltz and his Trian hedge fund have been lowering or eliminating stakes in many of their high
profile companies lately, including KrispyKreme Doughnuts, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, Kraft Foods and CKE Restaurants (Carl's Jr and Hardees).
Not exact matches
Lately, small
companies are sinking wads of cash into splashy, brief high -
profile campaigns.
Facebook has also been a target
lately of online advocacy rather than just a conduit for it: MoveOn.org and others have been smacking the
company upside the head over its Beacon application, which shows on your
profile and news feed the products you've recently purchased from participating vendors (hmmmmm, wonder why he needs all that itch cream?).
With high
profile data breaches making the news
lately, it is vital
companies can provide safety guarantees to customers.