Byline: David Sterrett
Everyone's been watching Irene Rosenfeld since she took over as CEO of Kraft Foods Inc. two years ago. But the scrutiny is intensifying as she enters the second year of a three-year plan to boost sales of well-known brands such as Oscar Mayer, Oreo and Velveeta.
At the same time, she faces soaring commodity costs, an activist investor pushing for higher profits and declining marketshare in key businesses like cheese and salad dressing.
"It's going to be tough sailing for Irene,'' says Gregg Warren, an analyst with Morningstar Inc. in Chicago. "She doesn't have much time.''
As part of her turnaround strategy, Ms. Rosenfeld, 55, has given ...