Awards

Gartners Supply Chain Top 25 list for 2012 includes eight pure play consumer goods companies. Some are perennial leaders, like P&G. Others climbed the ranks with impressive supply chain transformations. Unilever, for example, broke into the top 10 this year, and Kimberly-Clark made its debut at No. 25.

L'Oreal Paris announces Dianna Hampton as the winner of the brand's search for the next rising Internet beauty vlogger.

The Great Recession is finally over! That statement may not ring true for most Americans, but it does for chief executives from the 500 biggest U.S. companies. McKesson's CEO took the No. 1 spot, but consumer goods executives, like Kraft's Irene Rosenfeld and VF's Eric Wiseman, didn't fall far behind on Forbes annual list.

To maximize growth opportunities, CG companies must think outside of the box. In 2011, CGT honored 15 companies that did just that with the 2011 Innovation, Business & Technology Awards. Click here to remember the standout technology and business initiatives that earned first-place accolades for Newell Rubbermaid, McCormick & Co., Kimberly-Clark, Goya Foods and Johnson & Johnson.

The new candidate will assume leadership of Pepperidge Farm and will also be responsible for developing Campbell's Global Baking & Snacking strategy.

CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.