Since the companys Open Innovation team was founded in 2009, the number of research projects which involve external collaboration has increased from 25 percent to around 60 percent.
The program will honor 18 extraordinary young people who demonstrate good citizenship, a strong academic record, and show how they have made a meaningful contribution to their school or community.
The program will pair the newly named companys power brands with select start-ups to not only accelerate and scale existing mobile innovations, but also incubate brand new mobile ventures, each in just 90 days.
Approximately 80 percent of the $19 billion in revenues from the newly spun food & beverage company comes from categories in which it holds the No. 1 or No. 2 market position.
The three varieties are now sold in all Harris Teeter stores, including those in North Carolinathe first state where the product line has been introduced.