Strategy

Inventure CEO says that this acquisition allows Inventure to add uniquely positioned frozen vegetables to its healthy/natural portfolio for the first time.

Successful innovation requires a balance between incremental and disruptive innovation, and while new product introductions are still elusive, they are not impossible. Therefore, CGT is proud to recognize deserving consumer goods companies for excellence in bringing new products to market.

The newly created position gives the candidate responsibility for energizing the company's innovation funnel.

With a background in mergers & acquisitions, the candidate helped architect the separation of the former Kraft Foods Inc. into two standalone public companies.

Post will acquire Dakota Growers, a company in the approximately $5 billion North American pasta market, with leadership positions in the private label retail, foodservice and ingredient channels.

After deploying Jones Lang LaSalle's (JLL) IntelliCommand smart building management technology in a test group of laboratories, offices and manufacturing facilities, P&G's initial investment in the technology was returned within the first three months of energy cost savings.

Elmer's Products, Inc.'s Director of Innovation and New Business Development, Joe Wetli, details how innovation efforts have changed dramatically over the last two years.

AVT, Inc.'s expansion into Korea is expected to provide significant new revenues.