Strategy

Masco, a manufacturer of home improvement and building products, is using a software application from Centric Software to capture new product ideas and guide contributions through a standard process that is specifically designed to filter out the best ideas and identify ideas worthy of patenting.

Dole Food Company Inc.'s operating subsidiary, Standard Fruit de Costa Rica, and Fondo Nacional de Financiamento Forestal (FONAFIFO), the National Forestry Financing Fund and an entity of the Ministry of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, are working together to establish a carbon neutral product supply chain for bananas and pineapples from its production in Costa Rica to the markets in North America and Europe.

Steve and Barry's selects SAP software to support its global growth objectives.

Through a licensing agreement. Procter & Gamble (P&G) will provide Dunkin' Donuts coffee to grocery stores, mass merchandisers, club stores, and drug stores throughout the Unites States.

Mattel Inc. voluntarily recalls one toy from the "CARS" die-cast vehicle line (the Sarge character), manufactured between May 2007 and July 2007, containing impermissible levels of lead.

The Boston Beer Company Inc. signs a purchase and sale agreement with Diageo North America Inc. to acquire a brewery located 60 miles outside of Philadelphia for $55 million.

Blockbuster chooses Taleo Enterprise Edition to help recruit talent for its 4,000 U.S. company-operated stores.

Independent industry analyst firm Forrester Research names HP as a leader in client management suites.