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

Sunny Delight Beverages Co.explains how it is leveraging TPM to improve customer profitability, using atool throughout the finance, product supply andlogistics functions.

Launched in 1987, The Edison Best New Product Awards recognize and honor excellence in the new product development and launch in the spirit of Thomas Edison, America's greatest inventor and marketer. Find out which CPG products won in 2010.

Consumer confidence and economic optimism are on the upswing in the first half of 2010, accompanied by new opportunities for marketers and retailers in a still unpredictable economic environment.

New industry research reveals that the in-store technology increases the achievement of ROI goals by 50 percent. Find out which applications are in hot pursuit by consumer goods companies and which aren't considered priorities.

Elephant-poo notebook sales are on the rise for Earth Day marketing campaigns as end buyers identify promotional products as the most effective medium among all advertising, next to the Internet. Find out which other green promotional products are in hot demand right now.

Foodfacts.com announces that the Food Facts Health Score (FFHS) is now available on food manufacturer boxes, signaling consumer advancement for the expanded use of a food rating system.

Information Resources Inc. unveils its transformation into SymphonyIRI Group Inc.