Case Studies

2010 Top 100: The Consumer Goods Registry
When it comes to the health of the consumer goods market, is the glass half full or half empty? According to the results of the 2010 Consumer Goods Registry, which ranks the top 100 public companies according to 2009 annual revenues, both viewpoints are correct.
2010 Top 100: Beverage
This list transforms year after year thanks to a mass of mergers and acquisitions. This year, Anheuser-Busch InBev moves up into the No. 2 spot. Which other companies are establishing a stronghold in this staple market?

2010 Top 100: Pharmaceuticals

This list shines a spotlight on the top five pharmaceutical companies that lead the charge in consumer healthcare with popular over-the-counter brands.
2010 Top 100: Retail

News of store closings and bankruptcies has seemed to permeate this industry over the last few years. Check out which companies have weathered the storm.
Jelly Belly Hits a Sweet Spot

After installing an ERP system that filled a desperate need for advanced planning tools, Jelly Belly Candy Company set its sights on deploying an accompanying customer relationship management system.
Land O'Lakes Deploys a Catalyst for Change

Historically,Land O' Lakes ran as a holding company with many separate entities. Over time,this resulted in an overly complex IT environment. In 2005,a strategic decision was made to move toward an operating company mode. Here, two company VPs give an exclusive update on Project Catalyst'sprogress.
Glidden Makes a Comeback

It was oneof the paint industry's greatest success stories: In 1984, The Glidden Company was the third largest producerin America's paint and coatings industry. And then suddenlyin 1986, the brand literally fell off the map. When AkzoNobel acquired theGlidden brand in 2008, one thing was clear: It had to undergo a holisticre-invention of the Glidden brand and restore it to its former glory.
Kraft Thinks Green

Being green isn't new to Kraft Foods, but senior leadership raised the bar significantly in the last three years, making sustainability a company-wide effort and setting aggressive goals. Here, Kraft Foods' VP of Sustainability Steve Yucknut shares big sustainability wins in four key areas, all of which have been made possible in part by a "greener" corporate culture.
2010 Visionaries

CGT presents the most recent crop of consumer goods "Visionaries" -- 10 industry thought leaders who are shaping the future of their respective companies with unprecedented business and technology initiatives. Find out about their biggest accomplishments of late and get a glimpse into the big business initiatives they have on the horizon.
Molson Coors Canada Makes Complexity Look Simple

Molson Coors Canada is the first business unit in the company to design, develop and implement a massive five-year customer relationship management transformational program. Three key executives reveal how they standardized 70 percent of the company's sales processes in an extremely complex and highly-regulated market.