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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.

With all the current obsessions over massive amounts of social, mobile, local and search data coming over the horizon, its not unusual for brand marketers to lose focus on the present analytic opportunities already emerging from more conventional data sources.

Kimberly-Clark China works with Retail Solutions Inc., to improve product availability, uncover new business opportunities and drive sales at Walmart stores throughout China.

Nearly 1,900 new products hit retail shelves across the United States in 2011/12. Yet, only 11 percent of those launches achieved exceptional first-year sales. Here's a look at the top 20 products, including Dannon Oikos and Starbucks K-Cups, that beat daunting new product odds and stimulated growth despite a challenging economic environment.

Based on glowing reader nominations, CGT presents 14 small to mid-sized companies, including KEEN, Popcorn, Indiana and Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt, with the title of 2013 Standout SMB. Find out what they've been up to over the last year and what plans they have for the future.