Consumer Goods Industry and Innovation Awards Categories
Each year, CGT presents awards to recognize consumer goods companies for excellence in innovation, technology and business strategies. In August 2007, nominations for our 2007 Industry & Innovation Awards were collected from consumer goods executives, industry analysts, industry consultants and technology vendors via a web-based form. These nominations were narrowed down by CGT 's editorial staff based on multiple award criteria, including project challenges and objectives, the resourcefulness used to overcome and/or meet them, benefits since realized and the project's overall relevance to the consumer goods industry, retail partners and the end-consumer. A slimmer nomination list was then sent to and evaluated by CGT 's editorial and research advisory boards for voting. The results of this process appear on the following pages, where you can read about the winners and outstanding achievers across five award categories
INNOVATION AWARDS
Innovation is the "life blood" for most consumer goods companies who are charged with increasing margins in the face of ever-changing consumer demands, as well as brand and private-label competition. For the second year in a row, CGT presented Innovation Awards to deserving companies at our second annual Growth & Innovation Forum, September 24-26 in Miami, Fla. And the winners are...
Innovation is the "life blood" for most consumer goods companies who are charged with increasing margins in the face of ever-changing consumer demands, as well as brand and private-label competition. For the second year in a row, CGT presented Innovation Awards to deserving companies at our second annual Growth & Innovation Forum, September 24-26 in Miami, Fla. And the winners are...
Most Innovative Product
Presented to the consumer goods company that developed the most innovative product launched from Oct. 2006-Aug. 2007.
WINNER: Johnson & Johnson for BAND-AID ACTIV-FLEX BLISTER BLOCK
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: Energizer for Energi To Go and The Procter & Gamble Company for P-UR Flavor Options
Presented to the consumer goods company that developed the most innovative product launched from Oct. 2006-Aug. 2007.
WINNER: Johnson & Johnson for BAND-AID ACTIV-FLEX BLISTER BLOCK
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: Energizer for Energi To Go and The Procter & Gamble Company for P-UR Flavor Options
Most Innovative Company
Presented to the consumer goods company that continually drives growth through product and process innovation.
WINNER: Crayola
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: The Kellogg Company and Tyson Foods Inc.
Presented to the consumer goods company that continually drives growth through product and process innovation.
WINNER: Crayola
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: The Kellogg Company and Tyson Foods Inc.
TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
Three technology awards were presented to those consumer goods firms that rise above the pack to improve business performance through enabling technologies and processes. The following awards were presented at our ninth annual Consumer Goods Technology Fall Conference, October 21- 24 in Orlando, Fla. And the winners are:
Three technology awards were presented to those consumer goods firms that rise above the pack to improve business performance through enabling technologies and processes. The following awards were presented at our ninth annual Consumer Goods Technology Fall Conference, October 21- 24 in Orlando, Fla. And the winners are:
Customer Management Award
Presented to the consumer goods firm that is best leveraging a solution to manage customer relationships, trade promotion, marketing and/or consumer insights.
WINNER: Johnson & Johnson
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages and Vtech
Presented to the consumer goods firm that is best leveraging a solution to manage customer relationships, trade promotion, marketing and/or consumer insights.
WINNER: Johnson & Johnson
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages and Vtech
Supply Chain Award
Presented to the consumer goods firm for excellence in executing supply chain improvements.
WINNER: The Procter & Gamble Company
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: General Mills and ConAgra Foods
Presented to the consumer goods firm for excellence in executing supply chain improvements.
WINNER: The Procter & Gamble Company
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: General Mills and ConAgra Foods
SMB Award
Presented to the small to midsize consumer goods firm that is utilizing technology to achieve substantial growth in size and/or revenue.
WINNER: Ruiz Foods
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: Burt's Bees and Johnsonville Sausage
Presented to the small to midsize consumer goods firm that is utilizing technology to achieve substantial growth in size and/or revenue.
WINNER: Ruiz Foods
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVERS: Burt's Bees and Johnsonville Sausage
Find out why CGT and its advisory boards decided to honor the aforementioned award winners in their respective categories.You'll learn about the challenges faced, the technology and processes implemented, the hard-earned fruitions of their efforts and, hopefully, some lessons you can apply in your organization.