Manufacturing

Company CEO Ken Powell, shares the innovation-fueled plans for growth including more than 200 new items being introduced worldwide in the first half of the year alone.

K'NEX partners with Export Now with plans to launch new products to the China market on a quarterly basis.

Philips partners with Indiegogo to host crowd funded campaigns; Philips to award $100,000 plus mentoring to the top ideas.

As we enter the second half of the year, the editors of CGT revisited the headiness that you read most. What do they tell us? You love a good list, especially if it predicts consumer trends OR ranks competitive products. Let us know what you think of these articles in retrospect. Did market predictions made ring true? Do the leading products still lead? Did key consumer trends take off or taper off? And what do you expect in the second half of 2013?

More than 200 executives from leading consumer goods and retail organizations worked together to focus on how the industry can bring benefits to consumers through collaborative initiatives. The effort was triggered by the significant changes in society, consumer behavior, the environment and technology. In the end, two megatrends and three action plans emerged.

The award recognizes the collaboration on a commercial services program in which Accenture manages P&Gs digital marketing campaigns, e-retailer content and virtual reality centers.

This facility will play a key role in developing the talent to lead Unilever, as it aims to double the size of the business, while halving its environmental impact and increasing its positive social impact.

The new SVP, Gobal R&D, joins Campbell with more than 20 years of experience from companies including PepsiCo and Procter & Gamble.