Manufacturing

Following the successful launch of Starbucks K-Cup packs into food, drug, mass and club channels last November, K-Cup packs will now be available to the millions of customers who visit Starbucks stores every week.

Product development executives and managers across the globe share insights in The 3rd Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Study. How are your peers and competitors facing the risks and challenges of innovation? How do you compare? Download the report and find out.

More than 200 consumer goods executives convened this week for the 2012 Consumer Goods Sales & Marketing Summit. Here's a behind the scenes look at the insights revealed on hot topics, like effective retail partnerships, brand penetration, social and mobile marketing, and more.

Along with the naming announcement, Sara Lee revealed its strategy for its North American foods business, Hillshire Brands Company, which emphasized new product development, marketing investment and disciplined cost control.

New products generated 10.5 percent of net revenue in 2011, up from 7.4 percent in 2009. And as Kraft Foods plans to divide into two independent public companies, the company's R&D team has a robust development pipeline that's already delivered more than 70 new products in the past year.

One of companys most experienced global executives will lead top global growth initiative for Sharpie, Paper Mate brands.

This transformational acquisition is expected to position Smart Balance as a leader in the gluten-free category, accelerate its growth rate, and further diversify its mix toward high-growth natural brands.

Faced with increasing commodity price volatility, channel complexity and the persistence of sizable trade budgets, many consumer packaged goods companies are looking to fundamentally change or upgrade their trade promotion management (TPM) capabilities.