TFE, a producer of plastic films used by CPG manufacturers worldwide, recognizes STICORP for its implementation of an IT solution to improve TFE's manufacturing results.
Faced with more public scrutiny than any other industry, most of the companies on this list are refocusing on smokeless tobacco products to stay afloat.
What recession? The majority of companies on this list reported revenue gains in 2009 as much as 49 percent in J.M. Smucker's case. After all, people have to eat!
Beauty isn't everything, but that doesn't apply to the 10 companies on this list who continue to try and capitalize on the consumer's desire to look and smell their best.
The companies on this list are masters of innovation. They have to be in order to stay on the "hot" list with novel products that leverage emerging technologies. Even Monopoly has gone digital. Check out who leads the way with play.