Manufacturing

New research finds that more than half of business leaders place digital strategy and data analytics high on their agenda. Yet, 32 percent of respondents currently see themselves as having weak or no capabilities in these areas. Meanwhile, the supply chain was rated by consumer goods and retail executives as the No. 1 challenge for their companies and is also the most likely to receive increased investment this year.

This pitch-pilot-partner process dramatically accelerates its speed to market enabling Unilever to pioneer new technologies much more effectively and efficiently.

Procter & Gamble and Whirlpool identified a number of trends that prompted the development of their newest innovation, SWASH.

Campbell Soup Company will launch more than 200 new products in fiscal 2015 to meet consumers changing tastes, preferences and needs.

The merger expands ConAgra Foods Lamb Weston operations in a market that has growing demand for frozen potato products.

The acquired business will become part of the Home Solutions segment with Contigo and Avex joining the company's Rubbermaid, Calphalon, Goody and Levolor brands.

With so many Americans looking for the cause of obesity, food and beverage companies are taking the heat and the blame. Activist groups and individuals are targeting companies and products as THE reason that obesity exists. While we know healthy eating is essential for living a healthy life, there is much more to the story.

The consumer goods industry in North America, grappling with intense market saturation, has seen a significant transition into the emerging markets playing field. Two subject matter experts pinpoint the nuances that must be addressed from both a strategic and tactical standpoint when entering and operating in emerging markets.