New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI)

Using the entrepreneurial spirit of a smaller company, General Mills acted on an intuition, an outside partnership and direct consumer interaction, for a quick innovation with a big impact.

L'Oreal has been named one of Fast Company's "50 Most Innovative Companies in the World" for 2015 -- the only consumer goods company to have made the list.

Cole Haan will open its Innovation & Sports Lifestyle Design Center at its global headquarters in Greenland, New Hampshire, enabling the brand to aggressively expand its offering of ZeroGrand products for men and women.

Over the past several years the global economy has been a roller coaster ride rising high and falling quick. However, several consumer goods companies have weathered the storm and continued to demonstrate growth. Find out who ranked among the top six most-promising CG companies.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of solutions for product management, including new product development, formulation, packaging, introduction and launch.

Unilever has cut lead times for prototype parts by 40 percent since introducing Stratasys' PolyJet 3D printing technology into its manufacturing process.

GLAMGLOW is a top performer in specialty channels and effectively engages its devoted fans across digital platforms.

Reflecting the rapidly increasing demand for bolder, more intense flavor experiences, the McCormick Flavor Forecast 2015 pinpoints adventurous global tastes on the rise, like Japanese 7 Spice (Shichimi Togarashi), as well as an appreciation for the robust flavors developed in slow-simmered dishes from around the world.