P&Gs Connect+Develop program launched a new website that links innovators directly to top company needs, and P&G business leaders directly to external innovation submissions.
With funding from Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co., TerraCycle is launching a national program to reduce and recycle cigarette butt litter, regardless of which manufacturer made the cigarettes.
Help Nestle recognize local efforts from individuals, NGOs, or small enterprises that offer innovative solutions to improve nutritional deficiencies, access to clean water or progress in rural development.
CGT's readers rank the top 10 technology companies that provide solutions for product management, including new product development, formulation, packaging, introduction and launch.
The most successful new products include Hormel party trays, Hormel Natural Choice deli meats, Hormel Compleats microwave meals and Jennie-O Turkey Store oven ready items and turkey burgers.
The Keurig single cup coffee brewing system was not an overnight success. Little research predicted that it would be a consumer success. But, this disruptive innovation proved to be the exception to the rule. Why? The answer lies in the entrepreneurial, risk-oriented innovation philosophies of the company behind the brand.
Over the last few years, with budgets slashed and resources limited, many CG companies have focused innovation efforts on mere line extensions or slight variations of existing concepts. But, there are exceptions. Here, CGT honors two companies that delivered truly revolutionary new products with 2012 Innovation Awards.
