New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI)

Consistency is Key: Herbalife Streamlines PLM
With record sales of $2.7 billion in 2010, Herbalife Ltd. is a fast-growing global nutrition company. But with growth comes complexity. By 2007, the time had come for Herbalife to implement a PLM solution that would establish a single source of the truth for product information.
Prepare to Launch: Breathable Foods Breathed Life into New Product
Breathable Foods aims to revolutionize the delivery of nutrients and sensations using novel aerosol delivery forms. In late 2010, the company prepared to launch its flagship offering, which delivers and airborne shot of caffeine in a compact inhaler the size of a lipstick.

Brown-Forman Puts Innovation in a Bottle

Jack Daniel's Tennessee Honey, Southern Comfort Fiery Pepper, Finlandia's flavored vodkas...the liquor category has never looked or tasted so good thanks in part to Brown-Forman Corporation, which put innovation front and center in its long-term growth strategy.
Connected Innovation: General Mills Brings Outside Expertise In

General Mills knows a thing or two about baked goods. So, a delicious, nutritious, 90-calorie brownie would seem to fall right in the company's wheelhouse;but that wasn't exactly the case.
General Mills Reveals Brand New Innovation Process

The General Mills Worldwide Innovation Network shares key insights of its X3 Process, a new approach developed to provide a step-by-step roadmap for the company's open innovation projects. Why share? General Mills anticipates others will find success using the non-linear approach to guide innovation efforts as well.
10 Predictions for Brand-Oriented Manufacturers

What will 2012 hold for Brand-Oriented Value Chain manufacturing supply chain organizations? How about intelligent innovation, Big Data dilemmas and social business, to name a few? Find out what other expectations IDC Manufacturing Insights has for consumer goods manufacturers in areas like supply chain, PLM, operations technology, IT, and more.
2012 Readers' Choice: New Product Development & Introduction

The Top 10 providers of a suite of software application or point solution for product management, including new product development, formulation, packaging, introduction and launch.
Moms Inspire Kimberly-Clark

Huggies' MomInspired grant program provides seed capital and resources to help fund women-owned business startups and new product innovations inspired by personal motherhood challenges and experiences.
Philips Sells Senseo Coffee Brand to Sara Lee

The partnership is expected to increase breakthrough innovation and expand the geographic footprint for SENSEO.
J. M. Smucker Completes Acquisition of Sara Lee Coffee Business

In addition, the companies entered into a long-term innovation partnership to collaborate on liquid coffee technology for the foodservice market.

New Product Development & Introduction (NPDI)

Consistency is Key: Herbalife Streamlines PLM

Prepare to Launch: Breathable Foods Breathed Life into New Product

Brown-Forman Puts Innovation in a Bottle

Connected Innovation: General Mills Brings Outside Expertise In

General Mills Reveals Brand New Innovation Process

10 Predictions for Brand-Oriented Manufacturers

2012 Readers' Choice: New Product Development & Introduction

Moms Inspire Kimberly-Clark

Philips Sells Senseo Coffee Brand to Sara Lee

J. M. Smucker Completes Acquisition of Sara Lee Coffee Business