New Product Launches

The new COO has more than 25 years of leadership experience from companies like Summer Infant and Dorel Industries.

Brynwood Partners VI L.P.s portfolio company, Pearson Candy Company, acquires the Bit-O-Honey confectionery brand from Nestle.

The company is set to launch its new national integrated marketing campaign, with outdoor, digital, social, print and experiential activations.

The customer science company will host a Big Data hackathon challenge in an effort to develop a predictive model for the success of new product launches at retail.

In related news, the Founder of Ella's Kitchen will become CEO of the new Global Infant, Toddler & Kids Division at Hain Celestial US.

In just five short years, Hamdi Ulukaya transformed a small shuttered dairy plant into a $1 billion business that produces the No. 1 selling Greek yogurt brand in America. He is now being honored amongst an elite group of innovators, pioneers and game-changers across various disciplines for his entrepreneurial spirit and ability to catalyze a consumer-led movement.

CEO Paul Polman details how brands that have made sustainability central to their brand proposition or product innovation accelerated sales during 2012.

Nearly 1,900 new products hit retail shelves across the United States in 2011/12. Yet, only 11 percent of those launches achieved exceptional first-year sales. Here's a look at the top 20 products, including Dannon Oikos and Starbucks K-Cups, that beat daunting new product odds and stimulated growth despite a challenging economic environment.