Technology

With more than 17,000 new food products introduced to consumers annually, Philip Lempert, the "Supermarket Guru", says that 2010 "misses" include products from recognizable brands such as Starbuck's, Wrigley's, Minute Maid and Sun Tropics. Find out which companies had hits this year and which companies missed the mark.

Distribution of the coconut water-based beverages will extend beyond predominantly warehouse distribution to include expanded DSD distribution.

Hunter Douglas turns to SAP to support its customer service standards.

Rockport chooses the Demandware e-commerce platform to gain more control over its online brand and take its e-commerce initiatives to the next level.

Amidst currency wars and defaulting nations, there are more opportunities than ever for creative brands to deliver on changing consumer needs. Trendwatching.com identifies 11 crucial consumer trends for 2011, including Urbanomics, Online Status Symbols and Owner-Less. Here is an excerpt from this fun and informative report.

Collaboration is a function of tapping into the collective intelligence of crowds and forming a knowledge network. Examples of this in the CG market are few and far between. However, CGT has the scoop on how P&G is leveraging such an environment using enterprise collaboration.

A division of Dole Food Company selects a solution to support compliance with European Import Control System and Export Control System regulations.

The integrated technology solutions provider successfully transitioned its entire client base to the new data center and is now preparing for private cloud computing capabilities.