Technology

What recession? The majority of companies on this list reported revenue gains in 2009 as much as 49 percent in J.M. Smucker's case. After all, people have to eat!

New interactive environments debuted on Black Friday with special promotions on Facebook and company sites.

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.

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.

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

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.