Product Innovation

Starbucks announces a new leadership structure that positions the company to leverage its assets and operations, and gain maximum benefit from the retail, consumer, mobile and digital shifts currently underway in the global marketplace.

The company aggressively enhances focus on quality product innovation to deliver unwavering consumer demand for taste, health and convenience at a good value for the second-half of the company's fiscal 2014.

The five-year investment plan is focused on innovation and brand building, infrastructure, agriculture, and community.

Morton Salt is refreshing its brand this year by updating its logo and introducing a new packaging design system, and is also marking this milestone year with the first of many new product innovations to come.

The fund will provide grants to innovators in the manufacturing sector and seeks to create new processes, ideas, and jobs that support America's growing manufacturing footprint.

CGT's readers rank the top technology providers of solutions for product management, including new product development, formulation, packaging, introduction and launch.

For the 14th year in a row, CGT's readers voted for their top solution and service providers in 12 areas of investment opportunity. The results, and accompanying analyst commentary, help consumer goods companies find the best technology/services matches for their business needs.

CGT introduces you to 20+ more technology and services companies that are worthy of the modern consumer goods company's consideration.