Product Innovation

2012 Review & Outlook Report
In the second annual edition of the Review & Outlook Report, CGT taps its most valuable resources almost 80 respected industry experts to recommend realistic actions for managing the big changes ahead of us.
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CGT Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue.

Over 4,000 New Products Race to be on Walmart's Shelves

A new contest giving new products an opportunity to win virtual shelf space on Walmart.com has exceeded the retailer's wildest expectations. Consumer enthusiasm proves that @WalmartLabs, Walmart's hub for innovation at the intersection of social, mobile and retail, is on track to lead the next generation of e-commerce.
ConAgra Celebrates the History of Frozen Meals

Healthy Choice has changed the reputation of frozen foods - revamping over the years based on direct consumer feedback for fewer, fresher-tasting ingredients.
Kimberly-Clark Names President, Global Brands & Innovation

CMO Tony Palmer is appointed President, Global Brands & Innovation, coming from companies such as Kellogg and Coca-Cola.
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.
Problem Solving: WD-40 Creates a New Branded Category Solution

Very few brands will ever match the popularity and consumer loyalty of WD-40 Multi Use Product. Silence a squeaky door hinge? Check. Clean crayon from walls? Yes. Dissolve rust from metal surfaces? Unfortunately, not as much as some end users need and want.
New Products: Here We Come!

CGT Executive Editor Alliston Ackerman gives you a sneak peek into the trends and topics discussed in this month's issue
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.