Product Innovation

Prepare to Launch: Breathable Foods Breathed Life into New Product
Breathable Foods aims to revolutionize the delivery of nutrients and sensations using novel aerosol delivery forms. In late 2010, the company prepared to launch its flagship offering, which delivers and airborne shot of caffeine in a compact inhaler the size of a lipstick.
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.
Snyder's-Lance Opens New R&D Center

The sixty-thousand square foot, three story building was designed from the ground up to be environmentally friendly.
Project 7 Gains Executive Vice President of Sales

The new EVP of sales for Project 7 comes from Evolution Fresh, a premium juice company which was recently acquired by Starbucks.
WD-40 Launches First Product Line Extension

The new WD-40 Specialist line consists of five products: Rust Release Penetrant Spray; Water Resistant Silicone Lubricant; Protective White Lithium Grease; Long-Term Corrosion Inhibitor; and Rust Remover Soak.
Readers' Choice Survey 2012

For the 12th year in a row, CGT handed the microphone over to our readers to identify their most valued technology solutions and service providers across 10 categories. Based on their uncensored opinions and real-world experiences, the results are honest indicators of how the industry is approaching technology adoption.