Product Innovation

Executives from Procter & Gamble, PepsiCo, Dr Pepper Snapple Group and more, sat down for exclusive video interviews during the Consumer Goods Business & Technology Leadership Conference. Click here to check out their insights on collaboration, trends, DSD and much more.

CGT Executive Editor Kara Romanow explains why we are in danger of never fully realizing the benefits of the data to which we have access.

Based on nominations collected from our readers, CGT recognizes deserving consumer goods companies for excellence in innovation, supply chain, customer management and growth strategies.

This includes a private online community composed of the Mountain Dew brand's most loyal fans, innovative uses of Twitter, YouTube, DEW labs, and more.

CGT readers have revealed the hottest topics of this year simply by clicking on headlines. In case you missed them, here are the top 10 most read stories of 2009.

The annual report, produced by CGT, RIS News, IDC Manufacturing Insights and IDC Retail Insights, reveals the latest research findings on the state of retailer and manufacturer collaboration. Analysts start with some thoughts on the current economic climate and move on to explore the value of collaborative relationships in areas like SaaS and cloud computing, sustainability, S&OP, data sharing and much more.

The group will focus on long-term research aimed at developing healthier foods and beverages that can improve people's overall diets.