Product Innovation

The new R&D Center will lead Nestle's global research and development in biscuits and cereal-based snacks, focusing both on innovation and renovation of products.

Faced with a global recession, ever-changing consumer preferences, and higher development costs, leading CPG companies are finding success deploying Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) practices.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.