Product Innovation

A new energy drink from Coke Consolidated and Boo Koo Holdings Inc. will initially be available in more than 2,000 convenience stores.

CGT Executive Editor Kara Romanow recently had the opportunity to see P&G CEO Lafley speak about his approach to innovation. Read on to find out about key takeaways from his presentation.

Kraft Foods Inc. reformulates several of its Kool-Aid drinks and launches a new Kool-Aid water beverage to revitalize the brand and bring it more in line with Kraft's nutritional guidelines.

Oracle Corporation makes plans to build a new global information technology center in Utah to support the growth of its customer base.

New media offers both marketing challenges and opportunities. Consumer goods companies are notoriously late adopters, but as successes are increasingly realized, manufacturers are coming around.

By searching around the globe, General Mills formed partnerships that drove breakthrough innovation this year.

Candy manufacturer, Mars Snackfood, is now part of an EPA program that turns waste to energy.

HP and EDS sign a definitive agreement under which HP will purchase EDS at a price of $25.00 per share, or an enterprise value of approximately $13.9 billion. The deal will better position HP to rival IBM in the global IT outsourcing and business process outsourcing markets. Read on to find out the details of the acquisition, plus find out what industry analysts from AMR Research have to say about it.