Product Innovation

Unilever Launches Innovation Online Platform
Unilever's Open Innovation team launched a new online platform, which asks experts to help the company find technical solutions it needs to achieve its ambition of doubling the size of its business.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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