Product Innovation

A new independent innovation research center will focus on revolutionizing product design and development for consumers aged 50 and above in Asia.

Succeeding in innovation is a rare feat these days and that is why CGT's Innovation Awards once again recognize deserving consumer goods companies for excellence in innovation. Find out which six consumer goods companies took home awards this year.

The acquisition makes Unilever the world's leading company in hair conditioning, the second largest in shampoo and the third largest in styling.

Throughconsumer insights and open innovation, General Mills grew its internationalWanchai Ferry product line into a leader in the growing frozen meals categoryin the United States.

Daveyoutlines core strategies of companies that innovate successfully and offers hisperspective on balancing innovation with other corporate imperatives.

It was oneof the paint industry's greatest success stories: In 1984, The Glidden Company was the third largest producerin America's paint and coatings industry. And then suddenlyin 1986, the brand literally fell off the map. When AkzoNobel acquired theGlidden brand in 2008, one thing was clear: It had to undergo a holisticre-invention of the Glidden brand and restore it to its former glory.

A comparison chart of solution providers to the consumer goods industry in the areas of PLM, PIM, portfolio management and much more. Plus, industry experts address market trends and challenges.

A novelapproach to market research called Rapid Innovation Sessions (RIS) allowedKimberly-Clark to quickly create, design and evaluate 67 new product ideas overthe course of just three weeks.