Product Innovation

Saluting a year’s worth of exemplary consumer goods executives and organizations.

Under Manjit Singh's direction, the IT department has become a critical aspect of all business activity at The Clorox Company.

Tiesta Tea is not a traditional consumer goods company — although its knack for scoring distribution deals with the likes of Target would make any old-school CPG envious.

Digital disruption in the marketplace and an onslaught of smaller, more nimble competitors is leading traditional consumer packaged goods companies to seek greater innovation from their IT organizations, according to a new report.

To remain relevant in 2018 and beyond, brands and retailers must relentlessly strive to create ever-innovating, participatory consumer experiences.

Traditional packaged goods makers loaded up on snacks before the holidays: Campbell Soup agreed to acquire Snyder’s-Lance Inc.and Hershey Co. struck a deal to buy Amplify Snack Brands.

Although digital disruptors would seem to have the edge in the current marketplace, traditional consumer goods companies still have their own set of advantages to draw upon.

An optimal innovation pipeline requires the right organizational focus and structure. A good place to start is product management.