Research & Development (R&D)

Why would a consumer goods company want to conduct research in space? For one thing, it’s a pretty great environment to work on your innovation resource efficiency. 

L’Oreal is doubling down on building out tech that could transform the future of beauty. As part of this strategy, it is investing $140 million in a research and innovation center in Clark, New Jersey that will be fully operational by 2024. Get the details.

The Kraft Heinz Company shared insight into the benefits it’s already recording as a result of its recent partnership with Microsoft, including how it's collaborating with retailers for store and inventory data.

Kraft Heinz’s transformation journey is even extending to its iconic ketchup bottle.

Using AI and bioinformatics, the tech can help predict connections between foods and microbes and diseases to better inform product development.

Coca-Cola continues to leverage the benefits of its revamped organizational structure as the company ramps up its innovation plans and taps into its digital investments to adjust to shifting consumer needs.

The company’s latest hiring moves occurred across the e-commerce, supply chain, product development, and sales departments — bringing in talent from major organizations like PepsiCo, Unilever, Molson Coors, and Colgate Palmolive.

EcoBeautyScore Consortium is aiming to develop a beauty industry-wide program to assess environmental impact scores for cosmetics and personal care companies. Thirty-six companies have joined so far.