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One truth, one system: how leading brands speed up consumer product development

July 1, 2025

In today’s consumer product development landscape, speed is non-negotiable. But speed without precision breaks trust. Every change to a product…

By Lorraine Abazeri
4 MIN READ
Recipe management

Manufacture anywhere: Unlock agile production with enterprise recipe management and MES

June 30, 2025

Adapt faster to demand with flexible global production Enterprise recipe management is the foundation for scaling production and manufacturing anywhere….

By Lorraine Abazeri
4 MIN READ

The engineering vs. manufacturing divide is killing durable consumer goods innovation 

June 26, 2025

The durable consumer goods industry is experiencing its most significant transformation in decades. Product development cycles that once provided comfortable…

By Mario Vollbracht
6 MIN READ

When Innovation Speed Beats Innovation Volume: The New CPG Reality 

June 11, 2025

For more than three decades, from 1980 to 2012, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies consistently outperformed the S&P 500 (McKinsey)….

By Mario Vollbracht
6 MIN READ
Woman in lab coat standing in front of plastic bottles.

Sustainable from the start: Leveraging shift left in consumer goods

May 28, 2025

In today’s fast-paced consumer products industry, digital transformation has become a key driver of success. As companies strive to optimize…

By Volker Albrecht
4 MIN READ
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Building resilient CP&R supply chains: Lessons from recent disruptions  

April 2, 2025

How can CP&R companies safeguard their supply chain operations against future unpredictable disruptions? In this article, we’ll explore the unique challenges and pressures CP&R organizations face, and highlight key strategies to help fortify resilient supply chains. 

By Jeffrey Luft
4 MIN READ
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From months to seconds: validate virtual recipes and ensure brand quality 

April 1, 2025

When consumer trends can change overnight or supply issues pop up at any moment, Consumer Products and Retail (CP&R) executives…

By Steve Hartman and Lorraine Abazeri
3 MIN READ
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Adapt and scale faster when you centralize and streamline recipe management

March 28, 2025

Equipment usage, ingredient availability, local regulations and brand quality are some of the factors that make the scaling a recipe…

By Lorraine Abazeri and Steve Hartman
3 MIN READ
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How CPR leaders are fixing execution bottlenecks with integrated lifecycle management

March 21, 2025

The race for efficient, flexible and sustainable execution Integrated lifecycle management is helping consumer product and retail (CP&R) leaders eliminate…

By Lorraine Abazeri
4 MIN READ