The 20 Most Innovative CP and Food Companies
Fast Company released its annual list of the “The World's 50 Most Innovative Companies” for 2011 earlier this month. Not surprisingly, Apple, Inc. was crowned No. 1 for dominating the business landscape with the iPhone 4, iPad and many more innovations. It was followed closely by social networking all stars Facebook and Twitter -- not surprising again. But what did surprise us was that, in the consumer goods industry where innovation is considered a core strategy for growth, only three CG companies by CGT’s definition made the Top 50: Burberry at No. 13, Nike at No. 23 and PepsiCo at No. 33. Fast Company did however create breakout lists by industry. Here is a look at which companies were deemed most innovative in the consumer products and food industries:
10 Most Innovative Companies in Consumer Products
1 – Nissan
2 – Nike
3 – Samsung
4 – Dyson
5 – P&G
6 – Whirlpool
7 – Method
8 – Oxo
9 – Unilever
10 – Merck
10 Most Innovative Companies in Food
1 – PepsiCo
2 – Trader Joes
3 – Madecasse
4 – Cargill
5 – Foodhub
6 – Current Energy
7 – Chipotle
8 – McDonald’s
9 – Bolthouse Farms
10 – Max Burger
Click here for the full Top 50 list as well as explanations for why each company made this list.