A PENTON MEDIA PUBLICATION
JULY 2012
WWW.INDUSTRYWEEK.COM
SPECIAL REPORT:
THE 500 LARGEST
MANUFACTURING
COMPANIES IN THE
UNITED STATES
GREEN MOUNTAIN COFFEE’S
GROWING
PROBLEM
Will patent woes and an SEC inquiry unravel
this one-time Wall Street darling? p. 18
IW’S 50 BEST U.S. MANUFACTURERS:
APPLE’S
Road to the Top p. 28
OTIS ELEVATOR: President Pedro Baranda Pushes For Global Growth p. 32
FINANCE:
Forecasts are
ALWAYS
WRONG
(But They Can Be a
Lot Less Wrong)
p. 43
Lawrence Blanford,
CEO, Green Mountain
Coffee Roasters Inc.
