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Article Five Snacking Trends that Guide Innovation at Hostess
January 12, 2021 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Hostess Brands’ new Vice President of Growth and Innovation, Tina Lambert, shares five trends in snacking and how Hostess measures success…
On Demand Webcast Accelerating Innovation During Times of Disruption
November 18, 2020
In our “Accelerating Innovation During Times of Disruption” Master Class, Tim Bernstein and Stella Peace share insights on how to capitalize on 2020’s challenges to drive innovation.
On Demand Webcast 5 Emerging Megatrends & What To Do About Them
October 20, 2020
In this Master Class, Ashish Basuray of PreScouter discusses five megatrends, including digital twins, third-wave AI, smart materials, and more.
On Demand Webcast The 5 Trends Guiding the Food Industry Right Now
September 25, 2020
In this Master Class, Samuel Gibbon of Patsnap discusses where VCs are investing in the food industry right now, what consumer trends have emerged as a result of the lockdown, and more.
Article How Ocean Spray Launched Three New Brands During a Pandemic
September 15, 2020 | By Lilly Milman
Ocean Spray is pivoting to health and wellness. Chief Innovation Officer Rizal Hamdallah explains how they launched three new brands amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
Podcast How R&D Keeps the CPG Industry on the Cutting-Edge
June 23, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
In this episode, we wanted to find out: “How is the CPG industry innovating to meet consumer demands?” Ranjani Varadan, VP of R&D at Impossible Foods, discusses how her team gets consumers to buy in to their future-forward vision. Jodi Benson explains why her team had customers write break-up letters to...
Video How General Mills Uses ‘Breakup Letters’ to Better Understand Consumers
February 18, 2020 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Jodi Benson shares how General Mills puts consumer needs first, and how a 150+ year old company is evolving the way it innovates to better meet those needs.
Q&A Staffing Innovation Teams?
October 11, 2019
What…information might there be about innovation staffing? In-sourced vs. out-sourced? Types of roles/functions on innovation team?
Article How Brands Adapt to Disruption in Retail
July 25, 2019 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Thought leaders with experience at Amazon, Ahold Delhaize, Roche Brothers, and L.L. Bean share industry trends discussed at Revolution Retail, a food retail pop-up.
Article Inside Sam’s Club Now, an Incubator Store for Testing New Concepts
June 17, 2019
Sam’s Club Now is an incubator store made to test out ideas like AR experiences with products, cashierless checkout, a Sam’s Club app, and more.
Article How Coca-Cola Created the Soda Fountain of the Future
May 15, 2019 | By Scott Kirsner
The inside story how how a skunkworks team of Coca-Cola engineers created the Freestyle soda fountain back in 2007 — and what they’re working on and imporving for the second iteration.
Podcast Moving Fast…Full Speed Ahead!
November 6, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Can a big, slow company really move fast? And is faster necessarily better? To find out, we talked to Rachael Schwartz, formerly of Keurig. This episode also features Trip Advisor CEO Steve Kaufer.
Article P&G’s Top R&D Exec on Startup Disruption and Lean Innovation
October 29, 2018 | By Scott Kirsner
Kathy Fish, P&G’s Chief Research, Development, and Innovation Officer, discusses lean innovation, data science, and measuring productivity. Our exclusive interview is inside…
Podcast Those Darned Millennials
October 2, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Are millennials really killing established brands? We sat down with Nondini Naqui, a millennial engagement consultant and former CEO of Society of Grownups, to find out.
Podcast Former Pirelli Exec on Digital Transformation as a Team Sport
September 11, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken
What role should digital transformation play at your company? Former Chief Innovation Officer Marcelo De Santis shares advice in this podcast bonus episode...
Article Inside Kellogg’s NYC Cereal Café
September 10, 2018 | By Kaitlin Milliken
At Kellogg's NYC, playing with your food is encouraged. Kellogg's launched its New York City cereal café in 2016. See how the brand connects with its customers.
Article L’Oreal VP on the Effective Use of Design Thinking in Business
July 3, 2018 | By Pamela Bump
Jackson Wang shares his advice on the most effective ways to use design thinking, highlighting lessons from his work as VP of Retail Design at L’Oreal and Procter & Gamble.
Article Nurturing New Ideas About Food at Campbell Soup Company
April 18, 2018 | By Kelsey Alpaio
Megan Bozzelli, Disruptive Innovation Manager at Campbell Soup Company, explains the tactics the disruptive innovation team at Campbell’s utilizes to harness innovation.
Article Why Burt’s Bees is Lending Market Knowledge to Startups
March 27, 2018 | By Kelsey Alpaio
The Natural Launchpad at Burt's Bees is an annual grant program for natural products. Ten startups each receive $10,000, mentoring, and access to the other entrepreneurs.
Article PepsiCo Exec on Business Unit Ties & the Perils of Too Many Ideas
December 28, 2017 | By Kaitlin Milliken
Robert Perri of PepsiCo, talks about the importance of budget, borrowing resources when necessary, and close ties between innovation or R&D teams and their business unit partners.