Kraft Heinz Is Dying a Death by a Thousand Cost Cuts
How the private equity model drove one of the world’s largest food and beverage companies into a corner.
Eric Gardner
Retailer Shelf Space: Another potential loss for CPG Manufacturers
Retailers are using technology to replace Category Captains.
When negative externalities threaten Dart Container, it threatens back
Dart Container’s core product is potentially damaging to the world. Management’s response? Fight.
Reading the tea leaves; Unilever looks to move Lipton
Unilever, the world’s largest tea producer, is looking to get out of the tea business.
Revenue Growth Management: Coca-Cola profit rises investment pays off
Coca-Cola credited Revenue Growth Management with major growth. Learn what RGM is and how it is used.
Why did Dean Foods go Bankrupt? A Porter Model Analysis reveals the truth.
Dean Foods went from an industry leader to bankrupt in a few years. A Porter Analysis reveals that industry structure had a much larger impact than previously imagined.
Ranking the 35 best books I read in 2019
Like most people online, I’m always looking for book recommendations. So each year I’ve made it a habit of recapping every book I’ve read. If book recommendations are you thing, here are my book recommendations from 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2018. On to 2019’s list. 35. Tyrant: Shakespeare on Politics – Stephen Greenblatt A Harvard … Read more
P&G to buy Billie. It may work, but not for the reason you think
P&G acquired Billie. Initial analysis framed it in terms of a direct-to-consumer play, but a closer analysis reveals a more traditional brand acquisition.
Counterfeit products on Amazon is harming CPG innovation
Counterfeit products on Amazon is one of the most significant issues facing brands today.
Fair Trade: The arcane reason small retailers can’t compete with chains
Fair Trade agreements allowed small retailers to compete with big. Now they’re gone.