IMPACT

Applying the Desirability-Feasibility-Viability Framework to Innovation
Our innovation work with food clients often focuses on how to formulate products to meet consumer preferences, tastes, or trends. Want to reduce sugar? Incorporate

The Makings of a Systems Thinker
Or: How growing up on a cotton farm in eastern North Carolina shaped my understanding of how the world works and my decision to pursue

Accelerating New Product Development with Plant-Based Ingredients
How can food manufacturers accelerate the development and delivery new products with plant-based ingredients? And in doing so meet the consumers’ desires for protein alternatives that support health, provide dietary variety, encompass sustainability, and taste great? Read on for answers.

Find Microbiome Insights for Your Food Project
Would you like to know more about microbiome-targeted ingredients? More importantly, do you want to find the ingredients that the scientific community backs? Learn how we can help you find clarity in this massive and complex yet transformative field of research.

Design Thinking for Product Development
As innovation advisors, a design thinking approach underlies our work. We know design thinking improves the product development process and helps innovators develop solutions that

Growth Imperative: Positioning for Digital Transformation
Digital transformation is a growth imperative. As we assess our clients’ readiness for digital transformation, we apply universal guiding principles. Read on to discover those principles.

Ensuring Your Successful Digital Transformation Journey
Haven’t yet begun your digital transformation? Or want to understand more about what it means for your organization? We’re here to help.

Plastics Recycling: What’s the Latest?
To support our work in sustainability, we target Conferences that grow our expertise. The Plastics Recycling Conference is one. Here’s why.