Viewpoints about 'F&B'

Complexity Reduction: Cleaning House Without Sacrificing Innovation

September 2nd, 2010 | by George Young

This August 2010 Food Manufacturing column discusses product, raw material, and supplier rationalization and how F&B companies can  implement this process within their organization. Read More

Topics: Complexity Management, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Product Rationalization, Rationalization, SKU, SKU Rationalization

PLM Primer: Choosing the Right Solution for Food & Beverage

July 28th, 2010 | by George Young

This July 2010 Food Manufacturing column discusses the functionality to consider in evaluating PLM software for the Food & Beverage industry. Read More

Topics: Dassault Systemes, Enovia MatrixOne, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Oracle Agile, PLM, PLM Software, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Selection, PPM, Product Data Management, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Lifecycle Management, SAP PLM, Siemens Interspec, Siemens Teamcenter

PLM Product Data Record Is Key To Unlocking Traceability

June 1st, 2010 | by George Young

This May 2010 Food Manufacturing article explores how F&B companies can enable traceability and guarantee compliance by implementing a product lifecycle management (PLM) system to manage the product data record. Read More

Topics: Compliance, Consumer Goods, Consumer Safety, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, George Young, PLM, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Traceability

Forget Cooperation, Let’s Talk Collaboration

Beverage Spectrum

May 27th, 2010 | by Mike Friedman and Helayne Angelus | 2 comments

This Beverage Spectrum article by Debbie Wildrick interviews Kalypso's Mike Friedman and Helayne Angelus on collaborative innovation in the beverage market. Read More

Topics: Coca Cola, Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Helayne Angelus, Manufacturing, Mike Friedman, Private Brands, Private Label, Retail, Retailers

FMI 2010

Collaborative Innovation for Private Brands

May 5th, 2010 | by Jenna Dudevoir

Attending Food Marketing Institute's FMI 2010 next week in Las Vegas? Catch George Young's presentation in the Private Brands pavilion on Tuesday, May 11 at 8AM on implementing a collaborative innovation strategy for private brands.

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Topics: Collaborative Innovation, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, F&B, FMI, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, George Young, Innovation, Private Brands, Retail, Retailers

Traceability: Supply Chain Blind Spots Carry High Costs

April 26th, 2010 | by George Young

Food safety issues are increasingly front-page news as consumers over the last several years have read about food contamination crises such as ground beef, spinach, peanuts, and cookie dough. Each incident poses a safety issue for consumers and a high cost in both dollars and brand reputation for food and beverage (F&B) manufacturers. Read More

Topics: Brand Protection, Consumer, Consumer Safety, F&B, FDA, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, Product Recall, Regulations, Regulatory Compliance, Supply Chain, Traceability

Sugar Foods Optimizes Processes for Product Introduction, Formulation Control & Risk Mitigation

March 26th, 2010 | by Kalypso

Over the last few years, the number of new products and product changes that Sugar Foods manages has grown exponentially. In addition, well-publicized food recalls led to an increase in the amount of information that customers now routinely request for risk mitigation and product information purposes. Read More

Topics: Agile, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Formulation Control, New Product Development, New Product Introduction, PLM, PLM for Process, PLM Vivo, Product Lifecycle Management, Risk Mitigation

Collaborative Innovation: How to Partner For Profit With Retailers

March 2010 Food Manufacturing column

March 15th, 2010 | by George Young

This March 2010 Food Manufacturing column examines four actionable steps food and beverage manufacturers can take to implement a successful collaborative innovation strategy with retailers. Read More

Topics: Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Consumer Goods, Consumer Insights, Consumer Products, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Joint Business Planning, Open Innovation, Organizational Alignment, Retail, Retailers

A Sweet Solution: Sugar Foods Sweetens New Product Launch Processes

Featured in CGT Magazine

February 23rd, 2010 | by Kalypso

Sugar Foods optimizes processes for product introduction, formulation control, and risk mitigation. Read More

Topics: Agile, Compliance, F&B, Food and Beverage, Formulation Control, New Product Development, New Product Introduction, NPD, Oracle, PLM, PLM for Process, Product Development, Product Launch, Product Lifecycle Management, Risk Mitigation, Spec Management, Sugar Foods, Traceability

The Private Brand Revolution: The Manufacturers’ Playbook to Drive Brand Demand

February 17th, 2010 | by George Young

As retailers continue expanding their private brand strategies, here are five strategies food and beverage manufacturers should consider adding to their playbooks to drive demand for their brands. Read More

Topics: Brand Strategies, Collaborative Innovation, Disruptive Innovation, F&B, Food and Beverage, George Young, Innovation, Manufacturing, Own Label, Pricing, Private Brands, Private Label, Retail, Retailers, Value, Value Management

Increased Regulatory Compliance in CPG: 4 Reasons Why Industry Leaders Aren’t Losing Sleep

February 9th, 2010 | by Kalypso

Many companies in CPG and other highly regulated industries are experiencing increased regulatory scrutiny. This viewpoint discusses four best practices of industry leaders for managing changing regulations. Read More

Topics: Compliance, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, PLM, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Recalls, Regulatory Compliance

Innovating For The New Consumer Reality: Four Demands Food & Beverage Manufacturers Must Meet

December 1st, 2009 | by George Young

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Topics: CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, PLM, PLM Implementation, Private Brands, Private Label, Retail, Store Brands, Value Management