Viewpoints about 'Food and Beverage'

Q&A: The Art and Science of Selecting the Right PLM for Your Organization – Part 2

May 20th, 2013 | by Vipin Goyal and Sergio Martinez

When taking the time to consider which PLM solution is right for your organization, retailers must consider the impact of implementation. Just as solutions vary by industry (see Part 1 of this series), your implementation plan must also be specific to the needs of your business and your seasonal calendar. Be sure you understand these challenges when selecting your solution and planning your implementation road map. Read More

Topics: fashion, Food and Beverage, Food and Beverage PLM, Food Manufacturing, hardlines, Mallory Engler, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Selection, PLM Strategy, Product Development, Retail, Retail Footwear Apparel, Retail Innovation, Retailer Brands, Retailers, Sergio Martinez, Strategy, Vipin Goyal

Q&A: The Art and Science of Selecting the Right PLM for Your Organization – Part 1

May 9th, 2013 | by Vipin Goyal and Sergio Martinez

In today’s slow-growth consumer spending environment, companies must take market share in order to grow. Winning organizations differentiate by bringing stronger brands and better merchandise to market faster and cheaper with help from a Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solution. Whether you’re a fashion, food or hardlines retailer or manufacturer, PLM success depends on asking the right questions to select a solution that best fits your company’s unique requirements. Read More

Topics: fashion, Food and Beverage, Food and Beverage PLM, Food Manufacturing, hardlines, Mallory Engler, PLM, PLM Selection, Product Lifecycle Management, Retail, Retail Footwear Apparel, Retail Innovation, Retailer Brands, Retailers, Sergio Martinez, Vipin Goyal

December Student of Innovation - Enrica Monticelli

Continuous learning is required.

December 12th, 2012 | by Reagan Pugh

As the Open Innovation and External Funding senior manager at Whirlpool R&D, Enrica is changing the way the world stores its food. Enrica recently won the Tecnovisionarie® 2012 Women Innovation International Award and is recognized at Whirlpool as an Innovation Mentor. A strong believer in discovery, Enrica is this month's Student of Innovation. Read More

Topics: Enrica Monticelli, Food and Beverage, Innovation, Kalypso Client, Students of Innovation, Whirlpool

Are You Ready for New Food Safety Regulatory Requirements? Webcast Replay

April 4th, 2012 | by Fred Brown

Every year, regulations challenge private label retail and food manufacturers to ensure that their products and manufacturing processes are still in compliance. What are the new regulations being implemented in 2012 that can affect your organization’s ability to be compliant? Is your organization prepared for these upcoming changes, and how will you manage them? Read More

Topics: Agile PLM, Agile PLM Consulting, Agile PLM for Process, Consumer Goods, F&B, FDA, FDA Regulations, Food & Beverage, Food and Beverage, Food and Beverage PLM, Food Industry Events, Food Manufacturers, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Regulations, Food Safety Regulatory Compliance, Food Safety Regulatory Requirements, Fred Brown, Kroger, Oracle, Oracle Agile, Oracle Agile PLM, Oracle PLM for Process, PLM, PLM for Process, Private Brands, Private Label, Private Label Retail, Retail, Retailers

Are You Ready for New Food Safety Regulatory Requirements? Webcast Transcript Highlights

March 16th, 2012 | by Kasey Durbin

On March 15, Kalypso hosted a webcast with Kroger and Oracle on how new regulations from the FDA continue to affect the way retailers and food manufacturing organizations address food safety. Stay tuned to watch the webcast on demand, but in the meantime check out the highlights in this Twitter-based transcript. Read More

Topics: Agile PLM, Agile PLM Consulting, Agile PLM for Process, Consumer Goods, F&B, FDA, FDA Regulations, Food & Beverage, Food and Beverage, Food and Beverage PLM, Food Industry Events, Food Manufacturers, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, Food Safety Regulations, Food Safety Regulatory Compliance, Food Safety Regulatory Requirements, Fred Brown, Kroger, Oracle, Oracle Agile, Oracle Agile PLM, Oracle PLM for Process, PLM, PLM for Process, Private Brands, Private Label, Private Label Retail, Retail, Retailers

George Young Says: Innovation Predictions for CPG in 2012

December 15th, 2011 | by Jenna Dudevoir and George Young

Yesterday we released Kalypso's top 5 innovation predictions for 2012, which included some specific trends in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry. I had a chance to sit down with George Young and get his view on these plus a few more of his predictions for CPG in 2012. Read More

Topics: 2012 Predictions, Cloud-based PLM, Consumer Healthcare, Consumer Packaged Goods, Consumer Safety, CPG, CPG Innovation, CPG Trends, Fast Moving Consumer Healthcare, FDA, Food and Beverage, George Young, Innovation, Innovation 2012, Innovation Articles, Innovation Predictions, Modeling and Simulation, PLM, PLM in CPG

Calling All Engineers: Beyond Form, Fit and Function for Formulated Products

March 1st, 2011 | by Lee Peterman

Like most engineers, I learned about rules of interchangeability back in school. These rules help companies decide whether a product change should require a new item number or simply a revision of the same item number. The standard “form, fit and function” (F/F/F) definition has served the needs of discrete manufacturers well for a long time. But what about formulated products? Read More

Topics: Chemical Industry, Chemical Manufacturers, Chemicals, Engineering, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Formulated Products, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, PLM, PLM for Process, Product Development, Product Development Data, Product Information, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Rules of Interchangeability, Traceability

Path to Partner: Fred Brown

November 22nd, 2010 | by Fred Brown

Fred Brown, recently promoted to Partner, discusses his path to partner at Kalypso. "This is a young firm with great opportunity for every Kalypso employee to demonstrate leadership. You have to step out and make things happen yourself." Read More

Topics: Blog, Careers, Characters with Character, Company Information, CPG, Food and Beverage, Fred Brown, Kalypso Values, Kalypsonians, Leaders Behind the Leaders, Leadership, Leadership Team, Life at Kalypso, Oracle, Oracle Agile, PLM, PLM for Process, PLM Implementation, PLM Partners

Platform-based Product Development: Reduce Complexity and Save Millions

November 15th, 2010 | by George Young

This November 2010 Food Manufacturing column explores platform-based product development, a sometimes-controversial effort central to any strategic initiative aimed at reducing complexity and its associated costs. Read More

Topics: Article, Complexity Management, Complexity Reduction, Consumer, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, George Young, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Platform-based Product Development, Product Development, Product Innovation

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

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: Article, 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: Article, 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. Read More

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

Traceability in F&B, CPG

April 26th, 2010 | by George Young

Since late 2009 I've had the opportunity to contribute a monthly column for Food Manufacturing covering innovation best practices, processes, and technologies for the food and beverage industry. My column for April covers a pressing topic for the industry: traceability.  Read More

Topics: Blog, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, Consumer Safety, CPG, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, Traceability

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, Perspective, 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, Case Study, 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: Article, 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

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: Article, 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, Perspective, PLM, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Recalls, Regulatory Compliance

Collaborative Innovation: How CPG Manufacturers & Retailers Can Partner for Profit

October 29th, 2009 | by Mike Friedman and Helayne Angelus

Kalypso conducted a research study with thirty global consumer goods manufacturers, retailers, and brokers to better understand how manufacturers and retailers are working together to drive profitability and deliver innovative products. Read More

Topics: Collaboration, Collaborative Innovation, Consumer, Consumer Goods, CPG, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Go to Market, Innovation, Innovation Strategy, Joint Business Planning, Open Innovation, Organizational Alignment, Partnerships, Perspective, Retail, Retailers

CPG Product Development Processes in the 21st Century: PLM Emerges as a Key Innovation Driver

July 24th, 2009 | by Chip Perry

Chip Perry and Max Cochet penned this chapter for the new book Integrated Approach to New Food Product Development (CRC Press, 2009). Read More

Topics: Article, CPG, Food and Beverage, PLM, Product Development, Traceability

PLM Vivo for Food and Beverage

July 7th, 2009 | by Kalypso

Kalypso's rapid implementation for the Food & Beverage industry, enabling companies to reduce the time, investment, and effort to deploy PLM by up to 66 percent. Read More

Topics: Brochure, Food and Beverage, PLM, PLM Implementation, PLM Vivo