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Viewpoints about 'Food and Beverage'
George Young Says: Innovation Predictions for CPG in 2012
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.
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
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
Practical Portfolio Management for Food & Beverage: How it Really Works
This December 2010 Food Manufacturing column explores six practical tips for how food and beverage companies can simplify the implementation of an effective pipeline and portfolio management process. Read More
Topics: Article, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Portfolio Committee, Portfolio Investment, Portfolio Management, Portfolio Prioritization, Portfolio Rationalization, Portfolio Review, Portfolio Scoring Systems, PPM, PPM Software, PPM Systems, Practical Portfolio Management, Product Development, Product Portfolio, Product Portfolio Management, Product Rationalization, Project Governance, Project Management, Project Portfolio Management, Project Selection
Path to Partner: 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."
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
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
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 Primer: Choosing the Right Solution for Food & Beverage
This July 2010 Food Manufacturing column discusses the functionality to consider in evaluating PLM software for the Food & Beverage industry. Read More
Topics: Article, 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 Vivo: Rapid Deployment Product Lifecycle Management for Food & Beverage
This white paper discusses current Food & Beverage industry challenges, the urgent need for traceability, the price of no visibility into the supply chain, and how product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions can drive innovation and growth. Read More
Topics: Agile PLM, Consumer, Consumer Goods, Consumer Products, Consumer Safety, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, Food Manufacturing, Food Recall, Food Safety, Formulation Control, George Young, Innovation, Innovation Articles, Innovation White Paper, Oracle, Oracle Agile, Perspective, PLM, PLM for Process, PLM Framework, PLM Implementation, PLM Implementation Consultants, PLM Implementation Consulting, PLM Implementation Methodology, PLM Partners, PLM Strategy, PLM Strategy Consulting, PLM System Implementation, PLM Systems, PLM Systems Evaluation, PLM Systems Implementation, PLM Systems Selection, PLM Vivo, Product Data Model, Product Data Record, Product Development, Product Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Lifecycle Management Consultants, Product Lifecycle Management Consulting, Product Quality, Product Recall, Product Recalls, Product Safety, Traceability, Vivo
PLM Product Data Record Is Key To Unlocking Traceability
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
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
A Sweet Solution: Sugar Foods Sweetens New Product Launch Processes
Featured in CGT Magazine
Sugar Foods optimizes processes for product introduction, formulation control, and risk mitigation. Read More
Topics: Agile, Article, 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
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
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
Five Commandments for the Next Industry Leaders
Topics: Article, Breakthrough Innovation, CPG, Food and Beverage, George Young, Innovation, Interactive Labeling, Label Claims, Manufacturing, Product Development, Product Sourcing, Traceability
Innovating For The New Consumer Reality: Four Demands Food & Beverage Manufacturers Must Meet
Topics: Article, CPG, F&B, Food and Beverage, PLM, PLM Implementation, Private Brands, Private Label, Retail, Store Brands, Value Management
Collaborative Innovation: How CPG Manufacturers & Retailers Can Partner for Profit
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
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
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