• Beverage packaging ethnography

    The ask: help a Fortune 500 beverage company roll out sustainable alternatives to plastic bottles across its portfolio

    Methodology: mobile ethnography and in-depth interviews

    Outcomes:

    • Prioritization of packaging formats for development

    • Recommendations on which brands and products to put in which formats

    • Playbook of packaging “must-haves” to meet consumer needs

  • Functional nutrition innovation

    The ask: help a portfolio of leading protein supplement brands optimize and validate new brand and product directions

    Methodology: surveys, concept testing, conjoint analysis, MaxDiff

    Outcomes:

    • Prioritization and pipeline for new flavors and product formats

    • Optimized pack copy (ingredients, names, and claims)

    • Go/no-go recommendations for new concepts

  • Gourmet Cookies

    Gourmet cookie brand strategy

    The ask: help a startup luxury cookie company understand its customer base to unlock stalled growth

    Methodology: customer survey, focus groups, product trial, video diaries

    Outcomes:

    • Customer segmentation, occasions, and need states

    • Brand, product, and business model audit

    • Target customer personas