Our case studies focus on brands and products that provide lessons from real challenges and opportunities which you can use to inform business strategy. They are packed with detail including brand portfolio, pricing, and communications and marketing strategy, merchandising and distribution, and come with a check list of key lessons learned.
Published: March 2021
Case study: Linas Matkasse
This meal kit pioneer launched in 2008 and acted as a role model for industry giants such as Hello Fresh and Blue Apron. The Swedish company says its customer base tripled during the pandemic and its 2020 revenue exceeded $140m.
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Published: March 2021
Case study: Essentia
Essentia became the pioneer in alkaline water when it launched in 1998. 23 years later it remains the market leader and the business was sold to Nestlé earlier this month.
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Published: March 2021
Case study: Moma (2021 update)
Since we last wrote about this British breakfast brand its sales have grown by 22% and it has forayed beyond breakfast products to enter the oat milk space.
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Published: February 2021
Case study: Letti A2
Brazil's first A2 dairy brand launched in 2018 and has come far thanks to a marketing strategy that focuses on provenance, freshness and digestive wellness.
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Published: February 2021
Case study: DoBem
This Ambev-owned Brazilian beverage brand has adopted a DTC approach in the face of Covid-19 and is popular with kids and young adults alike. But the DoBem story also shows that even for a popular and established brand, brand extension can be difficult to get right.
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Published: February 2021
Case study: Lily's Sweets
Lily's Sweets is the fastest growing brand in the sugar-free chocolate category in the US and is a great example of how far striking packaging can get you.
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Published: January 2021
Case study: Biotiful (2021 update)
This British kefir brand is an example of a brand that, thanks to being in tune with the market, was able to quickly pivot on strategy to meet consumer demand during Covid-19. It shifted its focus from digestive wellness to immunity and as a result, it grew its sales by nearly 50% during 2020.
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Published: January 2021
Case study: LivUp
This Brazilian ready meal brand relies on direct-to-consumer as its main channel and targets busy professionals with its ultra-frozen meals made from ingredients sourced from small local suppliers. After only four years on the market, the brand already has annual revenue of $10m+.
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Published: November 2020
Case study: Spindrift
Claiming to be America's first and only sparkling water made with real squeezed fruit, Spindrift was founded 10 years ago and has exceeded $100m in revenue. It grew by 160% over the past year and the brand provides a good lesson in the importance of packaging.
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Published: November 2020
Case study: Oatly (2020 update)
With the latest financial data and information about the much talked about Blackstone deal, this updated case study will give you a good idea of how Oatly is doing and what the future may hold for the plant-based challenger brand.
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