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: November 2017
Case Study: Love Beets
Love Beets was founded in England in 2010 by vegetable growers Guy and Katherine Shropshire, who grew and sold their salad vegetables in the UK. On on a visit to the US they saw an opportunity to market and merchandise beets, so they started to experiment with various marinated beets recipes, and took these to the Fancy Food Show in NYC.
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Published: September 2018
Case Study: Löfbergs
One-hundred-and-twelve-year-old coffee roaster Löfbergs shows that a family-owned business can innovate and keep up with the times. The Swedish company has successfully stepped into RTD coffee and is proving itself able to compete with the giants of the coffee business.
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Published: December 2025
Case study: Maeil DoYou
Maeil DoYou Lentil from one of Korea’s leading dairy companies combines soy with lentils in a plant-based beverage. The product has a strong fit with the Korean convenience culture and sold out within one week of launch.
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Published: February 2025
Case study: Manilife
This massively premium priced start-up has contributed to the premiumisation of the UK nut butter category. It saw a 49% sales growth in 2024, significantly more than the overall category’s 2.9%.
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Published: December 2019
Case study: Marty's
Danone enters the UK ambient kids’ snacks market for the first time with its Marty’s brand of allergy-friendly snacks. Products from Marty’s are free from peanuts, egg and gluten and are claimed to be “delicious snacks that you can trust”.
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Published: January 2025
Case study: Meati
This young company makes whole-cut alternatives to meat by growing mycelium into desired shapes. It is a rare example of a plant-based meat company that is open about not wanting to replace animal meat, but rather act as a complement to it.
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Published: June 2023
Case study: Megumi
The Megumi brand is one of few brands to succeed under Japan’s Foods with Functional Claims (FFC) regulations. Its success can be attributed to the fact that it was the first functional yoghurt product with a 'visceral fat reduction' claim, which caught the attention of consumers.
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Published: March 2023
Case study: Meiji LG21
LG21 became a revolutionary pioneer of yoghurt with functional claims when it launched in 2000. Today it is the market leader in the Japanese yoghurt market, much thanks to its proven effect on digestive health.
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Published: October 2017
Case Study: Meta Matcha
Founded in 2015, Meta Matcha is a New York based brand with the ambition of offering a viable alternative to coffee in their rannge of matcha based RTD drinks and powders
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Published: November 2022
Case study: Minute Maid Zero Sugar
This Coca-Cola owned brand has come a long way since its foundation in 1945. The Minute Maid Zero Sugar line became one of the most popular new launches in 2021, with sales exceeding $70m.
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