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 2019
Case study: Peak Chocolate
Peak Chocolate combines dark chocolate with some of the most well-known and researched sports supplements, such as creatine and BCAA. The company was not off to an easy start, but has managed to grow and now offers three different products across Australia.
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Published: May 2022
Case study: Peperami
Dating back to 1979, Peperami is an excellent example of the success that can be reaped from the meat snacking trend. The brand saw a 20% growth last year and this is mainly thanks to its commitment to creative, stand-out marketing and a stream of innovative new products.
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Published: April 2019
Case study: Perfect Bar
Family-run Perfect Bar became the first brand in the US to offer refrigerated protein bars when it launched in 2008. Pioneering a new product concept like this is challenging, but the brand has persisted and is now available in more than 20,000 retailers across the US.
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Published: March 2023
Case study: Philadelphia
Philadelphia dominates the cream cheese category thanks to its long-established brand equity, a continuous marketing investment and a stream of often highly creative new products to refresh consumer interest. And if anyone can make plant-based cheese work, it is the Philadelphia brand.
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Published: February 2020
Case study: Pic's Peanut Butter
Bruce 'Pic' Picot set up Pic's Peanut Butter at the age of 55, after being diagnosed with a disease that put an end to his career as a sailing instructor. The company is today the best selling peanut butter brand in New Zealand, with revenue growth of 209% in the past three years.
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Published: April 2021
Case study: Pip & Nut (2021 update)
The UK's fastest growing nut butter brand grew strongly during the Covid-19 pandemic and saw revenue increase by 57.4%. But Pip & Nut is also an example of how hard it can be to grow beyond a niche in a crowded, intensively competitive and creative market like nut butters.
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Published: February 2020
Case study: Polarbröd
A family company from a tiny town in the north of Sweden has grown into the third biggest bread company on the Swedish market. With a strong focus on provenance and sustainability, Polarbröd sold nearly $100m worth of bread last year - including ready-to-eat sandwiches with reindeer meat.
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Published: December 2023
Case study: PopCorners
With a revenue of $311 million, PopCorners is the third biggest corn snack brand in the US and has succeeded mostly thanks to a focus on the ever-important taste and texture.
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Published: January 2022
Case study: Poppi
This American brand has managed to make a dent in the intensely competitive soda market with its range of prebiotic, apple cider vinegar-infused sodas.
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Published: December 2022
Case study: Power Up
Morris Elbaz was searching for something quick and natural to fuel his runs and was disappointed to find that all the trail mixes were loaded with salt or sugar. Power Up was launched to fill this gap and was one of the top 10 fastest growing snack mix brands in the US in 2020.
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