IMPACT

Uncovering a MedTech Acquisition that Led to Improved Patient Outcomes
When you’re uncertain about which new markets to pursue or products to develop, we advise medtech developers on the best options.

Informing Strategic Planning While Navigating Global Upheaval
How does an organization adapt when a once‐in‐a‐century global event turns their industry upside down? And how does an organization plan amidst tremendous uncertainty? These are

Informing Strategy Amid Uncertainty with Foresight
Using foresight, we positioned our client to prepare for an uncertain future. In addition, we enabled them to use their resources more effectively to address change. Learn more.

What’s Feeding the Interest in Plant Proteins?
As plant proteins gain market traction and as innovation drives supply chain efficiencies and improves sensory and functional characteristics, we help fast-moving consumer goods companies evaluate strategies and seize opportunities in the space.

Energy & Mood Management Through Food
Our food and beverage clients want to know about ingredient options to address consumers’ interest in energy and mood management. While specific needs vary with each client, they share a primary challenge around understanding ingredients that impact mood. Learn how we help clients know if an ingredient is effective.

Green and Clean Labeling: Uncovering Natural Sources of Ingredients
Many of our food manufacturing clients are overhauling their formulations. They want to create flavors, colors, and textures with ingredients that represent the natural world’s inherent simplicity and ingenuity. They’re asking us to help them identify natural sources of ingredients to replace traditional, often synthetic, ones.

Deal Sourcing for Inorganic Growth
For clients that want to invest in or acquire in fast-growth market segments, we identify emerging and disruptive firms. Sometimes this involves screening hundreds or more opportunities annually, and determining which companies offer differentiated technology. Our work spans the globe. We profile innovative companies in Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the U.S. to identify the right opportunities.

Identifying Non-Traditional Suppliers
At the onset of the COVID pandemic in 2020, we received a call from the Milwaukee MaskForce. This grassroots coalition of manufacturers, hospitals, healthcare organizations, and universities, needed to find a source for the filter media. We uncovered non-traditional suppliers, and today the product is sold on Amazon.

Enhancing Supply Chain Resilience through Internal Manufacturing Opportunities
Are you struggling to find suppliers? Or are you dissatisfied with the ones you have? Are you thinking about manufacturing a product or products in house, rather than purchasing from an external supplier? Learn how we work with manufacturers to uncover opportunities for growth.

Need to Build Resilience with a Co-Manufacturer?
Is your organization looking for new technology partners across innovation stages and product lifecycle? Your partner might be a research laboratory, start-up company, or co-manufacturer.

Uncovering Technologies to Reduce Virus Transmission
While COVID-19 disrupted the retail industry, it also unlocked new ways for consumer product companies and retailers to engage and support shoppers. A global manufacturer

Food Innovators: Innovation is a Team Sport
From our more than 30 years combined experience, we have five insights to help position food innovators and food investors for success.