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Embracing Change – Opportunity not Black Hole

We all of course react differently to change, some embrace it and love the feeling of the unexpected, others feel so out of their depth they can’t see a way forward. Here are our tips for embracing change.

Using Personal Experiences in NPD

Managing Director of KICR, Susannah Croucher reminds us that as consumers ourselves, by keeping the environments of our work and personal lives separate, we miss out on potential new ideas or inspiration.

5 Benefits of Outsourcing: Part II

Where speed to market is a key profit driver for innovation, considered outsourcing can make a significant and positive impact.

5 Benefits of Outsourcing: Part I

When looking to select an innovation partner, we’d recommend these 5 core considerations.

Huge Gains in Agility are Possible with a Fresh Approach

There are increasing demands for more ‘agile’ innovation, to achieve competitive advantage and remain relevant in the face of dynamic consumer needs.

Firing Up Creativity with Culinary Inspiration

The creative input and fresh perspective that development chefs can provide can be a gamechanger.

Making Innovation Work

In some ways, implementing innovation into a business is like eating something the size of an elephant – seemingly impossible at first, but if you plan carefully, and look to do it over 12 months, it becomes an opportunity to feed your business (sales) over the long term.

Start-Ups We Admire

Having previously shared top tips from start-ups, in this blog post we reveal some of the new brands and products that have caught our eye recently.

Learning From Startups

Coming up with new ideas can be the easy bit… what’s often more difficult, is creating a space (physical and mental) that stimulates, facilitates and encourages a creative and collaborative way of thinking.

Cook up a storm – 3 key ingredient trends for successful innovation

There are many brilliant sources for understanding ingredients trends. We particularly like the way the Food People use an extensive network of contacts globally to follow food ingredient trends.