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Study Group: CPG Consultants

Council Members in this Study Group: 351

This study group may include experts knowledgeable on topics such as automotive manufacturing and dealerships, after market distribution, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, convenience stores, supermarkets, packaged goods manufacturing, department stores and discounters, jewelry and cosmetics, hotels and resorts, restaurants, casinos, and the travel industry, among others.

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Rick Shea, President, Shea Marketing Consulting Inc.Rick Shea

President
Shea Marketing Consulting Inc.
What is a GLG Leader?|GLG Leaders are a separate tier of Council Members with a Council Rank in the top 5%. These GLG Member Program participants are eligible for ongoing, in-depth consultative relationships with GLG clients.

Rick Shea is the President of Shea Marketing Consulting, a firm that specializes in providing marketing expertise to CPG/Food companies. He has 20+ years of marketing experience as VP of Marketing for Kraft, Unilever, George Weston Bakeries, Malt-O-Meal cereals, and Pepperidge Farm. Mr. Shea was the...

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Kantha Shelke

Founder & Scientist
Corvus Blue
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Kantha Shelke is a diversified scientist, expediting new product and technology development in food and nutrition. She is the Founder and Principal at Corvus Blue, a consumer packaged goods consultant. Ms. Shelke also chairs the Scientific Advisory Board of a global food brand co., advises as Director...

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Charles Young

Owner
TBI Consulting
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Charles Young is the Owner of TBI Consulting, a tobacco consultant for several large wholesale and retail operations. Previously, he was a Business Team Manager at North Atlantic Trading Company, from 2002 to December 2004. At North Atlantic Trading, Mr. Young was responsible for an 11 states at the...

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Robert Kaufmann

Independent Consultant
Kaufmann & Associates
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Robert Kaufmann has worked as an independent consultant at Kaufmann & Associates, consumer packaged goods consultant since 2004. His focus is in business and new product development, sales, and marketing. He has experience with private label sales, co-packing, dairy, specialty, snack, cracker, diet,...

Brian Stevenson

Principal
B. Stevenson Associates
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Brian Stevenson is the Principal of B. Stevenson Associates. He was previously a Senior Vice President at Interstate Bakeries Corp. (IBC). While at IBC, Mr. Stevenson was a member of the corporate senior executive management team and reported directly to the CEO. Prior to that, he managed procurement...

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Tammy Crowe

Managing Principal
StratiTek
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Dr. Tammy Crowe is currently a Managing Principal at StratiTek, a Food and Nutrition Technology Consulting firm that works with some of the largest food manufacturers. Dr. Crowe previously led the Global Strategic Ingredients Group at Campbell Soup Company, where she has worked from 2002-2007. Campbell...

James Wisner, President, Wisner Marketing Group, Inc.James Wisner

President
Wisner Marketing Group, Inc.
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Jim Wisner is currently the President at Wisner Marketing Group (WMG), a research, consulting, and marketing organization serving the retail and consumer packaged goods industries. WMG works with a wide variety of clients and has produced several landmark industry commissioned studies over the past...

Bill Schauber

Consultant
Encore Associates, Inc.
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Bill Schauber joined Encore Associates Consultants in June 2003. Mr. Schauber is a supply chain and logistics operations executive with emphasis in procurement, distribution, logistics, import/export transportation and manufacturing. Previously, he has worked with Safeway and Winn-Dixie Stores, developing...

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Get into the Coach or you will be left driving the Chuck Wagon

November 18, 2009

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Coach goes digital, skews younger with Poppy line | /home.crainsnewyork.com/clickshare/authenticateUserSubscription.do?CSProduct=newyorkbusiness-web&CSAuthReq=1:573366857057608:AID%7CIDAID=20091115/SUB/311159964%7CID=:D40D9E43C9A53EAD3F1FFE17911A21E0&AID=20091115/SUB/311159964&title=Coach%20goes%20digital%2C%20skews%20younger%20&ID=&CSTargetURL=http%

Lew Frankfort has proven that he is 68 years young in his management philosophy after 14 years leading handbag and accessory maker Coach. Sponsored by Mr. Frankfort, Coach is allocating marketing dollars away from TV and Print and into social media. Additionally, they are looking to capture the 18-...

Embracing the Fear of E-Tailing through More Brick and Mortar

November 17, 2009

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Apple Focusing on 'Showcase' Stores | www.retailwire.com

It seems counter intuitive to build bigger, swanky stores when online commerce continues to grow double digits annually.  Apple doesn't think so.  They treat stores as an arm of the Apple brand and a key support of the Apple halo.  This is a truly great model to follow for all retailers.  No wonder...

Summarizing the 2009 WWD Apparel/Retail CEO Summit and a Road Map

November 17, 2009

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The 2009 WWD Apparel/Retail CEO Summit | www.wwd.com

Themes from the summit are best summarized into six cylinders of success - Sustainability, Social Media, Democratization, Globalization, Exclusivity, and Sales & Operations Planning.  Are the companies you analyze or may potentially acquire running on 6 cylinders?  Here are some questions to ask management...

Talk Soup; Campbell's Meals

November 16, 2009

GLG Expert Contributor

Campbell Soup's New Retail Initiative Presents Options for 'Meal Preparers' | www.cpgmatters.com

Campbell Soup's has a new retail initiative to use the internet and periphery of the grocery store to answer the consumer question "what shall I make for dinner?"  Are they on trend? Are they going about it the right way?

The Symptoms of Red Tape

November 13, 2009

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After Bankruptcy, G.M. Struggles to Shed a Legendary Bureaucracy | www.nytimes.com

The organizational epiphany that red tape creates useless work aimed at pleasing management instead of consumers is one that usually gets discovered and corrected in times of crisis.  GM is a great example. This is because most organizations only govern by the numbers.  Until the number falls short...

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Members in this Study Group include these company types:

  • Consumer Packaged Goods Consultant

Members in this Study Group often have these job titles:

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  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Managing Director

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GLGi: Food Versus Fuel - The Impact of Commodity Prices on Branded Food Companies

December 13, 2007

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