CASE STUDIES Mattson served as Diamond Foods’ creative, new product, and R&D partner for over 18 years until their acquisition by Snyder Lance for $1.27 billion in 2016. Initially a commodity walnut co-op of 33 growers, Diamond Foods expanded into snack nuts...
CASE STUDIES Mattson worked with The Chico Nut Company to expand their business into value-added nut products for FDMC channels. We developed Blüm Toasty Almonds, a novel nut snack that consumers can “toast” in the microwave, creating five delicious...
CASE STUDIES Cacique sought to repurpose cheese trim as an ingredient in cheese dips. Mattson formulated a line of four refrigerated Queso Dips using cheese trim, found a co-manufacturer, and assisted during commercialization. The Cacique Queso Dips launched in July...
CASE STUDIES Mattson partnered with Atkins to develop a line of frozen entrees for the initial “induction” phase of the Atkins diet. We created the product assortment, developed protocepts, found a co-packer, conducted in-home consumer research using...
