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 Bolthouse Farms sought innovative products to drive growth beyond their fresh carrot and juice businesses. Leveraging their refrigerated produce aisle distribution, Mattson identified an opportunity to create a line of creamy salad dressings made from...
CASE STUDIES Blue Bottle Coffee wanted to create a ready-to-drink version of their popular New Orleans iced coffee for retail. Mattson explored different approaches and decided to partner with local dairies to maintain the fresh in-store experience. We developed a...
CASE STUDIES Argo Tea, a Chicago-based tea cafe chain, sought to improve their food offerings to entice customers. We developed three product lines that captured the flavors of their proprietary teas in food form. The new menu items, including Teany Panini, TeaBites,...
CASE STUDIES Annie’s, the beloved better-for-you kids food brand, aimed to strengthen its position as moms’ preferred choice by offering healthier dinner solutions. Mattson led Annie’s on a co-creation journey including immersion, qualitative and...
