Robert Garrison

Robert Garrison

Bob Garrison came in from the cold. A founding editor of BNP Media's Refrigerated & Frozen Foods (R&FF) Bob has profiled industry-leading companies, explored corporate strategies and covered food product development trends at more than 150 leading private and CPG companies since 1989. He has chronicled the histories of leading brands and businesses, including Gorton's, ConAgra Frozen Foods (Banquet) and Swanson's frozen TV dinners. He also has interviewed or profiled such food industry leaders as Mike Harper (ConAgra), Don Tyson and frozen bagel icon Murray Lender.
Articles

ARTICLES

New R&D Centers

Prepared Foods presents a coast-to-coast collection of food and beverage processors’ innovation center projects.
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
January 23, 2014
Blue Diamond, an almond growers’ co-op, renovated former offices and created a 6,500-sq-ft “Almond Innovation Center” at its Sacramento headquarters.
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R&D Center Design

Food processors embrace new (and even “green”) designs for R&D and culinary centers.
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
January 23, 2014
Realizing that it needed to grab consumers’ attention, General Motors embarked on one of the automotive industry’s most bold advertising slogans, “This is not your father’s Oldsmobile,” during the late-80s to mid-90s.
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Innovation, Culinary R&D Centers: Where We Work

Prepared Foods visits Sabra Dipping Company’s new Center of Excellence R&D and Innovation Center in Colonial Heights, Va.
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
January 23, 2014
Food professionals may not have the opportunity to visit Tulin Tuzel’s home. Yet, they can see Tuzel’s home away from home at Sabra Dipping Company LLC.
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Kashi’s Food Innovation Story, Strategy

Kashi co-founders Philip and Gayle Tauber delivered the opening keynote address at Prepared Foods’ annual New Products Conference.
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
November 20, 2013
I love entrepreneurs. So meeting the dynamic duo behind Kashi was a personal highlight this fall at Prepared Foods’ 31st annual New Products Conference (NPC) in San Diego. Philip and Gayle Tauber delivered the opening keynote address: “Innovate Like an Emerging Company.”
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Creative R&D Culture

Meat and prepared foods processor OSI Group invests in culinary and R&D resources to keep pace with sophisticated customers and consumers.
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
September 13, 2013
Ah, what to get the company that has everything? How about a Culinary Innovation Center?
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Foodservice Drinks: Innovation Means Options

The Coca-Cola Company’s Freestyle is a touch-screen foodservice beverage dispenser that seemingly puts an endless array of beverage flavor combinations at the user’s fingertips.
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
September 13, 2013
3-D movie glasses. 5G smartphones. It’s clear that consumers like options, and they value anything that adds functional dimensions for a heightened experience.
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Editorial Views

Untold Innovation Story

Processors and ingredient suppliers are building new innovation centers from coast to coast.
Bob Garrison, Chief Editor
Robert Garrison
May 15, 2013
“Processor innovation.” Those words should be synonymous with food and beverage. They should roll off the tongue as naturally and easily as “cookies and crackers.”
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