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- 0:00Hello,
- 0:00everyone,
- 0:01this
- 0:01is
- 0:01Omnitalk
- 0:02Retail.
- 0:02I'm
- 0:02Chris
- 0:02Wall
- 0:03and
- 0:03I'm
- 0:03coming
- 0:03to
- 0:03you
- 0:03live
- 0:04once
- 0:04again
- 0:05from
- 0:05the
- 0:05World
- 0:05Retail
- 0:06Congress
- 0:06in
- 0:06fabulous
- 0:07Berlin
- 0:08from
- 0:08the
- 0:08Fusion
- 0:09Podcast
- 0:09studio.
- 0:10And
- 0:10joining
- 0:10me
- 0:10is
- 0:11Paolo
- 0:11Bonsignore
- 0:13of
- 0:13Cup
- 0:14Italian
- 0:15Food,
- 0:16and
- 0:16he
- 0:17is
- 0:17the
- 0:17Kopp
- 0:17Italian
- 0:18food
- 0:19commercial
- 0:19director.
- 0:20Paolo,
- 0:21welcome
- 0:21to
- 0:21omnitalk.
- 0:22Thanks
- 0:22for
- 0:22joining
- 0:22me.
- 0:23Hopefully
- 0:23I
- 0:23didn't
- 0:23butcher
- 0:23that
- 0:24name.
- 0:24Too
- 0:24bad.
- 0:24It's
- 0:25okay.
- 0:25I've
- 0:25seen.
- 0:25I
- 0:26heard
- 0:26worse.
- 0:26You've
- 0:26heard
- 0:27worse?
- 0:27Yeah,
- 0:27yeah,
- 0:27yeah.
- 0:28I
- 0:28like
- 0:28to
- 0:28claim
- 0:28that
- 0:28I
- 0:29have
- 0:29Italian
- 0:29in
- 0:29my
- 0:29background,
- 0:30so
- 0:30I
- 0:30just
- 0:30totally
- 0:31did
- 0:31not
- 0:32represent.
- 0:32But
- 0:33let's
- 0:34start
- 0:34by
- 0:34telling
- 0:35audience
- 0:35a
- 0:35little
- 0:35bit
- 0:36about
- 0:36what
- 0:36it
- 0:36is
- 0:36that
- 0:37you
- 0:37do,
- 0:37but
- 0:37also
- 0:37give
- 0:38an
- 0:38overview
- 0:38of
- 0:38the
- 0:39company
- 0:39that
- 0:39you
- 0:39work
- 0:39for.
- 0:40Yeah.
- 0:40So
- 0:41Initially
- 0:41there
- 0:42is
- 0:42COP,
- 0:43which
- 0:43is
- 0:43the
- 0:43leading
- 0:44retailer.
- 0:44Basically
- 0:4660
- 0:46billion
- 0:47turnover,
- 0:4855,000
- 0:49employees
- 0:49and
- 0:50colleagues.
- 0:50Wow.
- 0:52Within
- 0:52copy.
- 0:53There
- 0:54is
- 0:54Copital
- 0:54and
- 0:54Food,
- 0:55and
- 0:55it's
- 0:55a
- 0:56much
- 0:56smaller
- 0:57company.
- 0:58And
- 0:58we
- 0:58do
- 0:58two
- 0:59things.
- 0:59We
- 1:00do
- 1:00brokerage
- 1:00of
- 1:01our
- 1:01own
- 1:01private
- 1:01label
- 1:02products.
- 1:02Okay.
- 1:03For
- 1:03retailers
- 1:04abroad
- 1:05outside
- 1:05of
- 1:05Italy.
- 1:06Oh,
- 1:06really?
- 1:06Okay.
- 1:07And
- 1:07then
- 1:07we
- 1:07also
- 1:07do
- 1:08consulting,
- 1:09strategic
- 1:09consulting,
- 1:10particularly
- 1:11on
- 1:11private
- 1:11label,
- 1:11because
- 1:12we
- 1:13are
- 1:14a
- 1:15good
- 1:15operator.
- 1:16We
- 1:17have
- 1:17a
- 1:17model
- 1:17that
- 1:17is
- 1:17quite
- 1:18unique
- 1:18and
- 1:18is
- 1:18working
- 1:19quite
- 1:19well.
- 1:20And
- 1:20so
- 1:20we've
- 1:20been
- 1:21asked
- 1:21to
- 1:21provide
- 1:21some
- 1:22guidance
- 1:23and
- 1:23some
- 1:25pointers
- 1:26to
- 1:27quite
- 1:27a
- 1:28few
- 1:28retailers
- 1:28around
- 1:29the
- 1:29world.
- 1:29So
- 1:29that's
- 1:29what
- 1:29we
- 1:30do.
- 1:30Wow.
- 1:30Having
- 1:30worked
- 1:31for
- 1:31Target,
- 1:31this
- 1:31is
- 1:31really
- 1:32interesting.
- 1:32So
- 1:33make
- 1:33sure
- 1:33I
- 1:33heard
- 1:33that.
- 1:34So
- 1:34you
- 1:35own
- 1:35your
- 1:35own
- 1:35retail
- 1:36stores
- 1:36and
- 1:36then
- 1:36you
- 1:36also
- 1:36do
- 1:37private
- 1:37label
- 1:37for
- 1:38those
- 1:38stores,
- 1:38but
- 1:38then
- 1:38you
- 1:38also
- 1:39sell
- 1:39that
- 1:39private
- 1:39label
- 1:40to
- 1:40other
- 1:40customers
- 1:41and
- 1:41consult
- 1:41other
- 1:42retailers
- 1:43on
- 1:43how
- 1:43to
- 1:43do
- 1:43their
- 1:43private
- 1:44label.
- 1:44Yeah.
- 1:46Wow.
- 1:46Okay.
- 1:46And
- 1:47the
- 1:47reason
- 1:47why
- 1:48it
- 1:48works
- 1:48is
- 1:48that
- 1:49it's
- 1:49very
- 1:49difficult
- 1:50from
- 1:51someone
- 1:51who
- 1:52lives
- 1:52outside
- 1:52of
- 1:52Italy
- 1:53to
- 1:53source
- 1:54Italian
- 1:54products.
- 1:55Okay.
- 1:55Italy
- 1:56is
- 1:56a
- 1:56thousand
- 1:57kilometers
- 1:57long
- 1:58and
- 1:59there
- 1:59are
- 1:59four
- 1:59pasta
- 2:00producer
- 2:00per
- 2:01km.
- 2:02Really?
- 2:02Yeah.
- 2:03Four
- 2:03per
- 2:03km.
- 2:04Yeah.
- 2:04A
- 2:04little
- 2:04bit
- 2:04more
- 2:05than
- 2:05that.
- 2:05Wow.
- 2:06We
- 2:06have
- 2:064500
- 2:07and
- 2:07something
- 2:08pasta
- 2:08producers.
- 2:10So
- 2:11when
- 2:11you
- 2:12go
- 2:12on
- 2:12Google
- 2:13and
- 2:13you
- 2:13look
- 2:14for
- 2:14a
- 2:14pasta
- 2:14producer,
- 2:15it's
- 2:15kind
- 2:15of,
- 2:16you
- 2:16know,
- 2:16it's
- 2:17kind
- 2:17of
- 2:17tricky
- 2:17to
- 2:17find
- 2:17the
- 2:18right
- 2:18one
- 2:18for
- 2:18you.
- 2:18I
- 2:19bet.
- 2:19Yeah.
- 2:19And
- 2:20then
- 2:20they
- 2:20need
- 2:20to
- 2:20speak
- 2:21a
- 2:21good
- 2:21English.
- 2:22There
- 2:22is
- 2:22a
- 2:23product
- 2:23factor.
- 2:24There
- 2:24are
- 2:25certifications
- 2:26involved,
- 2:27company
- 2:28culture,
- 2:29speed,
- 2:31chemistry.
- 2:32Yeah,
- 2:32right,
- 2:32right,
- 2:33right.
- 2:33So
- 2:33it's
- 2:34quite
- 2:34difficult
- 2:34to
- 2:35find
- 2:36when
- 2:37you
- 2:37want
- 2:37to
- 2:37have
- 2:37cross
- 2:38categories.
- 2:39Assortments
- 2:40takes
- 2:40a
- 2:40long
- 2:41time.
- 2:41Got
- 2:41it.
- 2:41So
- 2:42we
- 2:42have
- 2:42them
- 2:42ready.
- 2:43And
- 2:43so
- 2:44we
- 2:44basically
- 2:44just
- 2:45change
- 2:45the
- 2:45label.
- 2:46And
- 2:46we
- 2:47are,
- 2:47we
- 2:47believe,
- 2:48the
- 2:48best
- 2:48private
- 2:48label
- 2:49in
- 2:49Italy
- 2:49in
- 2:49terms
- 2:49of
- 2:50quality
- 2:51and
- 2:52control.
- 2:54And
- 2:54so
- 2:54we
- 2:54basically
- 2:55change
- 2:56the
- 2:56dress
- 2:57and
- 2:57give
- 2:59these
- 2:59products
- 2:59to
- 3:00our
- 3:00partners
- 3:00around
- 3:01the
- 3:01world.
- 3:02Wow.
- 3:02Okay,
- 3:02so.
- 3:03Oh,
- 3:04wow.
- 3:04So
- 3:04this
- 3:05is
- 3:05a
- 3:05significant
- 3:05part
- 3:06of
- 3:06your
- 3:06business
- 3:06then,
- 3:06in
- 3:07terms
- 3:07of
- 3:07how
- 3:08you
- 3:08think
- 3:08about
- 3:08it?
- 3:08And
- 3:09it's
- 3:09all
- 3:09Italian
- 3:10made
- 3:10products,
- 3:10right?
- 3:11Yeah.
- 3:11Does
- 3:11the
- 3:11expertise
- 3:12only
- 3:12extend
- 3:13to
- 3:13Italy?
- 3:14Yeah,
- 3:15we
- 3:16have
- 3:1695%
- 3:17of
- 3:17our
- 3:17private
- 3:17label
- 3:18is
- 3:18made
- 3:18in
- 3:18Italy,
- 3:18so
- 3:18we
- 3:19work
- 3:19with
- 3:19that.
- 3:19Okay,
- 3:20got
- 3:20it.
- 3:21So
- 3:22you've
- 3:22talked
- 3:23about
- 3:23in
- 3:23the
- 3:23past
- 3:24and
- 3:24possibly
- 3:25even
- 3:25on
- 3:25stage
- 3:25this
- 3:25morning,
- 3:26because
- 3:26you
- 3:26were
- 3:26on
- 3:26stage
- 3:26this
- 3:26morning.
- 3:26I'm
- 3:27curious
- 3:27if
- 3:27you
- 3:27talked
- 3:27about
- 3:27this
- 3:27too.
- 3:28You've
- 3:28talked
- 3:29about
- 3:29turning
- 3:29private
- 3:29label
- 3:30from
- 3:30what
- 3:30has
- 3:30traditionally
- 3:31been
- 3:31called
- 3:32like
- 3:32an
- 3:32own
- 3:32brand
- 3:33or
- 3:33an
- 3:33own
- 3:33label
- 3:34into
- 3:34more
- 3:34of
- 3:34a
- 3:35point
- 3:35of
- 3:35differentiation.
- 3:36So
- 3:36if
- 3:37you're
- 3:37going
- 3:37to
- 3:37do
- 3:37that,
- 3:38what
- 3:38do
- 3:38you
- 3:38think
- 3:38the
- 3:38ingredients
- 3:39are
- 3:39for
- 3:39the
- 3:39retailers
- 3:40to
- 3:40do
- 3:40that
- 3:40successfully?
- 3:42So
- 3:44the
- 3:44era
- 3:44of
- 3:45the
- 3:45me
- 3:45too
- 3:45is
- 3:46long
- 3:46gone.
- 3:46Okay.
- 3:47And
- 3:49what
- 3:50happens
- 3:50now,
- 3:50in
- 3:51our
- 3:51view
- 3:51and
- 3:52what
- 3:52we've
- 3:52seen
- 3:52in
- 3:52our
- 3:53stores
- 3:53happening,
- 3:54is
- 3:55that
- 3:55we
- 3:56probably
- 3:56underestimated
- 3:58and
- 3:58undervalued
- 3:59the
- 3:59power
- 3:59of
- 4:00the
- 4:00banner
- 4:02brand.
- 4:02Okay.
- 4:03But
- 4:03people
- 4:04really
- 4:05trust
- 4:05you,
- 4:05you
- 4:05know,
- 4:06during
- 4:06COVID
- 4:07Well,
- 4:08I
- 4:08mean,
- 4:08we've
- 4:08been
- 4:08in
- 4:09business
- 4:09since
- 4:091854,
- 4:10so
- 4:10we
- 4:10are
- 4:11an
- 4:11historical
- 4:11brand.
- 4:11Right.
- 4:12We're
- 4:13famous
- 4:13for
- 4:13our
- 4:13private
- 4:14label.
- 4:14People
- 4:14come
- 4:14back
- 4:15to
- 4:15our
- 4:15stores
- 4:15because
- 4:15of
- 4:16the
- 4:16private
- 4:16label.
- 4:17But
- 4:17also
- 4:18during
- 4:18COVID
- 4:19all
- 4:19retailers,
- 4:20you
- 4:20know,
- 4:20provided
- 4:21that
- 4:21an
- 4:21incredible
- 4:22service
- 4:22to
- 4:22the
- 4:22population
- 4:23and
- 4:23the
- 4:24perception
- 4:25of
- 4:25the
- 4:25retailers
- 4:26and
- 4:26the
- 4:26banners
- 4:27grew
- 4:27up
- 4:27significantly.
- 4:28Right.
- 4:29Now,
- 4:31if
- 4:31you
- 4:31connect
- 4:32this
- 4:32to
- 4:33the
- 4:33need
- 4:34to
- 4:34have
- 4:34private
- 4:34label,
- 4:35and
- 4:35I
- 4:35say
- 4:36need
- 4:36because
- 4:37what
- 4:37you
- 4:37want
- 4:37to
- 4:37do
- 4:38is
- 4:38to
- 4:38differentiate
- 4:39your
- 4:39banner
- 4:40from
- 4:40any
- 4:41other
- 4:41banner,
- 4:42because
- 4:42otherwise
- 4:43it
- 4:43becomes
- 4:44comparable
- 4:45only
- 4:45by
- 4:45price,
- 4:46right?
- 4:46So
- 4:46you
- 4:46want
- 4:47to
- 4:47offer
- 4:47something
- 4:47different
- 4:47that
- 4:48other
- 4:48banners
- 4:48don't
- 4:49have.
- 4:50So
- 4:51now
- 4:51suddenly
- 4:53it
- 4:53becomes
- 4:53pretty
- 4:54obvious
- 4:54that
- 4:54if
- 4:55you
- 4:55only
- 4:55follow
- 4:55the
- 4:56me
- 4:56too
- 4:56logic,
- 4:57you
- 4:57fill
- 4:57up
- 4:58your
- 4:58store
- 4:59with
- 5:00one
- 5:00view,
- 5:01you
- 5:01know,
- 5:01only
- 5:02one
- 5:03dimension,
- 5:04private
- 5:05label.
- 5:05So
- 5:06what
- 5:06we
- 5:06did
- 5:06was
- 5:06the
- 5:07opposite
- 5:07was
- 5:07we
- 5:09went
- 5:09from
- 5:09black
- 5:09and
- 5:10white
- 5:10to
- 5:10Technicolor.
- 5:11Okay?
- 5:12So
- 5:12if
- 5:12you
- 5:12take
- 5:12one
- 5:12positioning,
- 5:13let's
- 5:13take
- 5:14for
- 5:14example,
- 5:14coffee.
- 5:15Before
- 5:15we
- 5:15had
- 5:16a
- 5:16me
- 5:16too
- 5:16of
- 5:16the
- 5:16leading
- 5:17brand.
- 5:18Now
- 5:18we
- 5:18have
- 5:18eight
- 5:19brands
- 5:19in
- 5:19coffee.
- 5:20One
- 5:20that
- 5:21enters
- 5:21with
- 5:21the
- 5:21angle
- 5:22of
- 5:22intensity,
- 5:23one
- 5:23that
- 5:23enters
- 5:24with
- 5:24the
- 5:24angle
- 5:24of
- 5:24origin,
- 5:25one
- 5:25that
- 5:25enters
- 5:26with
- 5:26the
- 5:26angle
- 5:27of
- 5:27grinding
- 5:28or
- 5:28type
- 5:28of
- 5:29coffee.
- 5:29Italians
- 5:30are
- 5:30crazy
- 5:30about
- 5:30coffee.
- 5:31So
- 5:32there's
- 5:32so
- 5:32many
- 5:33different
- 5:33ways
- 5:33to
- 5:33get
- 5:33into
- 5:34the
- 5:34coffee
- 5:34world.
- 5:35Now
- 5:36suddenly
- 5:36you
- 5:37have
- 5:37eight
- 5:38entry
- 5:39points
- 5:39at
- 5:39the
- 5:40same
- 5:40price
- 5:40level,
- 5:40more
- 5:41or
- 5:41less
- 5:41into
- 5:41the
- 5:42coffee
- 5:42world
- 5:43in
- 5:43mainstream.
- 5:44And
- 5:44then
- 5:44you
- 5:44have
- 5:45functional
- 5:46and
- 5:46then
- 5:46you
- 5:46have
- 5:46a
- 5:47premium,
- 5:48whatever
- 5:48for
- 5:49trade,
- 5:49etc.
- 5:51So
- 5:51this
- 5:51becomes
- 5:52something
- 5:52fun
- 5:52for
- 5:53consumers
- 5:53to
- 5:54explore.
- 5:55They
- 5:55see
- 5:56novelties,
- 5:56they
- 5:57see
- 5:57the
- 5:57shelf
- 5:57moving,
- 5:58and
- 5:59they
- 5:59don't
- 5:59get
- 5:59the
- 5:59feeling
- 6:00that
- 6:00they
- 6:00are
- 6:00forced
- 6:01to
- 6:01buy
- 6:02a
- 6:02private
- 6:02label
- 6:03product.
- 6:04They
- 6:04see
- 6:04different
- 6:05proposals
- 6:07and
- 6:07that's
- 6:07a
- 6:07winning
- 6:08strategy.
- 6:08Right.
- 6:08And
- 6:08it's
- 6:09merchandising
- 6:09that
- 6:09way
- 6:09in
- 6:10the
- 6:10store,
- 6:10too.
- 6:10That's
- 6:10wild.
- 6:11Eight
- 6:11coffee
- 6:12brands.
- 6:12Yeah.
- 6:12We
- 6:12have
- 6:1380
- 6:13private
- 6:13brands.
- 6:14Yeah.
- 6:14Wow.
- 6:14Okay.
- 6:15Wow.
- 6:15All
- 6:15right.
- 6:16Wow.
- 6:16All
- 6:17right.
- 6:17So
- 6:17I'm
- 6:17curious
- 6:17then,
- 6:17to
- 6:18that
- 6:18point,
- 6:18you
- 6:18know,
- 6:18to
- 6:19make
- 6:19it
- 6:19stand
- 6:19out
- 6:20at
- 6:20shelf
- 6:20or
- 6:21even
- 6:21online
- 6:21in
- 6:21today's
- 6:21day
- 6:22and
- 6:22age,
- 6:22what,
- 6:24what
- 6:24goes
- 6:24into
- 6:24good
- 6:25packaging
- 6:25design
- 6:26in
- 6:27terms
- 6:27of
- 6:27thinking
- 6:27about
- 6:27private
- 6:27label?
- 6:28How
- 6:28do
- 6:28you
- 6:28need
- 6:28to
- 6:28think
- 6:28about
- 6:29packaging
- 6:29design,
- 6:30you
- 6:30know,
- 6:31and
- 6:31where
- 6:31packaging
- 6:32design
- 6:32is
- 6:32evolving
- 6:33too?
- 6:33So
- 6:34packaging
- 6:34design
- 6:34is
- 6:35absolutely
- 6:35key
- 6:36because
- 6:37nobody
- 6:37can
- 6:37support,
- 6:38you
- 6:38know,
- 6:38with
- 6:39advertising
- 6:39spending,
- 6:41so
- 6:41many
- 6:41brands.
- 6:42Right.
- 6:42So
- 6:43the
- 6:43packaging
- 6:44is
- 6:44the
- 6:44entry
- 6:44point
- 6:45for
- 6:45everything.
- 6:46Okay.
- 6:47And
- 6:48the
- 6:48issue,
- 6:49let's
- 6:49say
- 6:49the
- 6:50obstacle,
- 6:50the
- 6:50cultural
- 6:51obstacle
- 6:52in
- 6:53the
- 6:53retail
- 6:53business.
- 6:54Yeah.
- 6:54Is
- 6:55that
- 6:56it
- 6:56is
- 6:58everything
- 6:58is
- 6:58seen
- 6:59through
- 6:59the
- 6:59lenses
- 7:00of
- 7:00the
- 7:00buyer
- 7:01because
- 7:01the
- 7:02retail
- 7:02thinks
- 7:03that
- 7:03if
- 7:03you
- 7:04buy
- 7:04well,
- 7:05you're
- 7:05successful,
- 7:07which
- 7:07is
- 7:07true.
- 7:07But
- 7:08that's
- 7:08like
- 7:09good
- 7:09manners
- 7:10at
- 7:10the
- 7:10table.
- 7:11You
- 7:11know,
- 7:11that
- 7:12should
- 7:12be
- 7:12taken
- 7:12for
- 7:13granted.
- 7:13You
- 7:13know,
- 7:14where
- 7:14you
- 7:14make
- 7:14a
- 7:14difference
- 7:15is
- 7:16if
- 7:16you
- 7:16sell
- 7:16well.
- 7:17Yep.
- 7:17Yeah.
- 7:18You
- 7:18heard,
- 7:18you
- 7:18say
- 7:18that
- 7:18this
- 7:18morning.
- 7:19Selling
- 7:19well
- 7:19is
- 7:20more
- 7:20important
- 7:20than
- 7:20buying
- 7:20well.
- 7:22Now
- 7:23there
- 7:24is
- 7:24a
- 7:24new
- 7:24variable
- 7:25that
- 7:25comes
- 7:25into
- 7:26play,
- 7:26which
- 7:26is
- 7:26emotions.
- 7:28And
- 7:28people
- 7:29buy
- 7:31because
- 7:31of
- 7:31emotions,
- 7:32and
- 7:32then
- 7:32they
- 7:32justify
- 7:33rationally.
- 7:34So
- 7:34emotions
- 7:35go
- 7:35through
- 7:36the
- 7:36packaging.
- 7:38So
- 7:38if
- 7:38you
- 7:39develop
- 7:39a
- 7:39packaging
- 7:40with
- 7:40a
- 7:41purchasing
- 7:42mindset,
- 7:43it's
- 7:44going
- 7:44to
- 7:44be
- 7:44optimized,
- 7:44it's
- 7:45going
- 7:45to
- 7:45be
- 7:45cheap,
- 7:45it's
- 7:46going
- 7:46to
- 7:46be
- 7:46quick,
- 7:47but
- 7:47it's
- 7:47not
- 7:48going
- 7:48to
- 7:48leverage
- 7:48emotions.
- 7:49If
- 7:50you
- 7:50develop
- 7:50a
- 7:50packaging
- 7:51with
- 7:51emotions
- 7:52in
- 7:52mind,
- 7:52you
- 7:53have
- 7:53to
- 7:53work
- 7:53to
- 7:55raise
- 7:55emotions
- 7:56and
- 7:56involve
- 7:57customers,
- 7:57then
- 7:58you're
- 7:58going
- 7:58to
- 7:58have
- 7:59successful
- 7:59packaging.
- 8:00How
- 8:00to
- 8:01do
- 8:01that?
- 8:01Yeah,
- 8:02Neurosciences.
- 8:03Super,
- 8:04super
- 8:04effective,
- 8:05super
- 8:05quick,
- 8:06super
- 8:07accurate.
- 8:08And
- 8:08now
- 8:08neurosciences
- 8:10coupled
- 8:10with
- 8:10artificial
- 8:11intelligence
- 8:12make
- 8:12it
- 8:13even
- 8:13faster.
- 8:15When
- 8:15you
- 8:15take
- 8:16a
- 8:16picture,
- 8:17when
- 8:17you.
- 8:17When
- 8:18you
- 8:19submit
- 8:20the
- 8:20design
- 8:20to
- 8:21the
- 8:21artificial
- 8:22intelligence
- 8:23and
- 8:23to
- 8:23the
- 8:23neurosciences
- 8:24in
- 8:2530
- 8:25seconds,
- 8:25you
- 8:25get
- 8:26the
- 8:26feedback.
- 8:26Yeah.
- 8:26Right.
- 8:27If
- 8:27it's
- 8:27working
- 8:27or
- 8:28not.
- 8:28Right.
- 8:28So
- 8:29that's
- 8:29how.
- 8:30Wow.
- 8:30So
- 8:30that's
- 8:31really
- 8:31interesting.
- 8:31I've
- 8:32never
- 8:32thought
- 8:32about
- 8:32that,
- 8:32actually.
- 8:33You
- 8:33know,
- 8:33and
- 8:33I
- 8:33oversaw
- 8:34private
- 8:34label
- 8:34for
- 8:34a
- 8:34long
- 8:34time
- 8:35in
- 8:35my
- 8:35career
- 8:35at
- 8:36Target.
- 8:36But
- 8:37so,
- 8:38yeah,
- 8:38you're
- 8:38saying,
- 8:38like,
- 8:38if
- 8:39you're
- 8:39truly
- 8:40trying
- 8:40to
- 8:40create
- 8:40a
- 8:40differentiated
- 8:41private
- 8:41label
- 8:41brand,
- 8:42you
- 8:42probably
- 8:43don't
- 8:43want
- 8:43your
- 8:43packaging
- 8:44to
- 8:44be
- 8:44utilitarian
- 8:44in
- 8:45its
- 8:45design.
- 8:45You
- 8:45want
- 8:45it
- 8:46to
- 8:46convey
- 8:46some
- 8:47type
- 8:47of
- 8:47emotion
- 8:48and
- 8:49That's
- 8:49a
- 8:49card
- 8:49carrying
- 8:50ingredient
- 8:51that
- 8:51you
- 8:51would
- 8:51say
- 8:51people
- 8:52need
- 8:52to
- 8:52be
- 8:52successful
- 8:53in
- 8:53that
- 8:53endeavor.
- 8:54I'll
- 8:54give
- 8:54you
- 8:54an
- 8:55example.
- 8:55If
- 8:55you
- 8:56look
- 8:56at
- 8:56cereals.
- 8:56Okay,
- 8:57yeah,
- 8:57yeah,
- 8:57right.
- 8:57Usually
- 8:59the
- 8:59same
- 8:59brand
- 8:59has
- 9:00different
- 9:00flavors.
- 9:02And
- 9:02if
- 9:02you
- 9:02look
- 9:03at
- 9:03the
- 9:03picture
- 9:03though,
- 9:04the
- 9:04splashes
- 9:05are
- 9:05always
- 9:05the
- 9:05same,
- 9:06the
- 9:06cup
- 9:06is
- 9:06always
- 9:06the
- 9:07same,
- 9:07the
- 9:07bowl
- 9:07is
- 9:07the
- 9:07same.
- 9:08But
- 9:08if
- 9:08you
- 9:09take
- 9:09different
- 9:09pictures
- 9:10for
- 9:10each
- 9:10packaging
- 9:11has
- 9:11a
- 9:11dedicated
- 9:12picture.
- 9:12It
- 9:13creates
- 9:13that
- 9:14feeling
- 9:15that
- 9:15over
- 9:15time
- 9:16goes
- 9:16through
- 9:16the
- 9:16consumer
- 9:17of
- 9:17care
- 9:17that
- 9:19you
- 9:19took
- 9:19a
- 9:19real
- 9:20picture
- 9:20of
- 9:20a
- 9:20real
- 9:21product
- 9:22and
- 9:22you're
- 9:22paying
- 9:22attention,
- 9:23your
- 9:23care
- 9:23for
- 9:24what
- 9:24you
- 9:24do.
- 9:24Right.
- 9:25And
- 9:25if
- 9:25you
- 9:25multiply
- 9:26this
- 9:26for
- 9:27all
- 9:27the
- 9:27millions
- 9:28of
- 9:28pieces
- 9:28that
- 9:29you
- 9:29sell
- 9:29every
- 9:29year,
- 9:30that
- 9:30becomes
- 9:30a
- 9:30very
- 9:31powerful
- 9:31statement.
- 9:32Wow.
- 9:32So,
- 9:33okay,
- 9:33so
- 9:33you
- 9:33mentioned
- 9:34AI.
- 9:34AI
- 9:35can
- 9:35help
- 9:35in
- 9:35that,
- 9:35in
- 9:36terms
- 9:36of,
- 9:36you
- 9:37know,
- 9:37identifying.
- 9:37If
- 9:37you're
- 9:38hitting
- 9:38on
- 9:38emotions,
- 9:39you
- 9:39can
- 9:39probably
- 9:39test
- 9:39different
- 9:40packaging
- 9:40designs
- 9:41more
- 9:41quickly,
- 9:42get
- 9:43better
- 9:43feedback
- 9:43on
- 9:44them
- 9:44as
- 9:44well.
- 9:45How
- 9:45else
- 9:46do
- 9:46you
- 9:46think
- 9:46AI
- 9:47is
- 9:47going
- 9:47to.
- 9:47And
- 9:47maybe
- 9:48you
- 9:48can
- 9:48talk
- 9:48about
- 9:48that
- 9:48a
- 9:48little
- 9:48bit
- 9:49more
- 9:49too,
- 9:49but
- 9:49how
- 9:49else
- 9:50do
- 9:50you
- 9:50think
- 9:50AI
- 9:50is
- 9:51going
- 9:51to
- 9:51impact
- 9:52private
- 9:52label?
- 9:54Is
- 9:54it
- 9:54going
- 9:54to
- 9:54speed
- 9:55up
- 9:55development?
- 9:55Is
- 9:56it
- 9:56going
- 9:56to
- 9:56improve
- 9:56margins?
- 9:57Is
- 9:57it
- 9:57a
- 9:58little
- 9:58bit
- 9:58of
- 9:58everything?
- 9:59What
- 9:59would
- 9:59you
- 9:59say
- 9:59the
- 10:00big
- 10:00impacts
- 10:01are
- 10:01going
- 10:01to
- 10:01be?
- 10:02Well,
- 10:02it's
- 10:03a
- 10:03tool,
- 10:04so
- 10:04it
- 10:04depends
- 10:05on
- 10:05how
- 10:05you
- 10:05use
- 10:05it.
- 10:06Right.
- 10:07So
- 10:07if
- 10:07you
- 10:07use
- 10:07this
- 10:08tool
- 10:09with
- 10:09an
- 10:09old
- 10:09perspective
- 10:10and
- 10:10old
- 10:10logic,
- 10:11you're
- 10:11going
- 10:11to
- 10:12probably
- 10:12maximize
- 10:14the
- 10:14old
- 10:14logic.
- 10:15If
- 10:15you
- 10:15use
- 10:16it
- 10:16with,
- 10:16with
- 10:16the
- 10:16new
- 10:17logic,
- 10:17you
- 10:17will
- 10:17be
- 10:18able
- 10:18to
- 10:18be
- 10:18faster
- 10:19and
- 10:19more
- 10:19effective
- 10:20in
- 10:20developing
- 10:20things
- 10:21that
- 10:21go
- 10:22in
- 10:23this
- 10:23direction.
- 10:23Right.
- 10:24It's
- 10:24like
- 10:24a
- 10:25speakerphone.
- 10:25Yep,
- 10:27A
- 10:28speakerphone.
- 10:28Okay,
- 10:28I
- 10:28haven't
- 10:28heard
- 10:29that
- 10:29analogy
- 10:29before.
- 10:29Yeah,
- 10:30Accelerate
- 10:30sense.
- 10:30Yeah.
- 10:31Right,
- 10:31right.
- 10:31So
- 10:32I
- 10:32believe
- 10:32that
- 10:33it
- 10:33depends
- 10:33how
- 10:33you
- 10:33use
- 10:33it
- 10:34on
- 10:34how
- 10:34you
- 10:34use
- 10:34it.
- 10:35I
- 10:35believe
- 10:35that
- 10:35if
- 10:36you
- 10:36use
- 10:36it
- 10:36correctly
- 10:37and
- 10:37correctly
- 10:37for
- 10:38me,
- 10:38and
- 10:38some
- 10:39people
- 10:39might
- 10:39disagree
- 10:39is
- 10:40what
- 10:40I
- 10:40said
- 10:40before.
- 10:41I
- 10:41think
- 10:41you
- 10:42can
- 10:42have
- 10:42higher
- 10:42quality
- 10:43products,
- 10:43higher
- 10:44quality
- 10:44packaging,
- 10:45higher
- 10:45quality
- 10:45marketing
- 10:45support
- 10:46and
- 10:47at
- 10:47an
- 10:47incredible
- 10:48speed.
- 10:48And
- 10:49I
- 10:49believe
- 10:49that
- 10:50people
- 10:50who
- 10:50would
- 10:50probably,
- 10:52in
- 10:52the
- 10:53old
- 10:53world,
- 10:54it
- 10:54would
- 10:54take
- 10:54them
- 10:55two
- 10:56years
- 10:56to
- 10:56develop
- 10:56a
- 10:56sensitivity
- 10:57on
- 10:57packaging
- 10:58and
- 10:58design,
- 10:58naming
- 10:59and
- 10:59colors,
- 11:00they
- 11:00would
- 11:00get
- 11:00that
- 11:01in
- 11:02two
- 11:02months
- 11:02now.
- 11:03So
- 11:03I
- 11:03believe
- 11:04there
- 11:04would
- 11:04be
- 11:04a
- 11:04great
- 11:05acceleration.
- 11:05And
- 11:06that
- 11:06of
- 11:06course
- 11:06means
- 11:07margins.
- 11:07If
- 11:07you
- 11:07play
- 11:08it
- 11:08well,
- 11:09do
- 11:09you
- 11:09also
- 11:09anticipate
- 11:10it
- 11:10improving
- 11:10the
- 11:10operational
- 11:11side
- 11:11of
- 11:11it?
- 11:11Because
- 11:12one
- 11:12of
- 11:12the
- 11:12tricks
- 11:12with
- 11:12private
- 11:12label
- 11:13too,
- 11:13of
- 11:13course,
- 11:13is
- 11:13the
- 11:13scale,
- 11:14you
- 11:15know,
- 11:15and
- 11:15the
- 11:16cost
- 11:16of
- 11:16making
- 11:16the
- 11:17products
- 11:17as
- 11:17well.
- 11:18Like,
- 11:18do
- 11:18you
- 11:18see
- 11:18it
- 11:18anticipating
- 11:19that
- 11:20arena
- 11:20in
- 11:20the
- 11:21work
- 11:21that
- 11:21you
- 11:21do?
- 11:22The
- 11:23honest
- 11:23answer
- 11:23is,
- 11:23I
- 11:23Don't
- 11:24know.
- 11:24You
- 11:24don't
- 11:24know?
- 11:24Okay,
- 11:25I
- 11:25don't
- 11:25know.
- 11:26No.
- 11:26That's
- 11:26a
- 11:26great
- 11:26answer.
- 11:27That's
- 11:27great.
- 11:27I
- 11:27love
- 11:27when
- 11:28people
- 11:28say
- 11:28that
- 11:28on
- 11:28this
- 11:28show
- 11:29because
- 11:29they're
- 11:29being
- 11:29honest.
- 11:30Yeah.
- 11:30I'm
- 11:30curious
- 11:30to
- 11:31see
- 11:31what's
- 11:31gonna
- 11:31happen.
- 11:31Yeah,
- 11:32yeah.
- 11:32The
- 11:32reason
- 11:32I
- 11:32asked
- 11:32that
- 11:33question,
- 11:33I
- 11:33was
- 11:33having
- 11:33a
- 11:33conversation
- 11:34with
- 11:34a
- 11:34buddy
- 11:34of
- 11:34mine
- 11:34who
- 11:34was
- 11:35in
- 11:35this
- 11:35CPG
- 11:36space
- 11:36and,
- 11:36you
- 11:37know,
- 11:37I
- 11:37was
- 11:37saying
- 11:37to
- 11:37him,
- 11:37to
- 11:37him,
- 11:38couldn't
- 11:38you
- 11:38actually
- 11:38just
- 11:38like,
- 11:39take
- 11:39the
- 11:39factories
- 11:40and
- 11:41say,
- 11:41hey,
- 11:41we
- 11:41want
- 11:41to
- 11:41produce
- 11:42this
- 11:42item,
- 11:42given
- 11:43our
- 11:43current
- 11:43processes
- 11:44this
- 11:44much
- 11:44faster
- 11:44or
- 11:44quicker
- 11:45and
- 11:45cheaper
- 11:46and
- 11:46not
- 11:47lose
- 11:47quality?
- 11:47I'm
- 11:47sure
- 11:48it's
- 11:48going
- 11:48to
- 11:48help
- 11:48to
- 11:49optimize.
- 11:50I
- 11:50don't
- 11:50know
- 11:50if
- 11:50it's
- 11:51going
- 11:51to
- 11:51be
- 11:51helpful
- 11:51to
- 11:52create
- 11:52something
- 11:53new.
- 11:53Right.
- 11:54I'm
- 11:55sure
- 11:55that
- 11:55with
- 11:55all
- 11:56the
- 11:56data
- 11:56that
- 11:56come
- 11:57from
- 11:57production
- 11:57machines,
- 11:58you
- 11:58can
- 11:58turn
- 11:59them
- 11:59up
- 11:59much
- 12:00faster
- 12:01and
- 12:01then
- 12:01see
- 12:01the
- 12:02optimizations.
- 12:02But
- 12:03this
- 12:03is
- 12:03common
- 12:03sense.
- 12:04I'm
- 12:04not
- 12:04saying
- 12:04anything
- 12:04new.
- 12:05Right.
- 12:05In
- 12:06theory
- 12:06it
- 12:06can
- 12:06work,
- 12:06right?
- 12:07Yeah,
- 12:07theory,
- 12:08it's
- 12:08untapped.
- 12:08But,
- 12:09but,
- 12:09yeah,
- 12:09but
- 12:09the
- 12:10key
- 12:10points
- 12:10that
- 12:10you're
- 12:10saying
- 12:11in
- 12:11terms
- 12:11of
- 12:11where,
- 12:11you
- 12:12know,
- 12:12you
- 12:12think
- 12:12you're
- 12:12gonna,
- 12:13where
- 12:13AI
- 12:14will
- 12:14impact
- 12:14the
- 12:14business
- 12:15is
- 12:15what
- 12:15you've
- 12:15said.
- 12:16Yeah.
- 12:16That
- 12:17I,
- 12:17I,
- 12:17I
- 12:18could
- 12:18already
- 12:19see
- 12:19it.
- 12:20You've
- 12:20already,
- 12:20yeah.
- 12:20You
- 12:21probably
- 12:21are
- 12:21seeing
- 12:21it,
- 12:21right?
- 12:22Yeah,
- 12:22for
- 12:22sure.
- 12:22That's
- 12:23quite
- 12:23exciting.
- 12:23Yeah.
- 12:23Right.
- 12:24All
- 12:24right,
- 12:24well,
- 12:24hey,
- 12:24thanks
- 12:25for
- 12:25making
- 12:25time
- 12:25for
- 12:25me
- 12:26today,
- 12:26Chris.
- 12:26It
- 12:26was
- 12:26lovely
- 12:27to
- 12:27see
- 12:27you.
- 12:27Yeah,
- 12:27no,
- 12:27it
- 12:27was
- 12:27so
- 12:28great.
- 12:28Yeah.
- 12:28You
- 12:28were
- 12:28so
- 12:28nice
- 12:29on,
- 12:29on
- 12:29LinkedIn
- 12:30and
- 12:30email,
- 12:30like,
- 12:30just
- 12:30back
- 12:31and
- 12:31forth.
- 12:31It
- 12:31was
- 12:32really
- 12:32great.
- 12:32So
- 12:32thank
- 12:33you
- 12:33for
- 12:33your
- 12:33time.
- 12:33I
- 12:33know
- 12:33you're
- 12:34a
- 12:34busy
- 12:34guy.
- 12:35Again,
- 12:35thank
- 12:35you
- 12:35to
- 12:36Vusion
- 12:36for
- 12:36making
- 12:37our
- 12:37coverage
- 12:37of
- 12:37the
- 12:38World
- 12:38Retail
- 12:38Congress
- 12:39possible.
- 12:39And
- 12:40as
- 12:40always,
- 12:40be
- 12:41careful
- 12:41out
- 12:41there.