Nova Agri 2
In this case, Earl Kidston, CEO of fruit and vegetable producer, Nova Agri faced a challenge. After extensive development of a new product, blueberry juice, and just prior to product launch, Kidston’s team discovered that the last step in the production process removed much of the nutraceutical value of the juice, which along with taste was considered critical to its attractiveness in the market place. Further research revealed that a fix to this problem might take another eighteen months to achieve. As well Kidston needed to find a copacker with the capability to fix the problem. Visit casenet.ca for more free, open access decision focused video teaching cases from Acadia University.
Interviewee
Earl Kidston
Company
Industry
Business Activity
Nova Agri Inc.
Food Processing
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
Headquarters
Canning, Canada
Size
Medium
Employees
25 to 500
Greater than $25 million
Yearly Revenue
Private Company
Type of Entity
Subject
Operations
Level of Difficulty
Medium
Teaching Objectives
Learn about food processing
Keywords
Innovation
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