Tillamook’s Consumer-led Journey in Shredded Cheese

Elevating a Bag of Sticky Goo: Tillamook’s Consumer-led Journey in Shredded Cheese

Hear how Tillamook unlocked consumer needs in shredded cheese to reposition its offering and grow the category.  The Tillamook team engaged consumers at multiple steps through the development process to guide product development and marketing.  They will showcase unique research and analysis techniques as well as an online community platform that can be leveraged in a variety of other applications.

You will learn how to help your clients use customer insights to:

Our Speaker

Carrie Ericksen is the Director of Consumer and Shopper Insights at Tillamook.  Before jumping to the other side of the desk to work for the farmer-owners of Tillamook in 2015, she was at Nielsen and a boutique market research firm guiding product development and marketing strategy for industries from CPG to med/pharma to public utilities.  Carrie has a Master’s in Applied Social Psychology from Loyola University Chicago.  She enjoys exploring the spender of the Pacific Northwest and eating good cheese.

Menu

Salad 

Chef’s Choice 

Entrée selections: 

1) Prawn Scampi – white wine & garlic 

2) Grilled Chicken Breast – burre blanc 

3) (V) Vegetable Ragu Pasta 

Sides 

Rice Pilaf 

Seasonal Vegetables 

Dessert 

Pastry Chef’s Choice