Food, Beverage Firms Plan for the Next Pandemic
Nearly 50% of executives surveyed say they aren’t prepared to weather another global outbreak.
May 07, 2021
MANHATTAN, Kan. More than three-fourths of North American beverage and food senior executives have plans in place for the next global pandemic, according to a new study by AIB International, Food Business News reports.
The survey found that 78% of food and beverage executives have made preparations for future pandemics.
“Even after the past year of disruption, almost half of respondents indicated they are still not adequately prepared with a plan for the future,” said Anne Coulter, managing director of Research Strategy Group, which conducted the survey for AIB International.
Kantar s Paul Pacheco Joins Research Strategy Group
December 10 2020
In Canada, full-service agency Research Strategy Group has appointed long-time Kantar exec Paul Pacheco as Executive Vice President, working in its Quant team.
Headquartered in Toronto, the firm works on discrete choice modelling, segmentation, prediction markets, product optimization, message modelling, design research and psychoanalytics, in sectors including packaged goods, pharma/healthcare and gaming. Pacheco (pictured) joins after a 25-year career at Kantar Canada, latterly as SVP, Customer Experience Leader, responsible for the financial performance of the CX practice. Before this, he was SVP of the Insights Division, having earlier been SVP, Healthcare Sector Leader.