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谷物食品会像植物肉一样成为热门生意吗?

谷物食品会像植物肉一样成为热门生意吗?

Rachel King 2021-05-24
这类食品具有高蛋白、低糖、无麸质和无谷物的特点。

Three Wishes是一种全新的谷物类食品:它标榜自己既保留了那种“儿时记忆中的美味”,又更加健康。Three Wishes打出的广告是高蛋白、低糖、无麸质和无谷物。这几乎就是为所有年龄段的孩子——以及那些永葆童心的成年人——量身定做的。

这家初创公司成立于2019年10月——就在新冠疫情爆发前的几个月。但是,该公司的关注点不在直接面向消费者,而是将零售商的数量扩大了一倍,这项策略也确实让它们收获颇丰。Three Wishes表示,通过与Sprouts、全食超市(Whole Foods Market)和韦格曼斯(Wegmans)等全国零售商的合作,它们去年的销售额实现了“从零到百万级”的增长。该品牌计划在2021年年底之前,让其盒装谷物食品覆盖大约1,500至2,000家门店。

Three Wishes还是谷物类食品赛道中第一个由女性创立的品牌,并为此而自豪。该公司称,这一行业有史以来一直由男性主导。首席执行官玛格丽特•威辛格勒是两个孩子的母亲(今年,她既为事业奔波,又生了一个孩子),她自己也出身于一个移民家庭。

最近,《财富》杂志采访了Three Wishes的联合创始人玛格丽特和她的丈夫伊恩,和他们聊了聊,建立和经营一家食品初创公司是一种怎样的体验。

Three Wishes的联合创始人威辛格勒一家:玛格丽特、伊恩和埃利斯。图片来源:Courtesy of Three Wishes

以下采访内容经过精简和编辑。

《财富》杂志:你能否跟我们分享一下在成立Three Wishes之前的背景?

伊恩:在推出Three Wishes之前,我经营着自己的一家品牌推广和广告机构,服务的客户既有像美国电话电报公司(AT&T)、帝亚吉欧(Diageo)和雀巢(Nestle)那么大的,也吸引了一些最有趣的初创公司。玛格丽特是“参谋长”。我们的一生都在为各种各样的品牌提供创意,并一直想着有朝一日,也能够为自己的品牌提供创意。

是什么促使你们成立Three Wishes的?

玛格丽特:我们的儿子埃利斯。当我第一次做妈妈时,我对宝宝食品的每种成分都非常挑剔。人们向我推荐谷物食品时,我突然间有了灵感:市面上没有一种真正让人放心、对人体有益、让我愿意给儿子吃、也愿意自己吃的谷物。而如果找不到的话,我就自己做了。

每份Three Wishes冷泡麦片含有8克植物基的纯素食蛋白。图片来源:Courtesy of Three Wishes

走进全美各地的大多数超市,可供选择的谷物食品多种多样。是什么让Three Wishes与众不同?研发过程是怎样的?为什么选择了这些口味和成分?

玛格丽特:在开架类谷物食品中,Three Wishes是唯一只选用一颗谷物中最好的部位、择去不好部位的产品。对谷物类食品来说,这一点是革命性的。人们可以选择一种由麦麸制成、但营养成分不足的产品,也能够选择相反的产品——我们打造了一种无麸质、但营养丰富、成分干净的谷物,口感丝毫不受影响。我们一直致力于让自家产品吃起来和传统谷物类食品一样,从味道到泡了牛奶之后的口感,甚至是可以让牛奶变成什么样的颜色。

我们花了两年多的时间研发这款产品,确保它吃起来能够让人联想起儿时的最爱。我们有肉桂、蜂蜜、不加糖、可可、水果和撒了糖霜的口味。我们的儿子埃利斯提出更多口味上的要求,我们就根据他的意见选择了最终的配方和产品。

从可可、水果到肉桂,Three Wishes的口味适合所有年龄段的孩子。图片来源:Courtesy of Three Wishes

你们是在新冠疫情爆发前的几个月成立Three Wishes的吗?疫情对你们的商业计划产生了怎样的影响?你们必须做出哪些改变?比如供应链和分销模式等。

玛格丽特:我们很幸运,我们有周密的计划,与零售商建立了稳定的合作关系,并且碰巧做好了准备。我们的许多竞争者都专注于直接面向消费者,但我们一直都是专注和零售商合作的全渠道品牌,一旦在大流行期间谷物消费激增、供应链受影响,这种模式就会大获成功。

我们一直计划要做一个全渠道品牌,重点关注实体产品。疫情让我们迅速重新评估了电商计划。在三周内,我们就重新上线了一个购物体验更好的新网站。人们也可以通过线下零售商的“电商平台”找到我们,例如亚马逊(Amazon)、Thrive和Fresh Direct。一夜之间,疫情改变了消费者在电商平台的购物体验。我们也立即在Instacart和亚马逊等平台上投资。消费者们不再在超市里转来转去,看看能不能发现什么新鲜的东西,所以我们必须发挥创意,让人们了解我们的品牌,然后直接在商店里去找产品。

展望未来,你们对Three Wishes在未来五年内的发展有怎样的愿景?

玛格丽特:我们在建立客户声誉和信任方面投入很大。我们只想成为一个凭借消费者的口碑而家喻户晓的品牌。我们也正在努力创新,让我们成分优质、口味出众的新产品更受欢迎。(财富中文网)

编译:陈聪聪

Three Wishes是一种全新的谷物类食品:它标榜自己既保留了那种“儿时记忆中的美味”,又更加健康。Three Wishes打出的广告是高蛋白、低糖、无麸质和无谷物。这几乎就是为所有年龄段的孩子——以及那些永葆童心的成年人——量身定做的。

这家初创公司成立于2019年10月——就在新冠疫情爆发前的几个月。但是,该公司的关注点不在直接面向消费者,而是将零售商的数量扩大了一倍,这项策略也确实让它们收获颇丰。Three Wishes表示,通过与Sprouts、全食超市(Whole Foods Market)和韦格曼斯(Wegmans)等全国零售商的合作,它们去年的销售额实现了“从零到百万级”的增长。该品牌计划在2021年年底之前,让其盒装谷物食品覆盖大约1,500至2,000家门店。

Three Wishes还是谷物类食品赛道中第一个由女性创立的品牌,并为此而自豪。该公司称,这一行业有史以来一直由男性主导。首席执行官玛格丽特•威辛格勒是两个孩子的母亲(今年,她既为事业奔波,又生了一个孩子),她自己也出身于一个移民家庭。

最近,《财富》杂志采访了Three Wishes的联合创始人玛格丽特和她的丈夫伊恩,和他们聊了聊,建立和经营一家食品初创公司是一种怎样的体验。

以下采访内容经过精简和编辑。

《财富》杂志:你能否跟我们分享一下在成立Three Wishes之前的背景?

伊恩:在推出Three Wishes之前,我经营着自己的一家品牌推广和广告机构,服务的客户既有像美国电话电报公司(AT&T)、帝亚吉欧(Diageo)和雀巢(Nestle)那么大的,也吸引了一些最有趣的初创公司。玛格丽特是“参谋长”。我们的一生都在为各种各样的品牌提供创意,并一直想着有朝一日,也能够为自己的品牌提供创意。

是什么促使你们成立Three Wishes的?

玛格丽特:我们的儿子埃利斯。当我第一次做妈妈时,我对宝宝食品的每种成分都非常挑剔。人们向我推荐谷物食品时,我突然间有了灵感:市面上没有一种真正让人放心、对人体有益、让我愿意给儿子吃、也愿意自己吃的谷物。而如果找不到的话,我就自己做了。

走进全美各地的大多数超市,可供选择的谷物食品多种多样。是什么让Three Wishes与众不同?研发过程是怎样的?为什么选择了这些口味和成分?

玛格丽特:在开架类谷物食品中,Three Wishes是唯一只选用一颗谷物中最好的部位、择去不好部位的产品。对谷物类食品来说,这一点是革命性的。人们可以选择一种由麦麸制成、但营养成分不足的产品,也能够选择相反的产品——我们打造了一种无麸质、但营养丰富、成分干净的谷物,口感丝毫不受影响。我们一直致力于让自家产品吃起来和传统谷物类食品一样,从味道到泡了牛奶之后的口感,甚至是可以让牛奶变成什么样的颜色。

我们花了两年多的时间研发这款产品,确保它吃起来能够让人联想起儿时的最爱。我们有肉桂、蜂蜜、不加糖、可可、水果和撒了糖霜的口味。我们的儿子埃利斯提出更多口味上的要求,我们就根据他的意见选择了最终的配方和产品。

你们是在新冠疫情爆发前的几个月成立Three Wishes的吗?疫情对你们的商业计划产生了怎样的影响?你们必须做出哪些改变?比如供应链和分销模式等。

玛格丽特:我们很幸运,我们有周密的计划,与零售商建立了稳定的合作关系,并且碰巧做好了准备。我们的许多竞争者都专注于直接面向消费者,但我们一直都是专注和零售商合作的全渠道品牌,一旦在大流行期间谷物消费激增、供应链受影响,这种模式就会大获成功。

我们一直计划要做一个全渠道品牌,重点关注实体产品。疫情让我们迅速重新评估了电商计划。在三周内,我们就重新上线了一个购物体验更好的新网站。人们也可以通过线下零售商的“电商平台”找到我们,例如亚马逊(Amazon)、Thrive和Fresh Direct。一夜之间,疫情改变了消费者在电商平台的购物体验。我们也立即在Instacart和亚马逊等平台上投资。消费者们不再在超市里转来转去,看看能不能发现什么新鲜的东西,所以我们必须发挥创意,让人们了解我们的品牌,然后直接在商店里去找产品。

展望未来,你们对Three Wishes在未来五年内的发展有怎样的愿景?

玛格丽特:我们在建立客户声誉和信任方面投入很大。我们只想成为一个凭借消费者的口碑而家喻户晓的品牌。我们也正在努力创新,让我们成分优质、口味出众的新产品更受欢迎。(财富中文网)

编译:陈聪聪

Three Wishes is a new kind of cereal: one that touts to be healthier but still tastes like a childhood indulgence. Advertised as high in protein, low in sugar, and gluten and grain-free, Three Wishes is meant for kids (and kids at heart) of all ages.

The startup launched in October 2019, just months before the pandemic broke out. But instead of focusing on delivering direct-to-consumers, the company doubled down on retailers—and saw huge payoff in the launch strategy. Three Wishes says it went "from zero to multi-millions in sales" in the last year thanks to national retail accounts like Sprouts, Whole Foods Market, and Wegmans. The brand plans to have its cereal boxes on the shelves of roughly 1,500 to 2,000 stores by the end of 2021.

Three Wishes also prides itself as the first female-founded brand in the cereal aisle, which the company says has been historically dominated by men. CEO Margaret Wishingrad is a mother of two (she gave birth to both her business and a child this year), and a daughter of immigrants.

Fortune recently spoke with cofounders Margaret and her husband, Ian, about what it's like establishing and running a food startup.

The following interview has been condensed and lightly edited for clarity.

Fortune: Can you share a bit about your professional background prior to launching Three Wishes?

Ian: Prior to launching Three Wishes, I ran my own branding and advertising agency working on clients as large as AT&T, Diageo, and Nestle, to some of the most interesting startups. Margaret was the Chief of Staff. We’ve spent our whole lives coming up with big ideas for brands and always wanted to create one for ourselves.

What inspired you to launch Three Wishes?

Margaret: Our son, Ellis. When I became a mama for the first time, I was so picky about every single ingredient that I would feed my little one and when cereal was a recommendation for introductory finger foods I had my a-ha moment. There was no clean, truly better-for-you cereal on the market that I was excited to feed my son and also consume myself. If you can’t find it, make it.

Walking into most grocery stores anywhere in the U.S., there is no shortage of options in the cereal aisle. What makes Three Wishes different from the rest? What went into the research and development process for the chosen flavors and ingredients?

Margaret: Three Wishes is the only cereal on shelves that takes the best parts of cereal and subtracts the worst parts; it’s revolutionary for the aisle. We were able to take a product that is nutrient deficient and grain-based and turn it around. We created a grain-free, nutrient-dense, clean ingredient cereal without any compromise on taste. We worked tirelessly on being able to replicate the traditional grain-based cereal experience from the way it tastes to the way it soaks in milk, or even turns your milk a fun color.

We spent over two years developing the product to make sure that it reminds you of your childhood favorites. We offer cinnamon, honey, unsweetened, cocoa, fruity, and frosted flavors. We knew we landed on our final recipe and product when Ellis asked for more.

You launched Three Wishes just months before the pandemic? How did that upend your business plan? What kind of changes did you have to make, including along your supply chain and distribution models?

Margaret: We were lucky that we planned well, secured solid relationships with retailers, and were coincidentally prepared. A lot of our competitors focus on direct-to-consumer, but as an omnichannel brand dedicated to our retailers, it paid off in spades once cereal consumption exploded during the pandemic and supply chains were thrown.

We always planned to be an omni-channel brand with a heavy focus on brick and mortar, the pandemic made us quickly reassess our e-comm plans. In three weeks, we relaunched a newer website with a better shopping experience. We became available in grocery "e-tailers," such as Amazon, Thrive, and Fresh Direct. Overnight the pandemic transformed consumers' comfort with online grocery shopping. We immediately invested in platforms like Instacart and Amazon. As consumers ceased wandering in the aisles of supermarkets looking for new things, we had to get creative with how people would discover our brand and then look for it in store.

Looking forward, where do you want to see Three Wishes in five years?

Margaret: We’re investing a lot in reputation and trust from our customers. We’d love nothing more than to become a household brand, born of that trust. We are also working on innovating to be able to deliver new products filled with great ingredients, macros, and flavor.

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