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A distinction is sometimes made between fashion items, such as clothing, and pure fads, such as the notorious pet rocks. It is not always immediately obvious into which of these two categories a product falls. When they were first introduced in the early 1980s, in-line skates seemed as if they might be a brief fad. But 25 years later they were still selling strongly, firmly set in the mature stage of their life cycle. They may not be destined for the life cycle of the corn flake, but they have already outlived many seemingly more permanent products. (Source: economist.com) Let’s look into PLC model for Botox – the star product for Allergan: The product lifecycle of Botox is in the Bowling Alley phase. The market momentum has picked up as more consumers for the reasons mentioned above (aging population, increasing income, etc.) have become more open to adopt the new technology to address the issues they face. One of the reasons this product is in the alley is because it has two major benefits that can have enormous applications. Botox’s sales are roughly divided equally for Therapeutic (54%) and Aesthetic (46%) so the potential is huge. This is not a product that has matured or in the decline by any…

Cheap Foods, Real Costs. What better way to enjoy your regular, morning rituals of diving in to a bowl full of bright, candy-colored bites of your favorite and most popular cereals being advertised today? For years, the extensive marketing efforts of food companies have reached all-time highs, especially when it involves children. “Trix” cereal is one of America’s most hearty cereals, because not only does it taste great, but the appearance of the actual box of cereal just looks…

Have you ever wondered what exactly is in that delicious Trix cereal you eat every morning? Of the many ingredients used to manufacture cereal, one prominent ingredient in Trix cereal is corn. However, this is not just any corn but rather genetically engineered corn. Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, are utilized in many of our favorite brands due to its prominent use in agriculture. In fact, “up to 92% of the U.S. corn is genetically engineered” ("About Genetically Engineered Foods").…

Tiger. Before they chose to make the face of Frosties a tiger, there was a competition between the tiger, a kangaroo, an elephant, and a gnu. Tony the Tiger was the most popular to public, and that’s why Frosties decided to put the tiger on it’s box of cereal. When this began, the tiger wasn’t as muscular as the one today. The purpose of this was to show children that if they were to eat the frosted flakes, then they would grow lean and strong like the tiger (History of Tony). This commercial…

Unlike yesterday 's date, I wanted to do something fun that he would remember forever. He helped me get ready by decorating my costume, I was a scarecrow he was a hunter. Earlier in the week I saw flyers about haunted houses and corn mazes throughout Greenville and I knew he would love that. That was our big scary date; however he had no clue what was in store for him. We drove into the night, he asked me a thousand of questions about where we were going. When we finally reached our destination…

The Maze “Come on! come on! come on, Emma!” shouted Skylar. Skylar rushed Emma to sign up for the corn maze. Clickety clack, clickety clack. They heard the high schoolers high heels. As they slowly lifted their heads up, it was the bully in the whole school Julie Hoffman. She pranked three freshmen every year, and all cried most of the time. “Hey little babies!” shouted Julie. “Are you going to enter the maze contest?” Yes, mumbled Skylar and Emma at the same time. Fine, Julie said but just so…

Candy Waterfall: Can Solids Flow Like Liquids? Introduction Does the shape and size of candy affect how it flows? What do candy, sand, and cereal have in common? They are both granular materials. Engineers need to know exactly how fast materials flow down a funnel so they can get the right amount in each box. Imagine if you had a box of candy and you opened it and it is only halfway full, wouldn’t you be mad? That is why factories and engineers need to work together to find out how fast…

The obesity rates in America has increased over the past 20 years and studies have found that drinking large amounts of sugar-sweetened beverages affects, children especially, the risk of obesity. HFCS is a “high-fructose” corn syrup and sucrose is table sugar which came from sugar beets, they also contain nearly equal proportion of smaller glucose and fructose sugars. Both HFCS and sucrose differs in the amount of fructose that is contained in each, but are almost equally in being chemically…

It is terribly frightening to me that I am a corn person, not by choice but chance. Genetically, I wasn’t supposed to eat corn as a fundamental part of my everyday diet. Yet, I have been born in an era where every item I have eaten or intend to eat is pretty much derived from corn. Unless I choose to eat free-range chickens, grass fed beef, pretty much grow my own vegetables and bake my own goods, I am a corn person (we are “corn chips walking” as Pollen puts it) comprised of processed corn…

Corn is the natural product that starts the base of nearly 80% of the food products that we consume on a regular basis. Farmers must overproduce in order to make up the financial losses that occur in the process of selling the corn to the distributors. Farmers get caught in this continuous cycle referred to as the Naylor Curve. The Naylor Curve described by Michael Pollan provides explanation behind why processed sweetener has overtaken the food industry. High fructose corn syrup is the…