Using Nabisco's research and development capabilities, Conant also helped create and market Snackwells, a new brand of cookies that capitalized on the low-fat craze of the early 1990s.
Under Conant's leadership, Nabisco dominated the snack market in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Nabisco managed double-digit growth each year for five years through 2001.
DeNitto, Emily, "Doug Conant Nabisco Cookies," Advertising Age, July 4, 1994, S16. "Douglas Conant: In the Soup," BusinessWeek, January 22, 2001, p. 46.
Conant was in charge of Fleischmann brand margarines and spreads, Blue Bonnet margarines and spreads, and EggBeaters (an egg substitute).
senior vice president of marketing for Nabisco Foods Group in charge of Nabisco's cookie and cracker brands, including Chips Ahoy!, Oreos, Fig Newtons, and Ritz crackers.
by building brands through the improvement of existing products and their packaging. Through this strategy, he helped Nabisco rejuvenate several core products
General Mills, 1976-1989, marketing department; Kraft General Foods, 1989-1992, director of strategy; Nabisco Foods Group, 1992, vice president and general manager of Fleischmann's division; Nabisco Biscuit Co.
he earned a reputation for developing new brands, revitalizing faltering brands, and marketing both; his strategies often resulted in growth and profit.
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he held a number of positions in marketing, strategy, and product management, primarily for food products.
One reason for Conant's success was his use of a cross-functional team approach to branding. By using people of different backgrounds, he was able to develop new products and integrate ways to market them.
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