{"id":142970,"date":"2020-12-28T19:33:43","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/consumer-brands-invest-in-the-work-from-home-economy\/"},"modified":"2020-12-28T19:33:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T16:33:43","slug":"consumer-brands-invest-in-the-work-from-home-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/consumer-brands-invest-in-the-work-from-home-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Consumer brands invest in the work-from-home economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Consumer brands invest in the work-from-home economy<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Even with a coronavirus vaccine on the horizon, major manufacturers are betting big that working from home is here to stay. <\/p>\n<p>Major companies from Kimberly-Clark to J.M. Smucker Co. are either expanding their production of goods catering to at-home consumers or revamping it to target this group, according to a new report. It\u2019s just the latest sign that remote work will linger long after the pandemic lifts.   <\/p>\n<p>Kimberly-Clark, which makes Cottonelle and Scott toilet paper, has been converting one of its factories that makes toilet paper for offices into one that makes products for consumers, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/consumer-brands-bet-working-from-home-is-here-to-stay-11609065000?page=1\">according to the Wall Street Journal report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>And Kraft Heinz, which makes Kraft Mac &amp; Cheese cups and Oscar Mayer cold cuts, is spending $100 million to increase its eat-from-home lunch offerings next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a business that has been relatively flat for a while at best,\u201d Adam Butler, president of Kraft\u2019s Easy Meals Made Better division told The Journal. \u201cNow we want to double down on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--If the slideshow is embedded in another post type add the inline wrapper --><\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\">\n<p><!--Begin Slideshow--><\/p>\n<div id=\"slideshow-16920480-1\" class=\"slideshow-container \">\n<p>    <!--Slides Container--><\/p>\n<div class=\"slides-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"slide-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1286 1286w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1033 1033w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=915 915w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=642 642w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=606 606w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=453 453w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=568 568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) calc(100vw - 170px), (max-width: 1280px) 66vw, (max-width: 1440px) 74vw, 100vw\" alt=\"VENEZUELA-ECONOMY-CRISIS-KIMBERLY-CLARK-KIMBERLY CLARK\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\"\/><\/div>\n<p>                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-07.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"VENEZUELA-ECONOMY-CRISIS-KIMBERLY-CLARK-KIMBERLY CLARK\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                            View of the inside of the Kimberly-Clark plant                                                          <\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"slide-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1286 1286w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1033 1033w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=915 915w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=642 642w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=606 606w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=453 453w,https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=568 568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 568px) 100vw, (max-width: 1024px) calc(100vw - 170px), (max-width: 1280px) 66vw, (max-width: 1440px) 74vw, 100vw\" alt=\"A logo sign outside of a facility occupied by Conagra Brands, Inc., in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on July 1, 2018.\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\"\/><\/div>\n<p>                <noscript><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/work-from-home-08.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"A logo sign outside of a facility occupied by Conagra Brands, Inc., in Council Bluffs, Iowa, on July 1, 2018.\"\/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<div class=\"slide-caption-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"slide-caption\">\n                            A logo sign outside of a facility occupied by Conagra Brands                                                            <\/p>\n<p class=\"credit\">Alamy Stock Photo<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>        <!--Mobile slide controls--><\/p>\n<div class=\"next-slideshow-expander\">\n<div class=\"next-slideshow-wrapper no-image\">\n                Up Next<br \/>\n                <button class=\"close-button\"><span class=\"close-button-text\">Close<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<article class=\"story-photo-box next-slideshow oversize-headline\"><!-- NYPost and PageSix custom flag area--><\/p>\n<p>            <!-- End custom flag area --><\/p>\n<p>                The final playoff spots in the NFC could come down&#8230;<br \/>\n                    <\/article>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>        <!--Slideshow Ad Wrapper--><\/p>\n<p>        <!--\/Slideshow Ad Wrapper--><\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!--\/Slides Container--><\/p>\n<p>    <!--Slideshow Header--><br \/>\n    <!--\/Slideshow Header--><\/div>\n<p><!--Close inline slideshow wrapper-->\n    <\/div>\n<p>Frozen meals have been especially popular during the pandemic, which has led some brands like Amy\u2019s Kitchen to commit to opening new factories. And J.M Smucker Co., which makes Folgers and Dunkin\u2019 coffee brands, has reactivated idle machines and retrofitted old ones to expand its manufacture of products its thinks will be popular with the work-from-home crowd, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would be crazy not to be opportunistic,\u201d J.M Smucker chief operating officer John Brase told The Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Conagra Brands and Kraft Heinz are also investing in equipment to boost production of supermarket lunch foods like sandwich meats, while Campbell Soup Co. is expanding manufacturing for its popular snack foods like Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers and Cape Cod potato chips, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p>People have formed new habits due to the pandemic and invested in new equipment so that they can potentially work from home for years to come, said Bob Nolan, Conagra\u2019s head of consumer insights and data. \u201cThis gives us confidence that this isn\u2019t just a flash in the pan,\u201d he said.\n            <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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