Failure: New Flora

  • Category : Consumer Goods
  • Published On : August   2013
  • Pages : 10
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Summary
This case study outlines how Flora failed to understand the needs of its core consumer when it changed the taste of a long-established and well-loved brand. Following backlash from loyal customers and poor sales, Flora was forced to make a U-turn and bring back the original taste 17 months later.


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Reasons To Buy
- Why is New Flora considered an interesting case of failure?

- What consumer insight underpins this failure?

- What can I learn from the failure of New Flora?

Key Highlights
Flora Original was re-launched in early 2012 with a new so-called "tastier" formula. In response to the re-formulation, sales of Flora declined and consumers took to social media, online forums, and blogs to express their anger at the new taste.
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