# 38 - How Best in Class Companies are Anticipating a Post-Covid World
What's Cooking With The Cookware & Bakeware Alliance
Release Date: 10/15/2021
Cooking Up Tradition: A Look Inside the Legacy of Lodge Cast Iron with Mike Otterman
What's Cooking With The Cookware & Bakeware Alliance
Mike Otterman, the CEO of Lodge Cast Iron and host Fran Groesbeck discussed the history of Lodge Cast Iron and their contributions to the industry, such as adding seasoning to cast iron cookware. Since 2019, Mike Otterman has served as CEO & President of Lodge Cast Iron. Mike has over 25 years of experience in the Housewares and Outdoor industries. Together with a strong leadership team and the support of Lodge shareholders and employees, he has helped continue the company's proud legacy, culture, and category leadership. Otterman spoke about Lodge's commitment to their employees and the...
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The Importance of the "Trust But Verify" Philosophy with SGS Testing Labs
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Interview with , , and , for a conversation that celebrates SGS Testing Labs' membership, contributions to the industry and community, and dedication to creating safe consumer products.
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Creating Joyful Moments with Widgeteer
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Interview with Bill and Nancy McHenry
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Newell Brands Innovation Pushes the Bakeware Technology Envelope Featuring Kris Malkoski, Newell Brands
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In this episode of What’s Cooking with the CBA, host Fran Groesbeck has a conversation with , CEO, of Home Solutions and Writing at Newell Brands. You may not be familiar with the name “Newell Brands,” but chances are you have many of their products in your home. Kris shares how ’s new innovative product, came to market and the rigorous testing it went through as it was being developed. She also gives insight into ’s new products and its recycling program with . Kris has been an international business leader for more than 30 years as CEO, COO, President and VP/GM in public and...
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Solving Our Industry’s Toughest Cleaning Challenges
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Host Fran Groesbeck has a conversation with Ken Manninen, President of . Incorporated in 1994 in Fond du Lac, WI, Alliance Manufacturing, Inc. specializes in the conceptual design, engineering, and manufacturing of industrial parts washers and parts cleaning systems. Their engineers have developed a full line of water-based aqueous parts cleaning systems. Their goal is to help customers help solve cleaning challenges. Many times, the last thing that manufacturers seem to think about is the cleaning of manufacturing parts. Challenges arise in particular in the manufacturing of cookware and...
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Fissler's Laser Focus Has Served the Cookware Market Since 1845
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Fissler is a 6th generation family-owned company and is internationally known for producing premium cookware Made in Germany. Distributed via premium retailers throughout the world, Fissler is the market leader in Germany, as well as a major market player in Korea, Japan, and China. The company took direct control of the US markets two years ago and is determined to share Fissler's award-winning Made in Germany quality, design, and innovation with more Americans. Now warehousing in Charlotte NC, the company is well placed to deliver inventory to premium kitchen retailers within 2-5 days. In...
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What Am I Going To Do For The CBA Today? A 30-Year Perspective
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June 1922 was the official formation of the association we now know as the . This year, 2022, marks a new name, a new look, and new member benefits to continue its long-standing mission of supplying the industry with standards, connections, and solutions. We are currently in the midst of our year-long 100th Anniversary Celebration. The alliance wouldn’t be here today without the hard work of its members, board, and managing directors. Today, host & current managing director of the CBA, has a conversation with former managing directors, and . Together, Fran, Penny & Hugh bring to the table...
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Looking Back at CBA's Past to Take Us Into The Future
What's Cooking With The Cookware & Bakeware Alliance
June 1922 was the official formation of the association we now know as the . 2022 marks a new name, a new look, and new member benefits to continue its long-standing mission of supplying the industry with standards, connections, and solutions. We are currently in the midst of our year-long 100th Anniversary Celebration. The alliance wouldn’t be here today without the hard work of its members, board, and managing directors. Today, host & current managing director of the CBA, has a conversation with former managing director, . Hugh shares more details of the history of the CBA as well as the...
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Magic Happens With Voices of Perspective
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In this Stronger Together Series episode, host, Fran Groesbeck, has a conversation with PPG's North American Marketing Manager, . Suzie has been in the cookware and bakeware industry for 10 years. Over the years, she's not only seen some changes in the industry but she's also had some big changes in her personal life. Listen as Suzie and Fran discuss topics related to the need for a different work-home life balance and how innovative ideas are generated through openness to listening to others' perspectives. About CBA Member: Founded in 1883 as Pittsburgh Plate Glass by...
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A New Year, New Name, New Look! Part 2
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The CBA supplies the industry with standards, connections, and solutions. Formally known as the Cookware Manufacturers Association, at the beginning of 2022, the name had officially changed to the Cookware & Bakeware Alliance, or the CBA. Making the change wasn’t done overnight. There was a lot that went into making the change. There was a lot of thought and many meetings to flesh out just the right words to rebrand the organization to align with its mission. CBA Managing Director, Fran Groesbeck, along with Tom Mirabile, Principal & Founder of Springboard Futures and Leann Schwarzkopf,...
info_outlineThe CMA looks for new ways to share important market information. That is why we have partnered with Design Research to present CMA Members with the insight needed to navigate a Post-Covid World. Design Research is a market research and insights company that focuses on housewares and other products for the home. Design Research has a long history in these markets, servicing well over 100 world-class brands for the past 22 years. In this podcast, we will learn about How Best in Class Companies are Anticipating a Post-Covid World.
How many times a day do you catch yourself thinking about where you were this month week or day in 2020? What were you dealing with during the Pandemic? What were you doing – or not doing – and what was going on in your business and personal life.
Life is resuming, but so many people, places, and things are still adapting to post covid life. And the uncertainty is not over. We still have spikes, variants, and vaccine dos and don’ts to deal with. For your business, as you try to move forward, have the pandemic trends continued for your business? What has changed? How are you adapting?
How do you plan and predict the next steps after the unpredictable? Today, host Fran Groesbeck has a conversation with Design Research's Vice President of Market Intelligence, Janine Michalek, and what they are doing to help understand the new consumer and the new marketplace.
Additional Resources:
- Design Research Website
- Janine Michalek
- Market Research's Role in Today's Economy with Richard Babick | Podcast
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