Article: Think outside the low-carb box; Staid cultures hamper creation of brands with real personality.(Viewpoint)

Byline: STEVEN ADDIS

Food marketers' latest, and distinctly un-enterprising, recipe for success is blitzing the consumer with low-carb everything. In many cases the products at the end of the research and production lines are borderline unpalatable, and they certainly won't become consumer favorites anytime soon. But we shouldn't be surprised because this is a classic symptom of the fact the ingredient in shortest supply right now is marketers' courage.

Innovation has been sucked out of the corporate culture. Corporate giants let others take the risk, wait for proven success by an independent brand or what they see as a surefire trend, and then swoop in ...

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