In 2018, the company was ready to shift audiences, wanting to also target busy moms looking for a healthy dinner solution. The Dinner Hero product started as a consumer product in retail stores, and then expanded to a full-fledge pilot DTC product in which we partnered with Ideo to use design thinking to deeply understand the audience's problem and deliver a MVP product.
I co-led the design strategy and execution of the Dinner Hero product line, partnering with the Creative Director to come up with the concept of a cookbook-style front flap. From a DTC perspective, I helped the team successfully test-launch a line of ~12 menu options for an audience of 40 customers. I partnered with R+D on recipe development, led food photography, led designs for brand marketing, and managed the work of a production designer.