Competition

As with any product, rivalry exists. I took it upon myself to go to my local grocery store, Cost Cutters, and scan the shelves for corn-based products, paying close attention to their nutritional facts, ingredients, cost and weight. I made note of these things and decided to compare them as part of product research for existing products. In this way, the products I manufacture stand out and are not overshadowed by the competition. I tried my best to gather products manufactured locally however, some products such as the tortillas were only imported. 

Owing to the current global pandemic, I tried my best not to touch many products and I took a maximum of 15 minutes in the grocery. 

I took some images of the nutritional contents and ingredients at the back of the product which will be synthesized as part of desk research. 




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