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LTOs Popular This Fall for Restaurants

Limited-time offerings (LTOs) are popular with restaurants this fall.

Starbucks brought back its Pumpkin Spice Latte on August 25th. It is part of their seasonal fall menu. This marks 23 years since Starbucks added it to its fall menu.

Little Caesars partnered with Sony Pictures on the new film—Spider-Man: Brand New Day to create their Webberoni pizza. This pizza includes a “web” pattern made of shredded pepperoni.

Chick-fil-A has an LTO chicken and waffle sandwich on its fall menu.

Several restaurants are going with […]

By Ross L. Fink, Ph.D.|2026-09-23T03:09:40+00:00September 23, 2026|Tags: inventory management, Limited Time Offerings (LTOs), product design, project management, scheduling|

Quantas Nonstop Flights Connect Australia and Europe

Nonstop flights will connect Australia with Europe in a single 19- to 21-hour journey.

Quantas Airlines just completed a record-long 24-hour, 24-minute commercial test flight from Australia to France as part of its “Project Sunrise,” which promises the world’s longest daily nonstop commercial route beginning October 2027.

Video Spotlight:

Qantas Project Sunrise A350 cabin reveal (Jun 15, 2023, Quantas)

This post is based on the Fox Business article, Airbus jet completes 24-hour flight […]

By Lisa M. Spencer|2026-08-24T04:06:25+00:00August 26, 2026|Tags: capacity planning, Product and service design|

Nestle Tailors Food for GLP-1 Users

Nestle is pioneering new food designs with more robust flavors, targeting GLP-1 users whose taste buds are dulled by their medication.

Video Spotlight:

Nestle marketing chief: Tweaking some food recipes to appeal to “duller” GLP-1 palates (Jul 7, 2026, CNBCtelevision)
Why Nestlé is changing its flavours because of weight-loss drugs (Jul 10, 2026, Business Standard)

This post is based on the Quartz article,

By Lisa M. Spencer|2026-08-19T06:55:03+00:00August 19, 2026|Tags: external environment, product design, strategy|

Turfgrass for the World Cup

FIFA’s World Cup 2026 featured 48 teams playing in sixteen different stadiums, hosted by three countries: the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

One requirement of FIFA for the World Cup games is that stadiums and fields meet certain specifications, including that the field uses turfgrass. Each field must perform identically in terms of how the ball bounces and ensure safe footing.

Of the sixteen stadiums, eight normally used artificial turf, and five were domed with retractable roofs, adding complexity to meeting field […]

By Ross L. Fink, Ph.D.|2026-08-10T04:33:40+00:00August 9, 2026|Tags: product design, project management, quality, quality characteristics|