Brunch-a-go-go 
❧ 
A drink and food carrier for your go-go life 
UC Berkeley Extension - Spring 2014, New Product Development, Stephen Sorger
Process 
❧ 
1. 
Assemble 
Design 
Team 
2. 
Identify 
Market 
Need 
3. 
Define 
Product 
Spec. 
4. 
Generate 
Product 
Concepts 
5. 
Select 
Product 
Concepts 
6. 
Design 
New 
Product 
7. 
Protect 
Intel 
Property 
8. 
Prototype 
and Test 
9. 
Develop 
Econ 
Model 
10. 
Launch
Team 
❧ 
Kyle Garton 
Project Manager 
Ziyue Zhang 
Industrial Designer 
& Engineer 
Hristina Bencheva 
Marketing and 
Finance Manager 
Robert McKee 
Legal Counsel 
Ashish Virmani 
Mfg Engineer & 
Technician 
Lead 
Project Coordination 
Schedule 
Budget 
Calculations 
Design parts 
Create ideas 
Aesthetics 
Human Factor 
User Interface 
Market Need 
Competition 
Launch 
Funding 
Costs 
Break-even 
Name 
URL 
Patent 
Competition 
Launch 
Manufacturability 
BOM 
Processes 
Prototype 
Market Testing
Market Need 
❧ 
54% of 
Americans over 
the age of 18 
drink coffee 
every day 
Americans 
drink avg. 
3.1 cups/ 
day 
65% 
drink it with 
breakfast 
30% 
drink it in b/w 
meals 
19% 
of Starbucks 
sales are food 
items 
52% 
take out and 
consume it 
off-premises 
The 
U.S. spends 
$40 billion 
on coffee each 
year and rising 
Source: Harvard School of Public Health 
http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/multimedia-article/ 
facts/ 
http://www.sbdcnet.org/small-business-research-reports/ 
coffee-shop-2012
Current Solutions 
❧ 
❧ Need 2 hands to carry 
❧ Focused on holding multiple drinks but not food 
❧ Are unstable 
❧ Not reusable
Market Segments 
❧ 
B2C 
❧ Busy individuals (students, professionals, etc..) 
❧ buy drink & food item (for breakfast/lunch) 
❧ wish to consume offsite or deliver 
❧ Individuals who need “giftbag” for branded 
mugs, cups etc. 
B2B 
❧ Coffee shops & tea houses 
❧ Restaurants offering breakfast and lunch 
❧ Gift stores
Specifications - Market Comparison 
❧ 
Metric 
Brunch 
a go-go 
Cup Tray Cup Carrier Bag 
Cup Capacity 1 4 2 or 4 N/A 
Designed to hold food Yes No No Yes 
Stability High Low Mid N/A 
Cost inexpensive inexpensive inexpensive inexpensive
❧ 
❧ Metrics 
Final Specifications 
Item Name Target Description 
1 Load >2 Lbs Could lift big coffee (20oz/590ml) and food (2 lbs). 
2 Depth 13<x<18 
cm 
Deep enough to have cup in the bottom and food 
on the top. 
3 Variability 
(Hole Size) 
7<D<8 
cm 
Make sure to meet all sizes cups’ bodies. Not too 
deep, not too shallow. 
4 Stability -- Cup would sit in the hole stably on horizontal 
without any leaking. 
5 Cost <10 Cents Unit cost should be less than 10 cents (per 
100,000).
Concept Generation 
❧ 
Methods: 
❧ Brainstorming - discussed available solutions and their flaws 
❧ User input - team members, friends, survey 
❧ Competitive Study 
Design: 
❧ Team members each created a design 
❧ Decomposition & Combination of best features
Concepts 
❧ 
Insight: stability is important 
Carrier Handle - 
Decomposition & 
Combination 
Carrier Base - 
Decomposition & 
Combination
Concept Selection 
❧ 
Selection 
Criteria 
Capacity + 0 + + 
Stability - + - - 
Cost + 0 + - 
Ease of Mfg. + + + - 
Aesthetics 0 + 0 - 
Material 0 0 + - 
Total 2 3 2 -5 
Ranking 2 1 2 4 
Improvement Ideas: Nicer handle; increase structure rigidity for stability, reduce cost
Design 
❧ 
❧ Schematic
❧ 
❧ BOM (per unit) 
Design 
Item Name Description 
1 Body Hard paper (made by 7-layer soft paper), 0.5mm 
thickness, 41*41 cm 
2 Handles Wrapping paper, 25*50 cm 
3 Glue Safe, non-toxic, 2g 
4 Print Customized Logo/print
Alibaba Cost Quote 
❧
Design 
❧ 
❧ Cost (per 100,000units) 
Item Name Description Price 
1 BOM Material cost listed in BOM. $800 
2 Fixed Cost Board cutter, paper folding, handle 
rolling, paint printing. All outsource. 
$1600 
3 Assembly 
Cost 
Most of assembly work are done by 
machine. 
$200 
4 Others Burden rate 10% for materials, 80% for 
labors. 
$320 
Total $2,920
Intellectual Property 
❧ 
Trademark Search Domain Search
Patent Strategy 
❧ 
Patent Type: US Provisional ($130). 
A PCT application will be filed if market demand is proved in EU or 
China 
Class: 206 Special Receptacle or package 
Subclass: 194 With apertured receptacle retaining wall 
Inventor: Ziyue Zhang 
Patent Search: Patent 599579276 Food and Beverage Container 
❧ holds multiple beverages side by side or one beverage and one 
snack item side by side. 
Patent Des. 397,911 Combined Beverage and Snack Holder 
❧ A container that connects to a canned beverage to hold snacks, with 
a hole to allow a straw into the beverage 
Features: A carrier with a bottom panel with a perforated hole for holding a 
beverage container. Four side panels connected to form a container for 
food/snack items. Two handles attached to opposite side panels.
Prototyping 
❧
Market Testing 
❧ 
❧ Face to Face Interviews 
❧ Online Survey 
❧ Main Purpose of Online Survey 
Determine market need 
Determine purchase intent and price? 
Get Product feedback 
❧ Target Segment: Coffee Shop Visitors 
❧ Sample Size Planned – 1000 [Actual 17] 
❧ Survey Link: http://www.instant.ly/s/td5Vr
Market Testing-Survey 
❧
Survey Results - Market Need 
❧ 
100% feel inconvenience 
60% moderate to high 
93% taking out keys, unlocking, 
73% opening doors 
53% carrying additional bag/talking on the phone 
Market need is evident.
Survey Results - Product Feedback 
❧ 
38% “definitely” willing to pay 
56% “maybe” 
Willingness to pay for 
convenience is present. 
Product Sturdiness, Size, Spillage, Straw, Foldable, Reusable 
69% 
19% 6% 
Price target to be 10c or less
Economics – Cost & Revenue 
❧ 
Costs - Outflows 
Costs (Start-up) Amount ($) Details 
Development $1000 Design, testing, refinement, labor-40h$24, Materials-$40 
Ramp-Up $20,000 Preparing production systems, 1 million units 
Marketing & Support $5,000 Ad-$50, trade shows-$4,000 (4 shows), B2B sales- $950 
Legal Fees $500 
$325 for Trademark Filing 
$130 for Provisional patent app as a small entity status 
$45 to get the brunch-a-go-go.com url for 4 years 
Total Cost $26,500.00 
Revenue - Inflows 
Revenue (per unit) Amount 
Sales Volume $16,000,000.00 Total volume for 3 years 
Unit Price $0.05 Per unit 
Unit Cost $0.03 Per unit 
Unit Contribution $0.02 Per unit
Economics - ProForma 
❧ 
Category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 
General Expenses 
Development ($1,000) - - - 
Ramp-Up ($10,000) ($10,000) - - 
Marketing & Support - ($5,000) ($5,000) ($5,000) 
Legal Fees (500) - - - 
Total ($11,500) ($15,000) ($5,000) ($5,000) 
Sales Revenue 
Quantity Sold - 1,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 
Revenue - $50,000 $250,000 $500,000 
Cost of Goods Sold - ($30,000) ($150,000) ($300,000) 
Contribution $20,000 $100,000 $200,000 
Net Cash Flow ($11,500) $5,000 $95,000 $195,000 
Annual NPV = (10,454.55) 4,132.23 71,374.91 133,187.62 
Interest (hurdle) rate = 10% 
Total NPV(1+2+3+4)= 198,240.22 NPV>0 Go forward with project!
Economics – Break-Even 
❧ 
❧ Fixed Cost: $26,500 
❧ Price= $0.05 
❧Variable unit cost (VC)= $0.03 
500,000 
400,000 
300,000 
200,000 
100,000 
0 
Break-Even Vol = Fixed Cost = 26,500 
(Price – VC) ($0.05-$0.03) 
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 
Revenue, 
Total Cost, 
Variable Cost 
1,325,000 units Sales Volume in units (mil) Thousands 
Revenue 
Total Cost 
Fixed Cost 
= $1,325,000 Units 
Break-Even 
after 1 year
Economics – What-if Analysis 
❧ 
Scenario	Summary (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) 
Greatest negative impact 
Greatest positive impact 
Current	 
Values: 
What	Sales	 
Volume	 
NPV=0 
Increase	 
Sales	100% 
Unit price increase, sales volume increase & unit 
cost decrease have the greatest impact on NPV 
Decrease	 
Unit	Cost	1	 
cent	to	$0.02 
Increase	 
General	 
Expenses	 
100% 
Increase	 
Develop.	time	 
1	year,	file	 
Patent	App 
Increase	Unit	 
Price	100%	to	 
$0.10 
Changing	Cells: 
Sales	Year	1 																		- 															- 																- 
Sales	Year	2 							1	,000,000 																			- 					2,000,000 
Sales	Year	3 							5	,000,000 																	(0) 		1	0,000,000 
Sales	Year	4 					10,000,000 				2,197,825 		2	0,000,000 
Unit	Cost $														0.03 $												0.02 
Costs	Year	1 $									(11,500) 									(23,000) 
Costs	Year	2 $									(15,000) 									(30,000) 
Costs	Year	3 $											(5,000) 									(10,000) 
Costs	Year	4 $											(5,000) 									(10,000) 
Costs	Year	5 N/A 												(21,000) 
Unit	Price $														0.05 $													0.10 
Result	Cells: 
Total	NPV 198,240.22 (0.00) 426,503.31 312,371.76 168,217.33 161,912.59 768,897.96 
%	change	 115% 58% -15% -18% 288%
Launch – Marketing Mix 
❧ 
Brunch a 
go-go 
Product 
Price 
Place 
Promotion
Launch – Product 
❧ 
❧Value Proposition - easily and 
securely carry a beverage and 
snack item with one hand or 
finger 
❧Positioning - Convenient, 
quick, safe, reusable 
❧Tagline: 
“Brunch-a-go-go makes life easy!”
Launch – Price 
❧ 
❧Differential pricing 
❧Wholesale for bulk orders - $0.05 ~ $0.30 
❧Retail: $0.1 ~ $0.8 depending on the channel 
Quantity Price Shipping Option 
B2C (gift shops) $0.8 Standard shipping. 
B2B Samples (<100) Free Standard shipping. 
1k $0.3 Standard shipping. 
10k $0.1 Free shipping. 
100k $0.05 
Customized Ask for a quote.
Launch – Place 
❧ 
❧Local coffee/tea shops & 
brunch restaurants near 
business offices and colleges 
❧Mega chains - 
Starbucks/Peet’s/McDonald’ 
s, etc. 
❧Craft & gift shops
Launch – Promotion 
❧ 
❧Industry events e.g. coffee 
expo, trade shows, festivals 
❧Direct to corporate buyers, 
partnerships with food 
accessory suppliers, etc 
❧Online: Website, Social 
media, Search Ads 
Flyer Ad 
	 
	 
Brunch-a-go-go 
Are	you	rushing	in	the	morning	and	have	no	time	 
for	breakfast?	Do	you	go	to	the	local	café	and	 
take	out	but	don’t	have	three	hands	to	 
	do	it	all?		 
Brunch-a-go-go	is	what	you	need.	 
Order,	carry,	enjoy	and	do	all	with	one	hand!	 
800-333-3433
Launch – Promotion 
❧ 
	 
❧Industry events e.g. coffee 
expo, trade shows, festivals 
❧Direct to corporate buyers, 
partnerships with food 
accessory suppliers, etc 
❧Online: Website, Social 
media, Search Ads 
	 
Brunch-a-go-go 
Are	you	rushing	in	the	morning	a nd	have	no	time	 
for	breakfa st ?	Do	you	go	to	the	local	café	and	 
tak e	out	but	don’t	have	three	hands	to	 
	do	it	all?		 
Brunch-a-go-go	is	what	you	need.	 
Order,	carry,	e njoy	and	do	all	with	one	hand!	 
80 0-333-3433
Thank you 
Q & A

"Brunch a-go-go" UCBX New Product Development

  • 1.
    Brunch-a-go-go ❧ Adrink and food carrier for your go-go life UC Berkeley Extension - Spring 2014, New Product Development, Stephen Sorger
  • 2.
    Process ❧ 1. Assemble Design Team 2. Identify Market Need 3. Define Product Spec. 4. Generate Product Concepts 5. Select Product Concepts 6. Design New Product 7. Protect Intel Property 8. Prototype and Test 9. Develop Econ Model 10. Launch
  • 3.
    Team ❧ KyleGarton Project Manager Ziyue Zhang Industrial Designer & Engineer Hristina Bencheva Marketing and Finance Manager Robert McKee Legal Counsel Ashish Virmani Mfg Engineer & Technician Lead Project Coordination Schedule Budget Calculations Design parts Create ideas Aesthetics Human Factor User Interface Market Need Competition Launch Funding Costs Break-even Name URL Patent Competition Launch Manufacturability BOM Processes Prototype Market Testing
  • 4.
    Market Need ❧ 54% of Americans over the age of 18 drink coffee every day Americans drink avg. 3.1 cups/ day 65% drink it with breakfast 30% drink it in b/w meals 19% of Starbucks sales are food items 52% take out and consume it off-premises The U.S. spends $40 billion on coffee each year and rising Source: Harvard School of Public Health http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/multimedia-article/ facts/ http://www.sbdcnet.org/small-business-research-reports/ coffee-shop-2012
  • 5.
    Current Solutions ❧ ❧ Need 2 hands to carry ❧ Focused on holding multiple drinks but not food ❧ Are unstable ❧ Not reusable
  • 6.
    Market Segments ❧ B2C ❧ Busy individuals (students, professionals, etc..) ❧ buy drink & food item (for breakfast/lunch) ❧ wish to consume offsite or deliver ❧ Individuals who need “giftbag” for branded mugs, cups etc. B2B ❧ Coffee shops & tea houses ❧ Restaurants offering breakfast and lunch ❧ Gift stores
  • 7.
    Specifications - MarketComparison ❧ Metric Brunch a go-go Cup Tray Cup Carrier Bag Cup Capacity 1 4 2 or 4 N/A Designed to hold food Yes No No Yes Stability High Low Mid N/A Cost inexpensive inexpensive inexpensive inexpensive
  • 8.
    ❧ ❧ Metrics Final Specifications Item Name Target Description 1 Load >2 Lbs Could lift big coffee (20oz/590ml) and food (2 lbs). 2 Depth 13<x<18 cm Deep enough to have cup in the bottom and food on the top. 3 Variability (Hole Size) 7<D<8 cm Make sure to meet all sizes cups’ bodies. Not too deep, not too shallow. 4 Stability -- Cup would sit in the hole stably on horizontal without any leaking. 5 Cost <10 Cents Unit cost should be less than 10 cents (per 100,000).
  • 9.
    Concept Generation ❧ Methods: ❧ Brainstorming - discussed available solutions and their flaws ❧ User input - team members, friends, survey ❧ Competitive Study Design: ❧ Team members each created a design ❧ Decomposition & Combination of best features
  • 10.
    Concepts ❧ Insight:stability is important Carrier Handle - Decomposition & Combination Carrier Base - Decomposition & Combination
  • 11.
    Concept Selection ❧ Selection Criteria Capacity + 0 + + Stability - + - - Cost + 0 + - Ease of Mfg. + + + - Aesthetics 0 + 0 - Material 0 0 + - Total 2 3 2 -5 Ranking 2 1 2 4 Improvement Ideas: Nicer handle; increase structure rigidity for stability, reduce cost
  • 12.
    Design ❧ ❧Schematic
  • 13.
    ❧ ❧ BOM(per unit) Design Item Name Description 1 Body Hard paper (made by 7-layer soft paper), 0.5mm thickness, 41*41 cm 2 Handles Wrapping paper, 25*50 cm 3 Glue Safe, non-toxic, 2g 4 Print Customized Logo/print
  • 14.
  • 15.
    Design ❧ ❧Cost (per 100,000units) Item Name Description Price 1 BOM Material cost listed in BOM. $800 2 Fixed Cost Board cutter, paper folding, handle rolling, paint printing. All outsource. $1600 3 Assembly Cost Most of assembly work are done by machine. $200 4 Others Burden rate 10% for materials, 80% for labors. $320 Total $2,920
  • 16.
    Intellectual Property ❧ Trademark Search Domain Search
  • 17.
    Patent Strategy ❧ Patent Type: US Provisional ($130). A PCT application will be filed if market demand is proved in EU or China Class: 206 Special Receptacle or package Subclass: 194 With apertured receptacle retaining wall Inventor: Ziyue Zhang Patent Search: Patent 599579276 Food and Beverage Container ❧ holds multiple beverages side by side or one beverage and one snack item side by side. Patent Des. 397,911 Combined Beverage and Snack Holder ❧ A container that connects to a canned beverage to hold snacks, with a hole to allow a straw into the beverage Features: A carrier with a bottom panel with a perforated hole for holding a beverage container. Four side panels connected to form a container for food/snack items. Two handles attached to opposite side panels.
  • 18.
  • 19.
    Market Testing ❧ ❧ Face to Face Interviews ❧ Online Survey ❧ Main Purpose of Online Survey Determine market need Determine purchase intent and price? Get Product feedback ❧ Target Segment: Coffee Shop Visitors ❧ Sample Size Planned – 1000 [Actual 17] ❧ Survey Link: http://www.instant.ly/s/td5Vr
  • 20.
  • 21.
    Survey Results -Market Need ❧ 100% feel inconvenience 60% moderate to high 93% taking out keys, unlocking, 73% opening doors 53% carrying additional bag/talking on the phone Market need is evident.
  • 22.
    Survey Results -Product Feedback ❧ 38% “definitely” willing to pay 56% “maybe” Willingness to pay for convenience is present. Product Sturdiness, Size, Spillage, Straw, Foldable, Reusable 69% 19% 6% Price target to be 10c or less
  • 23.
    Economics – Cost& Revenue ❧ Costs - Outflows Costs (Start-up) Amount ($) Details Development $1000 Design, testing, refinement, labor-40h$24, Materials-$40 Ramp-Up $20,000 Preparing production systems, 1 million units Marketing & Support $5,000 Ad-$50, trade shows-$4,000 (4 shows), B2B sales- $950 Legal Fees $500 $325 for Trademark Filing $130 for Provisional patent app as a small entity status $45 to get the brunch-a-go-go.com url for 4 years Total Cost $26,500.00 Revenue - Inflows Revenue (per unit) Amount Sales Volume $16,000,000.00 Total volume for 3 years Unit Price $0.05 Per unit Unit Cost $0.03 Per unit Unit Contribution $0.02 Per unit
  • 24.
    Economics - ProForma ❧ Category Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 General Expenses Development ($1,000) - - - Ramp-Up ($10,000) ($10,000) - - Marketing & Support - ($5,000) ($5,000) ($5,000) Legal Fees (500) - - - Total ($11,500) ($15,000) ($5,000) ($5,000) Sales Revenue Quantity Sold - 1,000,000 5,000,000 10,000,000 Revenue - $50,000 $250,000 $500,000 Cost of Goods Sold - ($30,000) ($150,000) ($300,000) Contribution $20,000 $100,000 $200,000 Net Cash Flow ($11,500) $5,000 $95,000 $195,000 Annual NPV = (10,454.55) 4,132.23 71,374.91 133,187.62 Interest (hurdle) rate = 10% Total NPV(1+2+3+4)= 198,240.22 NPV>0 Go forward with project!
  • 25.
    Economics – Break-Even ❧ ❧ Fixed Cost: $26,500 ❧ Price= $0.05 ❧Variable unit cost (VC)= $0.03 500,000 400,000 300,000 200,000 100,000 0 Break-Even Vol = Fixed Cost = 26,500 (Price – VC) ($0.05-$0.03) 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 Revenue, Total Cost, Variable Cost 1,325,000 units Sales Volume in units (mil) Thousands Revenue Total Cost Fixed Cost = $1,325,000 Units Break-Even after 1 year
  • 26.
    Economics – What-ifAnalysis ❧ Scenario Summary (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Greatest negative impact Greatest positive impact Current Values: What Sales Volume NPV=0 Increase Sales 100% Unit price increase, sales volume increase & unit cost decrease have the greatest impact on NPV Decrease Unit Cost 1 cent to $0.02 Increase General Expenses 100% Increase Develop. time 1 year, file Patent App Increase Unit Price 100% to $0.10 Changing Cells: Sales Year 1 - - - Sales Year 2 1 ,000,000 - 2,000,000 Sales Year 3 5 ,000,000 (0) 1 0,000,000 Sales Year 4 10,000,000 2,197,825 2 0,000,000 Unit Cost $ 0.03 $ 0.02 Costs Year 1 $ (11,500) (23,000) Costs Year 2 $ (15,000) (30,000) Costs Year 3 $ (5,000) (10,000) Costs Year 4 $ (5,000) (10,000) Costs Year 5 N/A (21,000) Unit Price $ 0.05 $ 0.10 Result Cells: Total NPV 198,240.22 (0.00) 426,503.31 312,371.76 168,217.33 161,912.59 768,897.96 % change 115% 58% -15% -18% 288%
  • 27.
    Launch – MarketingMix ❧ Brunch a go-go Product Price Place Promotion
  • 28.
    Launch – Product ❧ ❧Value Proposition - easily and securely carry a beverage and snack item with one hand or finger ❧Positioning - Convenient, quick, safe, reusable ❧Tagline: “Brunch-a-go-go makes life easy!”
  • 29.
    Launch – Price ❧ ❧Differential pricing ❧Wholesale for bulk orders - $0.05 ~ $0.30 ❧Retail: $0.1 ~ $0.8 depending on the channel Quantity Price Shipping Option B2C (gift shops) $0.8 Standard shipping. B2B Samples (<100) Free Standard shipping. 1k $0.3 Standard shipping. 10k $0.1 Free shipping. 100k $0.05 Customized Ask for a quote.
  • 30.
    Launch – Place ❧ ❧Local coffee/tea shops & brunch restaurants near business offices and colleges ❧Mega chains - Starbucks/Peet’s/McDonald’ s, etc. ❧Craft & gift shops
  • 31.
    Launch – Promotion ❧ ❧Industry events e.g. coffee expo, trade shows, festivals ❧Direct to corporate buyers, partnerships with food accessory suppliers, etc ❧Online: Website, Social media, Search Ads Flyer Ad Brunch-a-go-go Are you rushing in the morning and have no time for breakfast? Do you go to the local café and take out but don’t have three hands to do it all? Brunch-a-go-go is what you need. Order, carry, enjoy and do all with one hand! 800-333-3433
  • 32.
    Launch – Promotion ❧ ❧Industry events e.g. coffee expo, trade shows, festivals ❧Direct to corporate buyers, partnerships with food accessory suppliers, etc ❧Online: Website, Social media, Search Ads Brunch-a-go-go Are you rushing in the morning a nd have no time for breakfa st ? Do you go to the local café and tak e out but don’t have three hands to do it all? Brunch-a-go-go is what you need. Order, carry, e njoy and do all with one hand! 80 0-333-3433
  • 33.