Problem: You work as a product researcher and project manager with a large Canadian fast food company which has approximately 200 locations across Canada. The company's core business is coffee sales. However, in the past decade the company has expanded its operations to include a variety of food products. The company's reputation is low grade, particularly with its food products.
Senior management has asked you to research and manage a project that will introduce healthier food options with improved taste to the company's menu. To keep pace with the competition, the company wants to introduce the new food options by December 1, 2023. The project will include the following components at a minimum:
- research healthy food options available in the fast food marketplace.
- analyze the options
- recommend food options to introduce to the company's menu
- develop the processes needed for the company's stores to sell the new food options