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15 Sep, 2025
From Brand to Product: Why CPG Must Learn From China’s Proof-First Market
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At MMR China, we specialize in consumer and sensory research, product testing, and packaging innovation to help brands succeed in the Chinese market.
MMR China is where sensory research in Shanghai meets powerful commercial applications. From brand innovation to product testing in China and retail strategy, our mission is to make every brand experience more memorable and extraordinary.
By collaborating with MMR China, you’ll benefit from solutions spanning concept testing, product claims testing, packaging research in China, category understanding, as well as a suite of tailored solutions for product testing and optimization. Our expert global sensory panels and local insights make us the leading market research agency in Shanghai. We also connect with our global expertise in Sensory Testing and Packaging Development to deliver innovative, customized research solutions.
Our global network of sensory experts help the world's most successful brands deliver compelling and believable experiences across product, pack, and brand. It’s the tiny details that make all the difference.
Our product testing and development approaches will ensure you connect with your target consumer, understand exactly what they need -and identify how to deliver it.
We work with consumers to identify and co-create the perfect pack execution that complements your brand. We expose the nuances that really matter.
With tens of thousands of products launching every year, consumer expectations continue to rise. We focus your time and investment in the right place at the right time from the very start of the process, to give you the best chance of success.
Fragmented media. Failing innovation. The pace of change. There is a lot to contend with. We help you understand the complexity of consumers, so your concepts truly resonate, your brand stretch retains its essence and your footprint remains distinctive.
Every brand wants their product range to be a cut above the rest. We make sure your portfolio has what it takes to fight for attention and push its way into the hearts, minds and memory of more consumers – online and in-store.
Our China team is staffed by experts with over a decade of client-side experience and world-class industry knowledge. We provide professional services and clear guidance that align with your innovation goals and business needs, helping you make better-informed decisions.
Here are the details of our experts:
Estée Lauder wanted to create iconic packaging to reinforce and elevate brand status and create memorable experiences for both the lipstick and liquid lip categories.
Danone was looking to innovate under the Evian brand, leveraging functional benefits and trends in water and flavoured sparkling water for the US market.
A world leading crystal jewellery brand wanted to understand contemporary wearing occasions of accessories and define the sensory attributes that link to them, in order to support future product design and communication.
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