American Federation of Labor Records, 1888-1955

 
Contents List
Container Title
M2022-061
Part 5 (M2022-061): Additions, 1971-1996
Physical Description: 3.6 cubic feet (3 records renter cartons, 1 archives box, and 1 half-archives box) 
Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1971-1996, consisting of materials from Robert "Bob" Drane, an Oscar Mayer employee (1979-1999), who eventually held the position of Vice President of Strategy and New Business Development. As part of the Consumer Products Division, Drane led the team which created the Lunchables line. Materials detail the development of Lunchables and include a mostly chronological account of the conception and roll-out of the product to consumers. Records include internal reports, budget requests, market testing, and promotional campaign materials.
Lunchables brand development
Box   1
  Folder   1
Early development, 1985-1989, 1991
Box   1
  Folder   2
Drane to Cleveland Center, labels intro 1985 November 15
Box   1
  Folder   3
Philip Morris board, 1986 November 26
Box   1
  Folder   4
Drane intro to New Products Group, strategic plan 1986-1987
Box   1
  Folder   5-6
Unfiled history, 1986-1989
Box   1
  Folder   7
Drane and team to new products review board, kick-off lunch and dinner 1987 February 3
Box   1
  Folder   8
Snackpaks II Direction, 1987 March 10
Box   1
  Folder   9
TFD update to Smith, 1987 March 16
Box   1
  Folder   10
Roll-out plan, 1987 June
Box   1
  Folder   11
Year 1 marketing plan, 1987 June 29
Box   1
  Folder   12
Smith, Phil 1987 July 7
Box   1
  Folder   13
Media plan, 1987 September
Box   1
  Folder   14
First print ad, 1987 September
Box   1
  Folder   15
Trade plan, 1987 September
Box   1
  Folder   16
Margins and profitability, 1987 October
Box   1
  Folder   17
Smith, Phil, to Philip Morris board 1987 October 1
Box   1
  Folder   18
Business Review Committee (BRC), update 1987 October 28
Box   1
  Folder   19
"At Home" Lunchables Hot, 1987 December
Box   1
  Folder   20
Volume, 1987 December
Box   1
  Folder   21-22
MCA, Lunchables II 1987 December
Box   1
  Folder   23
Sales Tracking, key dates, key follow-ups 1987 December
Box   1
  Folder   24
Capital request, lines 1 and 2 1987 December 16
Box   1
  Folder   25
Lunchables case: OMU, SOB, licensing, Kraft 1987-1988
Box   1
  Folder   26
Financials, 1988 January
Box   1
  Folder   27
Attitude, Awareness and Usage (AAU) 1988 March 25
Box   1
  Folder   28
Capital request, lines 3 and 4 1988 March 28
Box   1
  Folder   29
MCA - Lunchables Development Project, final report 1988 April 3
Box   1
  Folder   30
BRC update, 1988 April 28
Box   1
  Folder   31
BehaviorScan 6-month report, 1988 May
Box   1
  Folder   32
CLT test, current vs. revised 1988 May
Box   1
  Folder   33
Smith, Phil, review 1988 May 10
Box   1
  Folder   34
BehaviorScan - which ad weight?, 1988 May 18
Box   1
  Folder   35
Capital request, lines 5-7 1988 June
Box   1
  Folder   36
Convenience store tracking reports, 1988 June
Box   1
  Folder   37
Year 2 marketing plan, 1988 June 6
Box   1
  Folder   38
Drane to BRC on progress, 1988 July
Box   1
  Folder   39
Manufacturing costs, 1988 July 14
Box   1
  Folder   40
BRC update, 1988 July 28
Box   1
  Folder   41
Organization needs, 1988 August
Box   1
  Folder   42
National roll-out plan (markets and timing), 1988 September
Box   1
  Folder   43
Cost to "Make Your Own" Lunchables, 1988 September
Box   1
  Folder   44
Press contacts, 1988 September
Box   1
  Folder   45
Philip Morris visit, questions 1988 September 6
Box   1
  Folder   46
Philip Morris Lunchables EHUD Lines 5-8, 1988 September 6
Box   1
  Folder   47
Consumer letters, 1988 October
Box   1
  Folder   48
1989 financials, 1993 (strategic plan) 1988 October
Box   1
  Folder   49
MCA, Louis Rich, non-bread 1988 October
Box   1
  Folder   50
10¢ price increase, 1988 November
Box   1
  Folder   51
Sales meeting, West region Lunchables intro 1988 November 1
Box   1
  Folder   52
Line utilization, manufacturing issues 1988 November 11
Box   1
  Folder   53
Capital request (lead for lines 8-12), 1988 November 28
Box   1
  Folder   54
BehaviorScan Year 1 Report, 1988 December
Box   1
  Folder   55
Lunchables with Dessert, 1988 December
Box   1
  Folder   56
Meat salad, 1988 December
Box   1
  Folder   57
1989 Operating Budget calculations, 1988 December
Box   2
  Folder   1
Kick-off meeting 1988/1989, 1988
Box   2
  Folder   2
"Oscar Mayer Really Knows How to Pack a Lunch." binder, 1988
Box   2
  Folder   3
Strategic Plan deck (Drane), 1988
Box   2
  Folder   4
Louis Rich Lunchpacks, 1988-1989
Box   2
  Folder   5
Packaging, 1988, 2000
Box   2
  Folder   6
Bible, Geoff, report 1989
Box   2
  Folder   7
Roll-out, 1989
Box   2
  Folder   8
BehaviorScan sales reports, 1989 January
Box   2
  Folder   9
Seattle tracking reports, 1989 January
Box   2
  Folder   10
Year 2 BehaviorScan test, 1989 January
Box   2
  Folder   11
Becker, Bob, shipment report 1989 January 16
Box   2
  Folder   12
Capital request (lead for lines 8-12), 1989 February
Box   2
  Folder   13
Lunchables vs. SAMI list of top new product introductions, 1989 February 24
Box   2
  Folder   14
More Lunchables capital (past 12 months), 1989 March
Box   2
  Folder   15
Seattle sales meeting, 1989 March
Box   2
  Folder   16
Sales meeting, Chicago, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Lunchables introduction 1989 March 9
Box   2
  Folder   17
International, 1989 April
Box   2
  Folder   18
Murtaugh, Pam 1989 April
Box   2
  Folder   19
BRC update, 1989 April 26
Box   2
  Folder   20
Dessert capital, 1989 May
Box   2
  Folder   21
Year 2 AAU, 1989 June 16
Box   2
  Folder   22
The Billion Dollar Paks Company, 1989 July
Box   2
  Folder   23
1990 marketing plan, 1989 July 14
Box   2
  Folder   24
Facilities report, John LaBella 1989 July 18
Box   2
  Folder   25
BRC/EMC update, 1989 July 27
Box   2
  Folder   26
Monthly cost report - FP&A, 1989 July 30
Box   2
  Folder   27
Lord, Jim, weekly toplines 1989 August
Box   2
  Folder   28
Publicity, 1989 August
Box   2
  Folder   29
"Next Paks Co. Idea" Hungry/Lite/etc., 1989 August
Box   2
  Folder   30
"War Games", 1989 August
Box   2
  Folder   31
Mix and margins update, 1989 August 1
Box   2
  Folder   32
Update to Mike Miles, 1989 August 17
Box   2
  Folder   33
Cheese/chicken problems, 1989 September
Box   2
  Folder   34
Airlines test, 1989 September
Box   2
  Folder   35
Vending and airlines, 1989 September
Box   2
  Folder   36
1990 Operating Budget, 1989 September 19
Box   2
  Folder   37
1990 Annual Operating Plan (AOP), 1989 September 20
Box   2
  Folder   38
Dessert, when to market, and fruit buying decisions 1989 October
Box   2
  Folder   39
National volume forecasts and M Q 90, management of A&P, distress, roll-out 1989 October
Box   2
  Folder   40
Plant progress report, John LaBella 1989 October
Box   2
  Folder   41
3.5 revised forecast, 1989 October
Box   2
  Folder   42
Project history to Fullerton start-up team, 1989 October 5
Box   2
  Folder   43
Coupon test, value vs. health, and geodemo delivery systems 1989 October 10
Box   2
  Folder   44
BRC update (Peter's preparation for Joel), 1989 October 27
Box   3
  Folder   1
Bryan Lunch 'n Munch, 1989 November
Box   3
  Folder   2
Louis Rich Lunchpaks: CLT round, 1989 November
Box   3
  Folder   3
Panel reports, roll-out 1989 November
Box   3
  Folder   4
SCA (Sustainable Competitive Advantage) for Paks Co., MCA work 1989 November
Box   3
  Folder   5
Capital decision, lines 13-19 1989 November 2
Box   3
  Folder   6
1990 Advertising and Promotion (A&P) plan, 1989 November 6
Box   3
  Folder   7
BehaviorScan Year 2 Tracking, Bob Becker 1989 November 15
Box   3
  Folder   8
Canada, 1989 December
Box   3
  Folder   9
Bible, Geoff 1989-1990
Box   3
  Folder   10
Years 1-3 by region, 1989-1991
Box   3
  Folder   11
IO Integrated New Products Tracking report, OMFC initiative 1989-1991
Box   3
  Folder   12
Weekly shipment report, Jack Martin 1989-1990, 1993
Box   3
  Folder   13
Advertising Year 2, 1990
Box   3
  Folder   14
Latest manufacturing cost report, Bob Kuhn 1990 January
Box   3
  Folder   15
Operating budget tracking, 1990 January
Box   3
  Folder   16
Miscellaneous updates, 1990 January 13
Box   3
  Folder   17
Philip Morris presentation, Jim McVey, Peter Dunn 1990 January 29
Box   3
  Folder   18
Speech to Philip Morris Corporation Products committee, 1990 January 29
Box   3
  Folder   19
Latest profit and loss recap, Jim Borling 1990 February
Box   3
  Folder   20
First quarter business reforecast, 1990 March
Box   3
  Folder   21
Lunchables with Dessert (LWD) capital plan recommendation, 1990 April 26
Box   3
  Folder   22
BRC update, Peter Dunn to J. Johnson 1990 April 27
Box   3
  Folder   23
Canada, 1990 May 2
Box   3
  Folder   24
National volume forecasts, 1990 May 2
Box   3
  Folder   25
Business proposition update, 1990 May 9
Box   3
  Folder   26
Ready to Eat (RTE) lunch, Peter Dunn to Geoff Bible 1990 May 15
Box   3
  Folder   27
Lunchables posting, Stevens Point staff meeting 1990 June 25
Box   3
  Folder   28
Kraft "Handi-snack Lunchables", 1990 July
Box   3
  Folder   29
Cannibalization, 1990 July
Box   3
  Folder   30
MCA Consultants project, 1990 July 20
Box   3
  Folder   31
1990 operating budget calls, 1990 August
Box   3
  Folder   32
1991 volume for operating budget, 1990 August
Box   3
  Folder   33
Year 2 BehaviorScan summary, desserts 1990 August
Box   3
  Folder   34
Hamish posting, 1990 August 23
Box   3
  Folder   35
Active, 1990 December
Box   3
  Folder   36
1991 Dinner Project Marketing Plan and New Business Development Plan, 1991
Box   3
  Folder   37
U.S. Communications Corporation (USCC) visit, 1991 March 13
Box   3
  Folder   38
BRC, Peter Dunn update 1991 April 19
Box   3
  Folder   39-40
History, 1993-1996
Box   3
  Folder   41
Thompson, J. Walter, Lunchables Advertising History 1987-1995 1995 August 16
Box   3
  Folder   42
1996-1998 Business System Plan, 1996 March 8
Box   3
  Folder   43
Lunch combinations, short and long-term consumption forecast, 1996-2000 1996
Box   3
  Folder   44
New products, refrigerated
Box   3
  Folder   45
"Lunch To Go" (competition research)
Box   3
  Folder   46
Concept boards
Box   4
  Folder   1-3
Miscellaneous, 1987-1997
Box   5
  Folder   1-3
Miscellaneous (continued), 1987-1997