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&lt;p&gt;Here is a product marketing disaster in the making.  Who is the target market for the &lt;strong&gt;&amp;#8220;Stuffed Cabbage Meal&amp;#8221;&lt;/strong&gt;? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;
I associate cabbage with the diet of &amp;#8220;older people&amp;#8221;, we will say people born before 1950, another group that might like cabbage could be Vegetarian and Vegan diet/lifestyle-choosers.  The problem with this theory is the &lt;strong&gt;&amp;#8220;Stuffed&amp;#8221;&lt;/strong&gt;  in name of the dish refers to a meat stuffing.  The box does not describe or specify what kind of meat this might be, but we&amp;#8217;ll assume that it makes unpalatable for the Veggie crowd.  I think most people born before 1950 would just assume boil their own cabbage versus pay for a frozen dinner version. Assuming that was the target audience, looks like it is a complete miss.  So who does the packaging sell to?  Slick graphics with soothing colors, comforting fonts, and a very questionable, &lt;em&gt;unappetizing&lt;/em&gt; shot of the entree. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I wonder what other variety of Lean Cuisine was rejected in favor of this unsellable pablum? &lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <author>Steve Longdo</author>
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