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Cheetos Lip

Balm Flop

By: Andy Katoula


Cheetos lip balm
invention attempted
to solve the problem
of dry and chapped
lips, while also
satisfying people’s
desire for a constant
Cheetos taste and
smell. However, there
was no societal need
for a Cheetos flavored
and scented lip balm.
Item Description
Target Market
The target audience was
probably children and
teenagers due to the lip balm’s
vibrant colors, but it could
have also included adults since
Cheetos are universally loved
by people of all ages.
• Not enough sales.
• Customers did not like it.
• Quality of product was not
as good as expected.
• Bad customer feedback.
• The marketing of the
product was not successful.

5 Reasons Why It Failed


Time Period

Cheetos lip balm was


introduced in 2005.
It was officially taken off the
market a year later in 2006.

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