ABSTRACT
The great number of new products launched by companies in order to be competitive can lead to cannibalism. This paper aims at presenting the results of a research related to the consequences and to the practices of cannibalism within eleven Brazilian food industry. The research illustrate the following results: customers and competition are factors that stimulate the occurrence of cannibalism; brands and new products policies contribute to occurrence of cannibalism; and the marketing mix components can be used to handle the cannibalism.
KEYWORDS:
Cannibalism; New products; Food industry