The multipartners perspective on the management of co-innovation processestaken in this study, contributes to the understanding of successful co-innovation inthe food industry and might serve as a point of departure for larger scale research.In addition, the inclusion of more co-innovation trajectories and research into thecapabilities of an unsuccessful co-innovation partnership can result in interestinginsights that can enhance the theory on co-innovation. Other possible studies maybe dedicated to the long term dynamics of co-innovation partnerships, to investigatewhether, and to what extent, the partners are able to improve their co-operativecapabilities over time. Finally, comparative case studies with other industries, forexample from the pharmaceutical industry, might increase our understandingabout general and food-industry specific co-innovation management capabilities.