McDonald's Wanted to Add a Pancake Shaped Like a Muffin

Essay

McDonald's wanted to add a pancake shaped like a muffin to its breakfast menu.The problem was in determining how a customer would add syrup to the pancake while eating and driving.Fortunately,one of the company's suppliers developed crystallised syrup that seeps through the pancake once it is heated.What phase of new-product development occurred when McDonald's met with its supplier?