Food Advertising Aims to Prove Sex Sells, As Do Gaming and Rockstar Rodents Consumer Insights & Trends
May 8, 2023

Food Advertising Aims to Prove Sex Sells, As Do Gaming and Rockstar Rodents

In this quarter’s food advertising creative trends report, CPG brand Pringles turns a hamster into a musical star, Oatly launches a plant-based Philadelphia cream cheese, and Velveeta places a late-night “foodie” call. Meanwhile, QSR Jimmy John’s serves up cookies and MILFS, BK recruits gamers for Call of Duty, and McDonald’s…
Food Advertising Creative Closes Out 2022, Looks Toward Super Sunday Consumer Insights & Trends
February 10, 2023

Food Advertising Creative Closes Out 2022, Looks Toward Super Sunday

In this quarter’s food advertising creative roundup, CPG Liquid Death Water stages a “Taze” Test, Ocean Spray Cranberries get “jiggly” with it, and QSR Dave’s Hot Chicken markets FOMO while Dole pushes YOLO. Meanwhile, Chipotle uses AR to encourage people to stick with their resolutions, and snack brands begin to…
Not Every Emerging Social Media Platform is Right For Your Food Brand
January 26, 2023

Not Every Emerging Social Media Platform is Right For Your Food Brand

TikTok may be the hottest social media platform on the market right now, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the right fit for your brand. In general, figuring out which social media platforms are a right fit can be confusing, or downright catastrophic if you don’t look before you leap.…
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4 Ways to Reduce the Impact of Food Inflation on Consumers — Without Cutting Your Prices Consumer Insights & Trends
December 20, 2022

4 Ways to Reduce the Impact of Food Inflation on Consumers — Without Cutting Your Prices

To cope with spiraling food costs during the inflation crisis, consumers are doing two things. First, they're finding different, cheaper supermarkets, like Lidl, Dollar General, Food4Less and Family Dollar. This means higher-end retailers like Sprouts, Wegmans, Fresh Market, Harris Teeter and Publix are lagging behind in in-person visits. Secondly, consumers…
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How Supermarkets Are Dealing With an Unprecedented Rate of Change in the Industry Retail
December 30, 2021

How Supermarkets Are Dealing With an Unprecedented Rate of Change in the Industry

John Paul Getty said, “In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.” That sentiment certainly applies in the supermarket industry right now. Changes keep coming faster and faster, and thinking that what has worked well in the past will work well now is a recipe for disaster.…
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Supermarkets in the Post-COVID World New Shopper Trends Impact Brick and Mortar Consumer Insights & TrendsRetail
September 8, 2021

Supermarkets in the Post-COVID World New Shopper Trends Impact Brick and Mortar

At the end of the movie The Candidate, Robert Redford turns to the consultant who just helped him get elected president of the United States and says, “What do we do now?” I think leaders in the supermarket industry probably feel the same way right now. With online grocery sales…
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From Languishing to Flourishing: 5 Health & Wellness Shifts Every Food Marketer Needs to Know Consumer Insights & Trends
August 19, 2021

From Languishing to Flourishing: 5 Health & Wellness Shifts Every Food Marketer Needs to Know

In April 2021, Adam Grant published a piece for the New York Times, “There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing,” in which he succinctly named the collective emotion of 2021. In response, Dani Blum wrote “The Other Side of Languishing Is Flourishing,” providing a proactive step-by-step…
A Trend That Is Here To Stay : Plant-forward Food Consumption
A Trend That Is Here To Stay: Plant-forward Food Consumption Consumer Insights & Trends
March 10, 2021

A Trend That Is Here To Stay: Plant-forward Food Consumption

The pandemic has caused many changes in consumer behavior, leading to discussion about how ephemeral those changes are, or alternatively if they are trends that have become 'the new normal'. Will everyone be baking their own bread from now on, or once commuting hours come back, will that fall by…