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Consumer Insights & Trends
March 6, 2026

Redefining Value in the 2026 Economy – A Playbook for Food Brands

The food marketer’s guide to navigating consumer contradictions, protecting pricing power, and building lasting loyalty without discounting your way to irrelevance The Value Contradiction Every Food Marketer Faces The rules of consumer behavior are rapidly changing. Today's shoppers aren't choosing between premium and budget, they're curating a mix of both…
Media
December 3, 2025

The New Rules of PR for CPG Brands: How to Earn Media That Actually Moves People

In today's media environment, the headlines never stop — and audiences have learned to scroll past them without looking twice.  Trust is fractured. Attention is fragmented. And truth itself has become negotiable. For brands, breaking through that noise isn't just about visibility anymore. It's about credibility, emotion, and timing. The…
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Challenger Brand Strategy
July 16, 2025

Peer Power: How B2B Food Brands Build Credibility and Trust with Brand Ambassadors

Trust is everything in competitive B2B markets. For CPG food brands and commodity boards, this translates to a perennial challenge: how to establish and maintain credibility among discerning buyers with numerous options at their disposal—a challenge perfectly addressed in the food brands ambassador program guide. At the same time, the…
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Consumer Insights & Trends
June 25, 2025

The Pantry Essential Playbook: How Food Brands Can Win Permanent Spots on 2025 Dinner Tables

The elaborate TikTok food trends that dominated 2022 are fading fast. Gone are the minute-and-a-half-long recipe videos featuring detailed measurements, step-by-step instructions, and complicated ingredient lists. What's replacing them isn't just simpler content - it's a deeper shift in how consumers are thinking about meal planning and grocery shopping. With…
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Consumer Insights & Trends
May 14, 2025

Mindful Consumption: What Gen Z’s Alcohol Choices Mean for Food Brands

Alcohol has long been associated with relaxation, socialization, and celebration. But CPG food marketers who track consumer trends know that Gen Z's relationship with alcohol looks significantly different.  In marked contrast to previous generations, Gen Z is shifting away from alcohol and towards wellness-focused, functional products. In fact, according to…
Brand ActivationChallenger Brand StrategySponsorship
April 11, 2025

How Idaho Potatoes Stole the Spotlight at the FIS World Cup—Without a Title Sponsorship

A fresh perspective on how support-level sponsorships can drive outsized impact for challenger brands In event marketing, title sponsorship is often seen as the only path to meaningful impact, especially at high-profile events. But visibility and value don’t always go to the highest bidder—and smart brands know it. With the…

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