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Explore The Changing Market

Understanding what is driving market changes for your CPG, foodservice and restaurant brand — from macro to micro data — informs everything we do. Please read these thoughtful perspectives from our insightful team.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 10.31.2022

This week’s roundup includes insights into why Thanksgiving will cost consumers more this year, 2023 food predictions from both Whole Foods and Technomic, and new functional wellness products from Waterdrop and Brightseed.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 10.24.2022

Read about three flavor trends experts predict will increase in 2023, if inflation and food shortages will influence grocery shopping behaviors, how PepsiCo plans to reduce gas emissions through regenerative agriculture, new Pay-and-Go technology for C-stores, and take a ghoulishly fun quiz to test your knowledge of Halloween.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 10.17.2022

Learn about functional beverages reshaping the food industry, a new study showing that CPGs are not producing as nutritious of foods as they claim to, McCormick’s plans to reduce spending by $100M, snow crabs population reduction impacting the seafood industry and fun finds around the globe.

A Flexible Strategy Delivers the Greatest Return

Read our blog to learn how business leaders should think of strategy as a direction plus an initial set of steps, with flexibility built in to enable the company to adapt as new information becomes available.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 10.10.2022

Discover how QSRs are leading the way in increased breakfast daypart traffic and adding fun new items to their fall menus, the new Pulp Culture+ line of better-for-you alcohol, DoorDash’s DoubleDash platform that allows consumers to purchase and add on c-store and other retailer’s products within their restaurant orders and how Florida’s crop devastation will further impact the supply chain due to Hurricane Ian.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 10.3.2022

Discover NYC’s Health + Hospitals expansion of their plant-based meal program, a new community-focused Stop & Shop store, sidewalk delivery robots for grocery stores and restaurants, c-store strategies from top food and beverage brands, and a fun pancake spaghetti recipe that went virtual on TikTok.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 9.26.2022

Explore the new Dietary Guidelines for Americans that define what healthy means, Walmart’s livestreaming platform, Walmart Connect, how C-stores are shifting priorities, Chipotle's autonomous kitchen assistant, and new offerings from M&M, Heinz, Baskin-Robbins, and The Cheesecake Factory.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 9.19.2022

Today’s weekly roundup focuses on the latest apps and platforms that make it easy for foodies to access chef influencer’s recipes and shop for groceries in real-time, new Campbell’s Soup FlavorUp concentrates to streamline dinner prep and fall LTOs available from Taco Bell and Jack in the Box.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 9.12.2022

This week’s blog covers innovative stadium foods to satisfy fan cravings, new technology that speeds drink orders and reduces barista stress, new ways consumers are trying to reduce costs at grocers, and fun stories about growing rice in space, undeclared cheese at the border and British Royal Warrants on food and beverages that are now invalid.

Weekly Roundup – Week of 9.5.2022

Read our blog to discover how MrBeast got 10,000 fans to his burger joint opening, why non-GMO products with the butterfly seal boost sales, Circle K’s enhanced fuel loyalty program, Misfits Market’s purchase of Imperfect Foods, and the new Churrodough Collection from Krispy Kreme.