October 9, 2020
Back to School: How COVID Is Affecting University Foodservice Operators and Food Brands
College campuses have historically been a gold mine for food marketers, if you managed to break into their supply chain. They are notorious for driving volume for food brands and being trend incubators. By that, I mean they have been a wonderful platform for brands to test new formulations or products…
September 25, 2020
Why Human Well-Being Should Be Your Top Food Marketing KPI
As a marketer, you’re good at your job if you narrow in on a singular problem, lay out a targeted strategy, and identify a specific KPI. While this process is the baseline to proving the value of your role, it’s easy to lose sight of the forest for the trees. When…
September 17, 2020
Creative Coronaviral Food Marketing Continues
Last quarter, we were just beginning to see the effects of COVID-19 on food marketers struggling to deal with creative production issues and appropriate tonality in our brave new world. Brands were entering the coronavirus conversation conservatively, taking great care not to offend consumers. But now that a new normal…
September 14, 2020
5 Consumer Trends Driving a Resurgence in Meal Kits Right Now
For the meal kit industry, 2020 will be remembered as the year of the comeback. What consumer trends are driving the resurgence of meal kits right now? Many of the early consumer behavior shifts we saw this year were directly related to COVID-19. However, now months into the pandemic, we’re…
If necessity is the mother of invention, then the pandemic has produced the mother of all necessities. Innovation has accelerated to levels never even dreamed of in the retail food industry because rapid and dramatic change is currently essential to survival. Forty-five percent of consumers have changed at least one brand preference since…
August 13, 2020
The Food Event Dilemma: Should You Reimagine or Reschedule?
Are food industry events an inevitable casualty of 2020? Or is it possible to reimagine them (i.e., take them online) and still meet the needs of both participants and organizers? It’s a tough call, especially in an industry so deeply rooted in relationships, sensory experiences and in-person events facilitating the…
August 6, 2020
4 Unique Paths to a Great Food Collaboration
When it comes to food brand collaborations, doesn’t it seem like there are no rules? The more bizarre a collaboration is, the more it seems to resonate with younger customers. Anyone else conjuring up memories of KFC’s Yule log that made your house smell like fried chicken? The seemingly odd…
July 30, 2020
This Sneak Peek at Upcoming Food Editorial Calendars Could Help Retool Your Fall Marketing Strategy
When planning media, food marketers rely on relevant editorial in order to be more strategic with their tactics and implementations. Editorial content calendars are an important tool for the purpose of intentionally scheduling and assigning content for marketing, advertising, public relations and social media strategies. This year, due to the coronavirus pandemic, planned…
From the pandemic to the Black Lives Matter protests and subsequent boycotts and buycotts, food marketers are navigating the most complex marketplace in recent history. This environment has made consumers even more deliberate about the brands they support based on how they treat their employees, the planet and the communities in which…
