Reschedule or Rethink crossroads EvansHardyYoung

Experiential & Events Food PR Foodservice

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…

Andrea Schepke, PR Director

Experiential & Events Food PR Foodservice Other

February 27, 2020

Planting the Seed for Strong Marketing Partnerships

As most of us have learned through experience, anything forced is likely to fail. (Think square peg, round hole). Conversely, as I've seen during my PR career, organic connections and partnerships – those that develop authentically, based on shared values or goals – tend to yield optimal results. A case in point…

Andrea Schepke, PR Director

Experiential & Events

February 7, 2018

Food Trade Shows: Good Or Just Leftovers?

At this point you’ve probably logged more food trade shows than you’d like to admit. And, while I’m sure you’re looking forward to feeding the enthusiastic flood of trick-or-treaters and looky-loos, the idea of yet another trade show season brings on that nagging question we food marketers must ask ourselves…

Candice Nyholt, Sr Account Executive

Consumer Insights & Trends Experiential & Events Foodservice

June 20, 2017

NRA 2017 Foodservice Trend Watch: Consumers Desire Healthful Diet

Equal parts educational, exciting, and overwhelming, the National Restaurant Association (NRA) show once again proved a great opportunity to learn about foodservice trends and to network with like-minded peers and influencers. More than 2,000 companies displayed their products last month in Chicago during the largest annual gathering of the restaurant, foodservice, and hospitality industry. I…

Emily Nordee-Rogers, PR Director

Idaho Potato Truck on Hughes Barge in NYC

Experiential & Events Food PR Media

May 2, 2017

The Big Idaho Potato Tours The Big Apple

The Big Idaho® Potato Truck had already generated hundreds of millions of media impressions across the country, but it was simply too big to drive on the streets of New York City. We knew it would take a highly unusual event to capture New Yorkers’ interest. It would have to be outlandish…

Sue Kennedy, PR Director