With the CDC guidelines in place, Thanksgiving is going to look a lot different this year. My celebration will only consist of our nuclear family. No trips and no visitors […]
Election Day (i.e.., week or month) and the Food & Beverage Companies Helping Us Cope
It’s 9:36 a.m. on Election Day, and I’m sitting down in my home office to write an article that will hopefully add value for food and beverage marketers, but I […]
Halloween 2020: The Treats are Alive
The spookiest day of the year has nothing on the horror show that all of 2020 has been, but it’s still a time where people are craving some normalcy. While […]
The Age of COVID: Food Trends + Picnics
One of the few activities that is both a fun and easy way for you (and those within your bubble) to enjoy an afternoon outside (while being safe!) is a […]
Has Sustainability Become a Sacrificial Lamb to Safety in our Food System?
As every news outlet tells us – we’re in unprecedented times. Consumers’ behaviors and values have all been impacted by this pandemic; and one key truth seems to reign above the […]
A Wine of the Times
Like many industries, the food and beverage world has been hit hard due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, online sales have proved a bright beacon for the wine industry, which […]
Predicting a Presidency: The Biden Agenda for Food and Sustainability
In 2020, the world has been shaken by a global pandemic threatening everything from food access to health care systems. As the link between increased COVID-19 severity and overweight or […]
A Question for the Future: Will COVID-19 have an impact on healthfulness in the long-term?
It’s not a question of if COVID-19 has changed our way of life, but how. This rings especially true when it comes to the food we consume and why we […]
2020 is Hindsight
This is a year that has even turned clichés on their heads as people plan for business as unusual and navigate the road in the bumps. Our children are not […]
The Racial Awakening of F&B Brands
With the social justice and anti-racism movements front and center throughout the U.S., food & beverage brands need to be culturally “woke” now more than ever before. Following the police […]