Last year will go down as a year known for many, many things. But for foodies, it might be dubbed as the year for social media food trends that breathed […]
Alcohol-Free Beverages for Sobering Times
Chances are, you’ve heard of – or even participated in – Dry January over the past couple of years. Given January is a time of clean slates following a holiday […]
New Year, Same You: Food and Beverage Brands Helping Us Kick Off 2021 with Realistic Resolutions
We can all exhale deeply, as 2020 has finally come to an end. Cue the “New Year, New You” conversation, as is the case each year as soon as January […]
Changing Consumer Food Values During COVID-19
Our food habits have been upended by the COVID-19 pandemic, with Americans spending more on food at home than “food away from home” each month since March of 2020 according […]
Just in Time for the Holidays
‘Tis the season for holiday cheer! But what do we do when arguably the best time of the year for reconnecting and coming together over hot cocoa, holiday lights and […]
Happy COVID Thanksgiving
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 […]