Insights

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The Tech/Food Evolution

December 10, 2018 Insights

The Tech/Food Evolution

Wake up! The way I see it the food world has been lethargic for years because Tech thought Food was boring. New applications of technology are starting to revolutionize a lot of sleeping industries. Shipping, real estate, where disintermediation is finally happening at the realtor level, industrial procurement, construction procurement, etc all have tech companies […]

When Supply And Demand Collide

May 22, 2018 Insights

When Supply And Demand Collide

A major transformation is happening in the food world.  And it’s happening on multiple fronts.  We are in a unique time when BOTH consumer demand and market supply are shifting. On the demand side of the equation, delivery, hyper-local sourcing, and artisanal production are rapidly growing in response to changes in consumer preference.  Millennials are […]

Food For Thought: Top 5 Food Trends Fueled By Millennials

May 21, 2018 Insights

Food For Thought: Top 5 Food Trends Fueled By Millennials

This is a re-post from market research firm Packaged Facts. Original post here. Rockville (MD), April 19, 2016 — Our apologies to anyone who subscribes to the “customers don’t know what they want…” school of thought, but that sort of generalized business rhetoric simply doesn’t apply to Millennials. Demanding what you want, how you do and […]

The War On Big Food: 2018

April 30, 2018 Insights

The War On Big Food: 2018

Original article “The War On Big Food,” by Beth Kowitt ran on Fortune May 21st, 2015. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve talked about this article in the last year.  I was thrilled when I first read it.  As a consultant in the 2000s, I had talked with many of my clients about these trends.  […]

Delivery Is The New Drive-Thru

April 19, 2018 Insights

Delivery Is The New Drive-Thru

Originally posted on QSR Magazine’s Outside Insights section. Millennial consumers are redefining convenience, and as they do, they will redefine our landscape. Red’s Giant Hamburg of Springfield, MO is credited with opening America’s first drive-thru restaurant in 1947.  Popularized by In-N-Out shortly thereafter and eventually made commonplace by McDonald’s and a host of other Quick […]

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