The Sharing Economy Is Now Invading Our Kitchens

There are alternatives to not having to cook at home or leave the house for a restaurant-quality meal, but would you allow a total stranger into your home and kitchen, even if he or she is a trained chef? Food culture is not immune to disruptive... More »

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Food and Beverage, Culture, Trends, Food Service/Restaurant

Going Premium in a New Era of Premium

As American food culture evolves, a new set of criteria has emerged from a more food-centric society. Here’s what you should know about what it means to “go premium.” More »

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Food and Beverage, Private Brands/Branding, Trends, Point of View

Winning in Premium With a Purely Local Strategy

Is premium scalable? There are many pathways to ramping up national distribution and manufacturing capabilities. Here’s our thoughts on a decidedly different strategy to achieve scale. More »

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Food and Beverage, Private Brands/Branding, Trends, Point of View

Innovation and Digital Food Landscape, Part Two: Home Meal Delivery

What can the fate of yesteryear’s meal-assembly kitchens teach us about today’s digital home meal assembly?

Industrialization led to the creation of an entire category of household appliances, and labor-saving devices, tools and gadgets, all designed to make domestic life easier and less burdensome. More »

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Food and Beverage, Culture, Retail/Shopper Marketing, Social Media/Technology, Food Service/Restaurant

Innovation and Digital Food Landscape, Part One: Lessons of Dinosaur Entertainment Industries and Digital Food Start-ups

Digital-based food start-ups (currently the media darlings of the investment community) generated more than $200 million in venture capital investments in Q1 of 2014 alone. More »

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Food and Beverage, Culture, Retail/Shopper Marketing, Social Media/Technology, Food Service/Restaurant