Articles Tagged with ''food marketing''

SKU Premieres Virtual Showcase for Austin, Atlanta Companies

The virtual pitch event featured 12 emerging brands presenting to a national audience of CPG investors, entrepreneurs and industry leaders

June 15, 2022

Founders of the 12 startup brands participating in the Austin and Atlanta cohorts in the SKU (CPG) accelerator celebrated the culmination of the rigorous 12-week program with the premiere of their virtual pitches. The brands span multiple categories, including non-alcoholic cocktails, plant-based burgers, healthy snacks and beauty.

IRI’s 2021 New Product Pacesetters Report Highlights Continued Innovation Drives CPG Growth Despite the Pandemic

Innovative manufacturers navigated an uncertain year by focusing on new flavors and experiences, and household and personal cleanliness

June 9, 2022

The unpredictability of the pandemic made the work of manufacturers even more difficult than in 2020, as COVID-19 and the resultant behavior of shoppers ebbed and flowed during 2021. Despite this and other challenges, this year’s New Product Pacesetters delivered an impressive $6 billion in aggregate Year 1 sales across food and beverage and nonfood products.

Foxtrot Announces Second Annual "Up & Comers" Awards Program to Amplify Female Founders in Food

The corner store chain aims to drive a larger narrative on the responsibility of the industry to uplift women

March 15, 2022

Foxtrot, a modern corner store aiming to redefine the convenience experience through community-driven values and data-backed consumer insights, launched its second annual "Up & Comers" awards, an initiative designed to celebrate small makers and discover the next generation of leading food and beverage brands.

InsightsNow Hires Marketing Leadership

Carrie Janot joins behavioral research firm as vice president of marketing

February 10, 2022

Janot will manage the company's high performance marketing team, accelerating InsightsNow's rapid growth trajectory through strategic marketing initiatives that communicate the company's mission and value as a provider of behavioral insights.

Innophos Adds to Marketing Team

Chris Antal to take on role as strategic marketing manager

December 20, 2021

Innophos, a global leader of specialty ingredient solutions that delivers far-reaching, versatile benefits for the food, health, nutrition, and industrial markets, announced an addition to their marketing team. Chris Antal has recently joined Innophos as strategic marketing manager.

Natural Alternatives International, Carnosyn Brands Names New Team Member

Company welcomes Kevin Martineau as marketing assistant

November 23, 2021

Natural Alternatives International, Inc. (“NAI”), an international leader in custom contract nutritional supplement manufacturing for over four decades, has added Kevin Martineau as marketing assistant for CarnoSyn® Brands.

IRI, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business Partner to Expand New Research

Findings highlight the permanence of sustainability-marketed products

September 28, 2021

“Despite significant price premiums, sustainability-marketed products grew far faster than conventionally branded players and had lower price sensitivity in two-thirds of categories examined,” said Randi Kronthal-Sacco, senior scholar, marketing and corporate outreach, NYU Stern Center for Sustainable Business.

Future Opportunities in Functional Nutrition

Consumers across the globe are placing increased emphasis on positive nutrition rather than the more traditional reductionist methods of diet control

July 16, 2021

The long-established trend towards proactively managing our health and well-being has been brought into sharper focus by COVID-19. Research by Innova Market Insights reveals a new wave of opportunity for functional nutrition product launches for 2021 and beyond, which will be explored further in a webinar on July 19.

ImpactSKU Accelerator Announces Selected Brands for Minneapolis Cohort

Each brand was selected based on product innovation, market traction, and the passion of founders

May 28, 2021

SKU, an accelerator for consumer packaged goods (CPGs), announced six companies that will participate in the upcoming track of the Minneapolis program, ImpactSKU '21. Each was selected based on the basis of product innovation, market traction, and the passion of founders.

Research Finds Grocery Shopping has Fundamentally Changed

2021 FMI US Grocery Shopper Trends report prepared in partnership offers a window into consumers’ thinking during the new era of at-home meals

May 26, 2021

The 2021 edition, prepared in partnership with The Hartman Group, explores how the future of food retail will be colored by the pandemic – driven by shifts in the way consumers purchase groceries.

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