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Eating & Drinking Occasions Landscape 2025: Modern Needs & Sourcing Strategies

What if the biggest driver of how people eat today isn’t what they choose — but when and how they choose it? “Eating & Drinking…

The impact of GLP-1s in an era of disruption

We’re excited to share that our latest white paper offers critical insight into this highly sought-after topic, exploring how GLP-1 adoption is reshaping…

Live Q&A: Inside the Digital Food Culture Gap

This webinar explored how consumers want technology to fit into their everyday food experiences, with experts breaking down key behaviors, expectations, and…

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February 18, 2026 | White Paper

The impact of GLP-1s in an era of disruption

We’re excited to share that our latest white paper offers critical insight into this highly sought-after topic, exploring how GLP-1 adoption is reshaping…

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November 10, 2025 | White Paper

Gather around: Inside the growth potential of social eating occasions

Social occasions are an underutilized opportunity in modern food culture which is frequently focused on catering to hyper-individualized functional needs.…

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August 11, 2025 | White Paper

Rethinking Brand Strategy in a Shifting Landscape

In our latest white paper, we explore how most successful food and beverage brands don’t just follow trends — they lead by aligning with cultural shifts, deeply…

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May 14, 2025 | White Paper

Modern macronutrients: A strategic guide to ingredient opportunities

The way consumers think about nutrition labels is changing fast.  In our latest white paper, we explore how shifting health priorities, diverse cultural…

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March 03, 2025 | White Paper

Value in an Environment of Uncertainty

While the staggering inflation of 2021-2022 has slowed, food prices remain high. The impacts of global trade tariffs are looming. And feelings of uncertainty…

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November 18, 2024 | White Paper

The New Beauty

44% of all consumers are actively taking steps to support beauty, and 20% of Gen Z consumers say it is one of the top 3 health benefits they are focused…

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September 09, 2024 | White Paper

Culture and Consumer Resilience: A Case for Empathy

Our culture is more complex and nuanced than ever, and it’s no wonder that business leaders go to great lengths to participate in culture while simultaneously…

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July 29, 2024 | White Paper

Future of Supplements: Thoughts on a Changing Landscape

Since the advent of the first commercially available vitamin tablets in the 1930s, the supplements and nutraceuticals space has undergone some of CPG’s…

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May 14, 2024 | White Paper

The Case for Cultural Demand Forecasting

How do you approach innovation and design ideation in a way that doesn’t merely respond to trends, but drives category leadership and propels revenue…

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