Tag: food convenience

Analysis on innovation creation by grocers and food service industry for health and wellness packed mornings

Eating Right and Early

Breakfast is back in style, and with it, innovative creations made for mornings. As predicted, the first meal of the day is once again becoming the most cherished. With people still working from home, many by choice at this point, a lot of folks are finding they have more time to cook with less time…

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10 Food & Beverage Brands Canadians Love

Supermarkets in 2020 are filled with an overwhelming array of products, all vying for consumer attention. But, when consumers find a brand they trust and enjoy, they tend to stay loyal for life. These are some of the most popular companies and products in the food and beverage space: Kraft Heinz Kraft Heinz has an…

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How COVID-19 Is Changing Consumer Behavior

Successful businesses have always known the importance of aligning their operations with trending consumer behaviours. As society progresses, the needs and expectations of consumers often adjust as well. From new information becoming accessible to the growth of social influence, there are numerous reasons for why we might change the way we consume. The outbreak of…

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Are Consumers Outsourcing Their Connections to Food?

We exist in a culture that celebrates being busy — prizing hours logged at the office or school, as well as juggling extracurriculars, hobbies and appointments. In all that hustle and bustle, we tend to sacrifice our relationship with food. Technology, services and products that promise to turn chores like grocery shopping, meal prep and…

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How Millennials are Disrupting the Food Industry

We are living and eating in a millennial world. Thanks to the largest consumer demographic (those born in the early 1980s to 2004) we have seen major shifts in the way food is ordered, prepped, and consumed over the last few years.  It shouldn’t come as a surprise that the biggest cuisine trends on the…

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Banning Single-use Plastic in Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this June that Canada plans to ban single-use plastics as early as 2021. “We need to cover all of Canada with this decision,” he said. But what falls under this ban? Single-use plastic is exactly what it sounds like: anything that is not designed to be reused. That can go…