Artificial intelligence (AI) is improving business outcomes and creating competitive advantages for leading beverage brands. Although the technology itself is complex, its proliferation is easy to understand: operational efficiencies, market and product data collection simplification, supply chain optimization, increased transparency and sales activity enablement.
Respondents show concern over economy, employee safety
April 7, 2020
The coronavirus outbreak is a human tragedy with very real business and economic consequences. Business leaders globally are in uncharted waters as together we face the challenges surrounding the recent pandemic and resulting economic impact. Clear Seas Research, a BNP Media Company, polled publication subscribers across its food and beverage manufacturing titles the week of March 23 to see how they are adapting.
Taking a deeper dive as part of its annual trends report, Chicago-based Mintel released its “Global Food and Drink Trends for 2030” report, which prognosticates just how much will change in the next 10 years.
Kantar, New York, and IRI, Chicago, announced the launch of a new closed-loop growth solution for CPG brands that is designed to help achieve superior results throughout the entire advertising cycle.
Zero-proof beverages among the predictions for the coming year
October 22, 2019
Austin, Texas-based Whole Foods Market’s global buyers and experts revealed the anticipated and innovative food trends for 2020 in the retailer’s fifth annual trends predictions announcement. Regenerative agriculture, zero-proof drinks, West African foods, meat-plant blends and new varieties of flour are among the food influences and movements expected to take off in the next year.
Data collection technology is allowing retailers and manufacturers the ability to develop and stock the products that consumers want or even know the ones in which they should be investing time and money.
Partnership will provide enhanced ingredient-level insights, analysis
May 28, 2019
Chicago-based Information Resources Inc. (IRI) and Label Insight announced that they are joining forces to provide consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturers and retailers more detailed insight into product performance based on nutrition and ingredient label data.