Business Insights

This is the latest in a limited series of blog posts detailing the work we do, what we’re thinking, and – more importantly – what you can expect from us moving forward. This week, we chat with TraceGains Product Manager Cory Lininger.

Every December, the Pantone Color Institute picks a color that its experts think will best represent the new year. For 2022, the Pantone business unit chose Very Peri, “a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet-red undertone.”

Whole Foods might be a lot of things – expensive, innovative, and not as friendly to local suppliers as it used to be – but it’s hard to deny its outsized influence in the food and beverage space.

The last few years have been a roller coaster ride for the food and beverage business. But what's stood out is that food and beverage sales have emerged as one of the fastest-growing e-commerce categories.

As food and beverage manufacturers know all too well, new product development is an expensive, time-consuming endeavor. But today’s consumers are increasingly eager for new products, and they’re not always patient.

Millennials are now the driving influence in today’s marketplace since Baby Boomers started leaving the workforce in droves.

Paul Shapiro, co-founder and CEO of the Better Meat Co. in Sacramento, California, is more than just another food company entrepreneur.

Kimberly Schaub is a senior product development scientist who, most recently, worked with Bulletproof 360, a company that makes coffee and tea products.

It’s the dawn of a new era for retailers. Millennials and Generation Z are educated, tech-savvy, and eager to share their feelings about retail and product experiences across multiple social networks.

From supply chain transparency to all things plant-based, we've compiled a list of food, beverage, and dietary supplement trends shaping product innovation in 2021.