Food

If you’ve been paying attention the past couple months to the predicted food industry trends for 2022, you might have seen that edible insects are the next big thing - in fine dining, in pet food, and in farming.

Without the ability to physically stimulate our senses with Smell-O-Vision, scent bubbles, or lickable screens, brands that rely on sensory marketing are getting a crash course in some of the ways to reach audiences online with tactics they may not have had to try before.

When I recently read this New Yorker article about a regional sales manager from Missouri, who ended up committing serious fraud in the organic grain industry, I couldn’t help but think of the organic food market over the years.

Impossible Foods released a more nutritious version of its plant-based burger to address concerns that the original formula was no more healthy than a regular ground beef burger. The new version has less sodium, and saturated fat, and is gluten-free.

As we point out in this campaign case study from the FADS Book, data shows us emotional campaigns are more likely to generate substantial movement than rational appeals in generating profit and brand awareness. This manifests in food marketing in…

In the quest for sustainable protein, farmers are exploring.... insects. Read more at Business Insider.