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Consumer Buy-in for Danone-Auchan sustainability initiative

Consumer Buy-in for Danone-Auchan sustainability initiative food alert,Food Alerts,FoodAlert To coincide with the FAO’s World Food day, Danone and Auchan Retail France teamed up last week to make their mutual sustainability goals more tangible to consumers by giving French

FoodAlert - Shifting to Weekly Client Update

In our efforts to continue to make our client communications as insightful, targeted, and as timely as possible, we will be discontinuing this FoodAlert email from March 29h. Articles on the latest developments from Bord Bia staff will thereafter be featured on the Weekly

How the Spanish shopper is adapting in 2021 - Four consumer profiles emerging

According to findings in a recent InfoRetail article on a new report from NielsenIQ the 2021 consumer is not the same as the consumer of 2020. In fact, Spaniards are adapting their spending to the new reality: where they will spend less, will opt for cheaper and more

Live Streaming in China – Hot Trend – Unique Opportunities Part 1

Live streaming is the hottest trend of the Chinese e-commerce world right now, although it has been around for a number of years and is currently in its third phase. According to the South China Morning Post China Internet Report 2020, live streaming “is now a required

Food Works, Insights for Food and Drink Start-Ups

Perhaps the world’s most famous marketer Philip Kotler defines customer insight as the intersection between the interests of the consumer and features of the brand. Food Works, the food and drink entrepreneur programme puts insight at the heart of all of our work with

Covid Gives Extra Boost to the Dairy Assortment in the Netherlands

Consumer demand has been on the rise for dairy during the Covid crisis in the Netherlands. The increase in some subcategories is expected to hold as foods that can protect our immune systems are likely to grow in popularity. In this article a closer look at the category and

The Food Trends that will Advance into 2021

2020 has been a turbulent year for everyone in both personal and professional lives, and has been a year like no other for the food and drink industry. We’ve seen many trends emerge in this industry as stakeholders fought to stay afloat, and with the year coming to a close,

Why Preparation is Key to Negotiating in a Virtual World

With no end in sight to the changed worked practices introduced and accelerated by Covid-19 in 2020, it is worth preparing for ongoing virtual customer contacts, meetings and negotiations in 2021. Selling and negotiation with customers requires considerable preparation and

Getting Online Ready: Selling Meat & Seafood Online

For many, the impact of Covid has been very disruptive, not only in unsettling those 2020 travel plans we aspired to, but also in our daily routines. As we tried to adjust to the changing environment, we began to adopt new hobbies & habits. Perhaps one of the biggest

Trade Shows – The Virtual Pivot

2020 has been a challenging year when trying to meet new customers or engage with existing customers. Some trade shows are now moving online as virtual shows. Other shows are becoming hybrid events with stands and booths for virtual meetings between clients and potential

Covid-19 Impacts on German Behavior Related to Food Consumption

The current pandemic situation has evolved changes in behavior of global consumers, including Germans, related to consumption of food, cooking habits and attitude towards food overall. In the following paragraphs I am going to highlight those, especially relevant to the

Bord Bia’s London Office Brexit Update: 23rd October 2020

Talks over a post-Brexit trade deal have resumed in London, after negotiators returned to the table following a week-long standoff. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss insisted a deal can still be done with the EU, as officials began a new round of "intensified" daily

Ongoing Adaptations in Retail

Food and drink retailers were forced to quickly adapt under pressure through the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic. Retail sales were up across all food and drink categories an average of 30% in April and May. Elevated retail sales as restrictions were lifted mean that