Food Marketing

Food Costs Rising Fastest in 17 Years
USDA economist Ephraim Leibtag explained the jumps in a recent presentation to the Food Marketing Institute, starting with the factors everyone knows about: sharply higher commodity costs for wheat, corn, soybeans and milk, ...

Walmart Pet Food Field Trip
Most pet owners have been programmed by pet food marketing to not catch that trick. FLAVORED means just that - the pet food is just flavored by tuna or steak - which doesn’t mean much in the way of nutrition for the pet. ...

Food Brand Expert Tammy Katz Leads Workshop at International Fancy ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Specialty food executives and marketing leaders who want to grow their brands faster and learn how to successfully compete more efficiently will attend How to Efficiently Build Your Brand: 5 Ways to Grow BIG, ...

‘Biggest-ever’ wine marketing campaign launched
Claiming to be the biggest-ever amount spent on advertising wine in the UK, the marketing is aimed at endearing more wine drinkers in the country to the Australian brand, Talking Retail reports. President of Constellation Europe Troy ...

American Economy Today
”The economy is having a definite impact on shopper behavior,” said Tim Hammonds, president and chief executive officer of the Food Marketing Institute. Middle-class moms are turning to the food banks and more Americans are giving up ...

Rising Food Costs Putting Grocers In Tight Spot
The owner of Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pies in Brooklyn said he didn’t want customers thinking he was “jacking up prices because I have a unique product.” Read more. SOURCE. Tags: Advertising, Media, Marketing, Affiliate-Marketing.

Want Business? Feed ‘Em (The Good Stuff)
“Everyone” likes free food. However, you can’t simply throw wienies on the grill in the parking lot. If the only reason the hordes are descending is mass quantities of mystery meat, you’re not going to sell much. ...

Is Blogging the Correct Channel for Marketing Tourism? Ask Bill ...
Marriott Recently launched a new Blog authored by Marriott International’s Vice President, Culinary and Corporate - Chef Brad Nelson “Marriott in the Kitchen – Food, Travel, Thoughts†. This blog is quite impressive and not as ...

How long will the recession last?
Grain price hikes squeeze food chain Many retailers, including industry leaders like Wal-Mart (WMT, Fortune 500), absorb the initial cost increases for basic food items to stay competitive, said Charles Cerankosky, food marketing ...

Food shortages lead to unrest
“What is not being mentioned is that in the last few decades liberalization of agriculture, dismantling of state-run institutions like marketing boards, and specialization of developing countries in exportable cash crops such as coffee, ...