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Get recognized as a leader in the travel industry
We are extending the SmartBrief Innovation Awards for Business Travelers deadline until Friday, Sept. 22. This awards program aims to recognize and celebrate the...
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Consumer Insights
How plant-based food brands are riding the next wave
Plant-based food companies are innovating to ride the next wave.
Education
How teaching in an online school inspired (and saved) our teaching careers
What's it like to teach at an online school compared with a traditional school? Two teachers from Ohio and Oregon offer insight.
Travel
SmartBrief Innovation Awards for Business Travel
SmartBrief is excited to announce that nominations for the SmartBrief Innovation Awards for Business Travel are now open.
Consumer Insights
How stories are selling the new crop of fancy foods
Specialty food brands and their founders told their compelling startup stories at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City last month.
CPG
Gluten-free snacks go beyond consumers with dietary restrictions
The gluten-free CPG category helps those with specific diets and those seeking better-for-you snack alternatives.
Food
What’s on the menu at the 67th Summer Fancy Food Show?
This year's Summer Fancy Food Show by the Specialty Food Association will highlight the latest trends in the industry and feature some famous faces.
Consumer Insights
Consumer trade-offs in the face of inflation
As consumers are feeling the squeeze of inflation, their food choices and grocery shopping habits are shifting.
CPG
What is driving candy and snack purchases?
Inflation and product innovation were some of the key topics at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo organized by the National Confectioners Association.
CPG
Exclusive: What NCA’s John Downs is most looking forward to at this year’s Sweets & Snacks Expo
NCA's John Downs reveals what he is most looking forward to at this year's Sweets & Snacks Expo
CPG
The reasons why CPG brands are returning to retail
Sweet Nothings shares the three core reasons behind the brand's decision to cease its frozen DTC operations.
Food
The complicated business of foodservice coffee
As fewer consumers opt to go to a cafe or a drive-through for their daily cup of coffee, what can foodservice operators do to drive traffic?
CPG
Sleep health foods and drinks transform how we rest
Consumers are looking to address their sleep issues, and consumer packaged goods brands are introducing food and beverage products to meet the needs of those customers.
Education
3 ways to increase student ownership in learning
When teachers integrate choice and self-assessment strategies, the result is increased student ownership in learning.
Marketing
Uncertain times? Change your marketing focus, not your spend
5 proactive steps to take – not budgets to cut – to ensure successful marketing in uncertain times.
Consumer Insights
Exploring the next generation of plant-based innovation
Exhibitors at this year's Plant Based World Expo showed off the growing array of options designed to feed the cravings of all types of eaters.
Consumer Insights
Plant-based foods that emphasize plants appeal to consumers seeking less-processed foods
As the plant-based category evolves, food manufacturers and foodservice operators would do well to keep in mind their customers who are craving plant-based foods that emphasize plants, rather than attempt to replicate the experience of eating meat.
CPG
Consumers seek out the heat in unexpected spicy foods
Spicy foods are trending, and brands are offering innovative products to keep the flavor profile new and exciting.
CPG
How to create successful in-person, digital candy shopping
Industry experts at the National Confectioners Association’s Sweets & Snacks Expo share what the online and in-person retail journeys can take from each other.
CPG
Better-for-you brands are disrupting the snacks category
As health and wellness have become increasingly important, consumers seek out snacks with nutritional value.
Voice of the Educator
Meet SEL challenges with technology, play and hugs
An animatronic dog helps students master SEL skills.
Insights
Teachers are burned out. Here’s how you can support them
Eight ways we can offer authentic, meaningful support to teachers daily.
Leadership
Break often but briefly
Taking breaks is good for your body, mind and work. Explore proven methods for effective breaks and suggestions for what to do with your breaks.
Food
Top 10: Snack trends, Burger King’s drive-thru, a Skittles bed
SmartBrief’s food and beverage readers were drawn to a bevy of different stories this week, especially news focused on snacks and sweets.
Consumer Insights
What’s trending for ice cream?
Ice cream consumers are gravitating toward offerings that focus on indulgence, unusual flavors and vegan ingredients.
Travel
Will business travel pick up in 2022?
Leisure travel is picking up again, but businesses are reconsidering their travel plans, with airlines and hotels watching closely for signs of what is to come.
Food
SmartSummit: Schools grapple with supply chain issues and other challenges as new year begins
Two school nutrition experts spoke about the lessons learned during the 2020-21 school year and the challenges that lie ahead during SmartBrief’s Aug. 24 SmartSummit, “What’s on the menu for the 2021-22 school year?"
Consumer Insights
Kids food, beverage brands focus on taste, nutrition
The market for foods and beverages designed for children is poised to experience significant growth, and businesses are appealing to kids and adults with healthy options that taste great.
Food
Top 10: Campbell’s Soup’s new look, Walmart’s education investment and a new team at McDonald’s
Campbell's Soup cans got their first update in about 50 years.
Consumer Insights
TikTok brings unexpected success for food, beverage industry
The social media platform has produced a new way for online creators to share food and beverage trends -- and brands -- that can become popular almost instantaneously.
CPG
Trends report: The latest in sweets and snacks
From combination flavors to better-for-you treats, the sweets and snacks category is seeing a bevy of new trends.
Food
Post-pandemic restaurant success means balancing the new normal with old habits
Findings from Datassential’s Firefly 500+ report reveal an analysis of the country’s 500 largest restaurant chains and the most pressing industry trends.
Food
Top 10: School meals, vegan food at Target and Chipotle’s wage increases
School nutrition, new plant-based foods at Target and Chipotle's pay raises made news this week.
Food
Top 10: Clorox prices, Target’s new stores, chicken sandwiches
News about Clorox, Target and the world of crispy chicken sandwiches piqued SmartBrief readers' interest this week.
Consumer Insights
What’s next for dairy alternatives?
From plant-based to animal-free dairy, substitutes to traditional milk, ice cream and other dairy products have soared in popularity and are expected to continue to grow in the future.
Food Retail
Farmers’ markets played a bigger role in feeding America in the pandemic
Farmers' markets around the US became essential sources of fresh, local food during the pandemic.
Sponsored
Keep students engaged with meals and activities all school year long
Keep students engaged with what’s going on at school through meals and activities inspired by holidays and the seasons.
Consumer Insights
The power of personalization in food shopping: Two online retailers show the way
Consumer priorities in food and beverages have shifted toward finding items that signal increased personalization to health and wellness needs and goals.
CPG
Branding lessons from top food and beverage companies
How do the top food and beverage brands dominate the industry? They've invested in consistent branding.
Food
Top 10: Rethinking the buffet, Pepsi x Peeps, H-E-B’s new flagship store
SmartBrief’s food and beverage readers were interested in news about Golden Corral’s buffet, a Pepsi and Peeps collaboration and stories about food retail.
Food Retail
What’s on tap for beer sales in 2021?
Retail sales of beer grew in stores and online during the pandemic, with some trends expected to continue in 2021.
Education
Time for a learning reset: Developing critical readers
Before we can talk about recovering from reading skills lost over the last year, we must first acknowledge students’ deep trauma. A roundup of stories on reading instruction and walking students through trauma.