In Schieber Research, we look at technologies, regulations, competitors, and start-ups to understand the future of the industry. One of the cross-channel tools is a meta-analysis of influencers. What this means is, that we identify the source of influence: whether on...
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CAGNY 2019: Food & Beverage Trends
Our CAGNY 2019 report is now available - with some changes. The Consumer Analyst Group New York (CAGNY) conference is where executives of the leading food, beverage, household/ personal products and tobacco companies in North America come together, to discuss major...
Grocers are Refusing to Give Up in the Fight Against Food Waste
By: Nicole Silberstein Despite some recent high-profile failures, food retailers still clearly believe that successfully reducing food waste has financial and competitive upsides that make it worth the fight. In this ongoing series, Schieber Research is focusing in on...
Got CBD? The Rising Star in Functional Food, Beauty, Supplements
Our recent post on Consumer Health and Wellness Trends mentioned the rising interest in CBD by consumers. Beyond the inherent on-trend characteristics of CBD - it is Plant-based, keto-friendly, anti-inflammatory, naturally full of omega-3 and anxiety / stress-reducing...
What the 2018 YouTube Leaderboard tell us about the Future of Video Ads
The Stress-Free consumer trend is driving a new reality for brands. More than ever, American consumers are searching for entertaining content, spending over half of their leisure time watching TV content....
2019 Food and Beverage Diet Trends: Protein, Vegan, Gut Health, Intermittent Fasting, Keto, CBD
Here is our annual forecast for 2019 Health and Wellness, Nutrition, and Diet trends in the United States, based on our analysis of Google Trends, Amazon Best Selling items and Keyword Search Tool (which claims to monitor searches on Amazon); we also base our...
E-Commerce Trends: 2019 – 2025, C2C, Social, Discovery, Communities & Micro-Influencers
Hamutal Schieber gave a keynote presentation this morning on the Future of E-Commerce in the West, at the annual FMCG convention of the Israeli Export Institute. The presentation discussed the revolution in e-commerce, dubbed "Re:Commerce" by Hamutal, which stems from...
Food Waste is a Big Problem: Here’s Why
by: Nicole Silberstein As the demand for food production grows alongside the world population, the issue of food waste is garnering increased attention. In this ongoing series, Schieber Research will focus in on companies and organizations that are creating...
2019 Food and Beverage Trends: Innovators & Disruptors
Our trend forecasting is based on 4 aspects - Macro-Trends (technological and digital trends, regulation, mega-trends, economic changes etc.), Innovators and Disruptors (emerging companies that make the formerly impossible - possible and create new expectations), Best...
Last Mile Grocery Round-Up: Walmart, Target, Kroger and Amazon
Amazon continues to be the online grocery leader in the US, but more people purchase groceries in-store/online from Walmart than other leading food retailers and supermarkets, according to Packaged Facts. 59% of grocery shoppers have purchased groceries from Walmart...