Marketing Spoonful

Here are a few food marketing Web sites that might make good resources for you.
Resource Lists:
http://www.fooddude.com/
http://www.fooddude.com/resources.htm
Branding:
http://resources.bnet.com/topic/branding+and+food+and+marketing.html
http://search.techrepublic.com.com/search/branding+and+food+&+beverage.html
http://www.letmaverick.com/
Consumption Trends:
http://www.agmrc.org/markets__industries/food/food_consumption_trends.cfm
http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?navtype=SU&navid=FOOD_NUTRITION
Food Production:
http://foodsci.ksu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx
Associations:
Grocery
http://www.fmi.org/
Meat
http://www.meatami.com/
Produce
http://www.unitedfresh.org/
Eggs
http://www.poultryegg.org/
Beef
http://www.beef.org/
Turkey
http://www.eatturkey.com/home.html
Pork
http://www.nppc.org/
Chicken
http://www.eatchicken.com/

Tags: beef, chicken, eggs, Food, food association, food marketing blog, food marketing resources, grocery, Meat, pork, turkey

Tonight I got to help my nephew celebrate his first birthday. It was a special time. Balloons, presents and lots of family members around. But the glue that holds events like this together is the food.
The experience of the food is memorable. We had sandwiches with deli meat sliced so thin you could see through [...]

Tags: birthday, birthday cake, deli, emotional marketing, Meat

Starting Monday, we will feature excerpts from our interview with Janet Rine, owner of Caffe Moderne.
Our discussion centers on what it takes to earn the trust of an independent owner/operator.
Whether you sell meat, beverages, spices or mixes, you won’t want to miss it.
For now, we leave you for the weekend with a quote from Danny [...]

Tags: beverage, Caffe Moderne, Danny Meyer, Food, food distributors, food manufacturers, Marketing, Meat, mix, product focus, restaurateurs, selling to restaurants, Setting the Table, spice, successful selling strategy, trust

No matter your age, one of the best ways to learn is to play. Recently we took this to heart and took it upon ourselves to understand our customers’ lives. One of our clients sells beef to supermarkets and restaurants, and we wanted to experience the challenges of creating fresh beef cuts that will appeal [...]

Tags: consumer research, Food, Meat, team building