Using Recipes to Increase Sales
March 7, 2019
We all have to eat to stay alive. For most people, however, eating is more than sustaining life — it’s an experience that makes life more enjoyable. Eating involves all of our
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In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
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Trends 2019: Food
January 3, 2019
Food preferences, like fashion, change with each new generation. Understanding how tastes are changing is important for people in the food industry, the hospitality sector, agricultural, and the consumer packaged goods sector.
Groceries are on Millennials’ Holiday Shopping List
November 26, 2018
When it comes to holiday shopping, most people immediately think of gifts and decorations. But what would the holidays be without special meals and festive parties? Enjoying food throughout the holiday season
Brick-and-Mortar Supermarkets can remain Relevant with the Right Experiences
October 12, 2018
For much of early American history, many people grew the plants or raised the livestock they needed to sustain themselves and their families. To obtain food items they couldn’t grow, they visited
The Future of Online Grocery Sales
February 28, 2018
When Amazon acquired Whole Foods, any lingering doubts the grocery sector was changing were laid to rest. As I noted in an earlier post, the food sector is now learning what companies
Blockchain and the Global Food Chain
February 22, 2018
Blockchain is one of the newest buzzwords making a splash in the tech world. Most famously, blockchain is associated with so-called crypto-currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. It turns out, however blockchain technology
Automated Grocery Stores
December 20, 2017
One fixture in almost all movies about the old west was the general store — the predecessor to the modern grocery store. Inside those one-stop shopping enterprises you would find plain-dressed women
Millennials, Big Data, and Food
November 29, 2017
Millennials (aka Generation Y) are currently the “it” generation for manufacturers, marketers, and retailers. Members of Generation Y are probably the most studied generation that has ever lived. As digital natives they
Smart Farming will Help Feed the World
June 23, 2017
It’s no secret that world’s population continues to grow and isn’t predicted to top out for several decades. All of those new mouths need to be fed making food security one of
St. Patrick’s Day 2017
March 17, 2017
Retailers love holidays. Holidays provide a focal point for promotions and sales. St. Patrick’s Day is no different. Kristen Cloud (@KCloudShelby) reports, “Americans will spend more than ever as they put on
