336: Baked Goods Trends 2022 Plant Based

On today’s Restaurant and Retail Marketing Flash Briefing, we look at bakery trends for 2022 according to Food in Canada Magazine. Plant based anything is very on trend right now but weaving a little of it into your pastry menu, could be marketing gold.


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334: November Retail Sales Were Through the Roof

On today’s Restaurant and Retail Marketing Flash Briefing, we look at the final sales results for the November shopping data and it’s very encouraging. Sales were very high and people seem ready to “clean up nice” and get some new duds.


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332: #Holidays December 18 and 19

On today’s Restaurant and Retail Marketing Flash Briefing, we look at the social media holidays that are trending on December 18 and 19. Dust off your best Will Farrell impression because it’s “Answer the Telephone Like Buddy the Elf Day”.


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331: The McPlant Is a Smashing Success

On today’s Restaurant and Retail Marketing Flash Briefing, we look at the success of the pilot McDonalds has been conducting for its new McPlant burger using Beyond Meat’s plant based protein burger patty. Sales in the pilot stores have been 3 times their projections. This trend is on fire.


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330: Pinterest Predicts 2022 Ancestral Eats

On today’s Restaurant and Retail Marketing Flash Briefing, we look at Pinterest predictions for 2022 and in particular, the trend towards ancestral foods. It’s not surprising that we reach for comfort after a difficult time.


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