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Strong concepts win markets: How to validate product and campaign ideas before they go live
August 11, 2025
Product innovation is a high-stakes gamble unless you validate early and often. You don’t have the time or budget to bet on the wrong idea. TL;DR When every idea sounds promising internally, it’s ...
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Have it their way: Consumer’s fast food purchasing habits in 2025
August 7, 2025
Are US consumers purchasing more or less fast food nowadays? Who’s purchasing it the most? And how much does this vary by region or income? We recently ran a survey with a nationally representative ...
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Order up: How consumers view QSR and fast food restaurants today
July 31, 2025
Quick‑service restaurants (QSR) and fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Popeye’s, Taco Bell and more are a booming industry in the US. In fact, the US fast‑food and QSR industry generated ...
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The chicken wrap wars: Consumers rank top chicken wraps in the US for 2025
July 29, 2025
Chances are, you remember the fast food chicken wars that kicked off in 2019 when Popeye’s launched its fried chicken sandwich. It sparked a number of other popular US chains to launch or revamp ...
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Test before you build: How agile innovation teams validate product ideas without slowing down
July 25, 2025
You never had time to guess, but you did anyway. Now you don’t have to. Most new products fail not because they’re bad, but because they were never tested. According to Clayton Christensen, a ...
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Innovation Spotlight: Wendy’s Frosty Swirls & Fusions
July 22, 2025
Welcome to Innovation Spotlight! Each month we’ll spotlight a brand that’s capitalizing on a current consumer trend with a new product innovation. This month we researched Wendy’s Frosty Swirls & ...
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These trends are shaking, not stirring, the alcohol industry in 2025
July 21, 2025
Alcohol product innovation in 2025 The alcohol industry has long been a bastion of tradition, with time-tested methods of production and deeply rooted brand loyalties. But, like many industries, this ...
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The coolest picks of summer: What frozen treats consumers crave
July 8, 2025
The 4th of July is behind us so we all know what that means: It’s officially summer in the US! Now we have just one thing on our minds, and that’s staying cool with some of our favorite classic ...
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CPG disruption playbook: Insights from emerging brands
June 27, 2025
The CPG market is currently valued at approximately $2.3 trillion with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) exceeding 4%. It's predicted to reach $2.8 to $3.4 trillion by 2030-2034. Around 30,000 new ...

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