In this post it’s just a random mix of different topics, no real stream of thought. Just a few things that popped up in my newsfeed. September 11, 2001 🇺🇸 When people ask if you can remember where you were when a major world event happened, it can […]
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Summer is in full effect and you’d think things would be slow… or maybe I’m just slow, giving me more time to be discovering things that caught my attention. Quite the vast array of things this go round, from McDonalds Monopoly game scandal, to weed infused beer, to compostable packaging […]
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Starting off 2018 pretty much where we left 2017.. international flavors, millennials, food waste, technology, amazon.. We are doing more and more with flavors and spices, why aren’t more of them being grown here domestically? (link to NPR the salt: Americans Love Spices. So Why Don’t We Grow […]
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Some interesting articles this time caught my attention. A couple different instances of reusing byproducts which I think is good for all of us, but also shows the ingenuity that exists. I find an interest in new ways to use products or their byproducts – like being able to take […]
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It seems that the things that have been getting my attention recently have been about some of the smaller up and coming brands getting acquired by the big conglomerates. Blue Bottle specialty coffee recently getting scooped up by Nestle, now they are eyeing RxBars. And what happens after these guys […]
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A lot of variety in this edition of Caught My Attention, from Oprah to Kit Kats. Trying to tame down the Amazon/WFM media, but can never really get away. . . I’ve always been intrigued by all the different (and weird) flavors of snacks in Japan, especially Kit […]
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Still a lot of things out there about the whole WFM/amzn merger. But a few other bits of flavor and tech getting mixed back in. Augmented reality (AR) might change the way we shop. Ikea and Apple are working together on being able to “see” your room with […]
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The past week has been consumed with the announcement of Amazon wanting to buy WholeFoods. I’m sure most folks are exhausted from all the media coverage, so I may just hit upon a few different angles and observations that I see, then move on to other things that caught my […]
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A bit of a mix in this edition of Caught My Attention, but the major threads today are social media and grocery, with bit of hot sauce and umami for flavor. I still haven’t gotten into a rhythm in doing these posts that I want, but I’m working on it. […]
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Mobile order ahead has become a big thing. This is a bit of a long read, but it first caught my attention because of what I have been hearing about long lines in Starbucks lately and how because people can now preorder their drinks before they get to the store, […]