3 Squares: Dishing On the Food Industry

Join 3Squares Live! as Charlie, Susan and Kevin welcome food trends guru Mike Kostyo of Menu Matters. Learn about the biggest consumer pain points and how brands can be more consumer-centric. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3Squares Live! welcomes Jane Freiman, Fri., March 30! Founder of Smart Kitchen Insights, Jane talks kitchen trends most likely to impact the food industry in the next five years (including invisible kitchens), and how demographics and climate change could shape the kitchen of tomorrow. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Squares’ own Kevin Ryan, founder and CEO of Malachite Strategy and Research discusses how brands may be missing the mark on consumer needs, the rise of “cozy cardio” and the next evolution in coffee. Each month, 3Squares tackle topics shaping the food industry, provide unique takes on the latest trends – and have fun doing it. Tune in to learn – and laugh! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

What is JOMO? Learn about the growing “homebody” movement and other important 2024 trends, including how consumers are rethinking brand loyalty, as 3Squares welcomes Locke Hilderbrand with Brainwrk, a consumer research and strategy consultancy focused on marketplace behavior and actionable forecasting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What’s hot and what’s not for today’s online CPG brands? Join us for the Fri., Dec. 15, edition of 3Squares Live! Charlie, Susan and Kevin welcome guest Lucas Ballasy, CXO of Barrel NY, which partners with brands to design, build and optimize web experiences. See how food and beverage companies can up their online game! And take the holiday food quiz! Do you know how many calories the average...

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Global sustainability heavy-hitter Christine Daugherty, who has served in roles with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, PepsiCo and Tyson Foods, joins 3Squares Live! for the Fri., Oct. 27, edition. She discusses the state of sustainability and how companies in the food system can and are working to achieve their climate goals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Americans eat 5x a day on average and that means a lot of time in the kitchen. But how much time is it really? In this episode, 3Squares Live! welcomes Darren Seifer, Circana Food & Beverage Industry Advisor, Fri. Aug. 25, for a chat about how kitchens are changing and Americans are cooking in a post-pandemic world. Starting with the gadgets and appliances we’re buying to social media, Gen Z a...

3Squares Live! welcomes Janet Riley, a food industry strategist who has led the meat industry’s response to high profile controversies and whose quick wit and knowledge of hot dog history earned her the title: “The Queen of Wien!” (A title she relishes.) Tune in as the 3Squares and their esteemed guest talk hotdog history, the “real” ingredients and why the world’s love for hotdogs isn’t going awa...

Passionate about people, connections and world-changing ideas, Sara Brooks is a leading consumer brand expert and co-founder of Goldilocks, a brand strategy consultancy that works with early-stage CPG companies, helping founders discover how to keep consumers coming back for more. Sara joined 3Squares Live! Fri., June 30.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gene editing technology is one of today’s most promising innovations, with tremendous potential to benefit society, farming and food production. Tune in to 3Squares Live! as they welcome Natalie DiNicola, chief corporate affairs officer with Benson Hill, an early-stage technology platform company empowering innovation to improve food and agriculture. Natalie discusses the importance of the technol...

Tune is as the 3Squares talk “spicy,” and dish on the state of start-up funding, automation in grocery retail and why innovation isn’t something companies can buy. Bonus: Take the BBQ quiz!           Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ayo West African frozen food brand is bringing the region’s flavors to people cross the U.S., serving up hand-crafted dishes in under five minutes. Hear from co-founder Perteet Spencer about how the company is expanding culinary horizons Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craveable food is on the menu at Wicked Kitchen. On the February episode of 3Squares Live! CEO Pete Speranza shares the company’s culinary mission and talks about the future of plant-based. And in “What the food?!” brush up on your chip and dip history! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nick Fereday, Executive Director, Food & Consumer Trends at Rabobank, and a member of The Center for Food Integrity Consumer Trust Insights Council, joins 3Squares Live! to talk processed food trends! What do consumers want and is the food industry doing enough? And in "What the food?!" Kevin stumps Charlie and Susan with his processed food quiz. The discovery of which food processing techniqu...

What’s Ahead in 2023? Join the 3Squares for the year-end edition where they talk about potential black swan events that could impact the food industry and beyond, building resilient supply chains and AI that's "fascinating and scary." And what happens when you ask an AI tool to write a poem about aspic? Tune in to 3Squares Live! each month! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

After a dip in interest, where is the alt-meat market headed? Tune in to the latest episode of 3Squares Live! as Lisa Keefe, editor in chief of Meatingplace and Alt-Meat, talks about the “pandemic effect” and an alt-meat comeback. And in "What the Food?!" take the Thanksgiving quiz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 3Squares discuss Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons and what that means for the food industry landscape. Plus, hear from food trends expert Locke Hilderbrand of Whysdom who details the challenges of marketing to Gen Z. And in “What the Food?!” Kevin stumps Charlie and Susan with the candy quiz!   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 3Squares dissect the new FDA definition of healthy, talk with the founders of Opopop, on a mission to liberate us from boring popcorn, and in What The Food? take the diner slang quiz! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Can you have your cake and eat it too? This week, the 3 Squares talk with Joe Ens, CEO of High Key, a company dedicated to creating snacks you'll crave minus the sugar. Also, in What The Food? Kevin explains why calories aren’t as simple as you think. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoy this refreshing episode of 3 Squares where we explore the latest trends in the beverage industry. Betsy Frost joins us from Hoplark with great insights on the unique challenges in launching a beverage startup. Also in this episode, why is there sodium in our tap water? What The Food?? The reason may surprise you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Squares milk this episode for all it’s worth! Mike McCloskey, founder of the billion-dollar Fairlife brand, shares the incredible story about how he created a high value, premium product in a commodity category. And at the end of the show?? Learn about Al Capone’s interest in dairy. It’s an offer you can’t refuse! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 3 Squares spend some time around the grill with Adrian Miller. Adrian is a food writer, 2022 James Beard Award winner and certified barbeque judge who has literally written the book on soul food. We'll talk about his latest "Black Smoke: African Americans and The United States of Barbeque" and get a look into what's trending in barbeque globally and here in The States. And in "What T...

This is one SWEET episode! The 3 squares are talking with Anton Vincent, President of Mars Wrigley North America about the latest trends in confections, pets and diversity. Another must listen edition of 3 Squares. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.