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🦃🍂 Thanksgiving by the Numbers! 🍂🦃 Thanksgiving is full of delicious food, cozy traditions, and a few surprising stats. Check out these fun facts: 🍗 40 million turkeys find their way to Thanksgiving tables every year – enough to fill 750 football fields! 🥧 Pumpkin pie season: Americans bake more than 50 million pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving, making it the holiday’s go-to dessert. 🚗 Road trip, anyone? Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel times, with over 55 million people taking to the roads, skies, and rails to celebrate with family. 🛍️ Ready, set, shop! Thanksgiving kicks off a major shopping season, with Black Friday and Cyber Monday seeing record-breaking sales year after year. Thanksgiving is all about gratitude, food, and a touch of fun! What Thanksgiving tradition are you most looking forward to? 🍁👇 *Source: businessinsider.com 👉🏼#AccurateInspiration 👉🏼#FollowTheConversation

October meant one thing... Halloween launches everywhere! It’s that time of year when brands surprise us with bold flavors, playful packaging, and all kinds of spooky experiences to get us in the Halloween spirit. There’s always something new to discover! 👻 As we say goodbye to the season, let’s remember our favorites! Which Halloween launch stood out for you this year? Any brands that nailed the Halloween vibe? Let me know! 👇 🎃🍬 👉🏼#AccurateInspiration 👉🏼#FollowTheConversation

The favorite date for many consumers has arrived! 🎃 From a rise in themed product offerings to heightened engagement with limited-time promotions, this season showcased how consumers seek both novelty and tradition. The shift in preferences, driven by the festive atmosphere, provided valuable lessons in adapting to seasonal demands and meeting consumers where they are. Take a look at this spooky season!👇 👉#AccurateInspiration 👉 #FollowTheConversation

Spanning from September to late December, the fall season is filled with cozy indulgent flavors and savory holiday dishes consumers look forward to each year. Each fall, consumers await innovative seasonal and limited-edition products that feature exciting new flavors, formats and collaborations. While sweet treats in bakery, chocolate confectionery, and snacks dominated this season, product developers can find opportunity in the seasonal and LTO space cross-category. From fall’s flavorful impact on the social media space, to holiday favorites and of course, pumpkin spice, let’s take a look back at the trending seasonal products and flavors for fall. 👇 👉#AccurateInspiration 👉 #FollowTheConversation

The Vlasic Pickle Balls are set to launch across the United States in November 2024. These snacks are corn puff balls with an authentic dill pickle flavor, designed to offer the satisfying crunch and tangy taste that pickle lovers crave. The product is being promoted as a fun and flavorful snack, particularly appealing to pickleball fans, given their pickle-themed marketing. The pickle balls will come in various sizes, including a 2 oz. convenience store option retailing for $2.49, as well as larger take-home bags. They're a part of Conagra Brands' innovation push in the snack market and have already garnered excitement on social media for their bold green color and tangy flavor. 👉 #FollowTheConversation

As clean label associated products continue to make a comeback after the pandemic, many consumers are on the hunt for products that help them meet their overall health and wellness goals and taste great. Though a formal definition of clean label remains unestablished, consumers create their own definition, many searching for products that feature natural, organic, and no artificial ingredient or flavor claims. Let’s take a closer look at the clean label movement and how your brand and products can meet consumer expectations of clean label. Take a look at it! 👇 👉🏼#AccurateInspiration 👉🏼#FollowTheConversation

UNLEASH THE CHURRO POP CONES! The Churro Pop Cone is a recent addition to KFC South Africa's dessert lineup, creating quite a buzz among fans. This treat features a waffle cone filled with churro pieces and drizzled with chocolate on top and inside, offering a crunchy and sweet indulgence. It was launched as part of a limited-time menu and has garnered attention for its unique combination of flavors. Although it hasn't yet made its way to other countries, many are eagerly requesting its availability beyond South Africa. The mix of crispy churros and rich chocolate in a cone format has dessert lovers excited, though some have suggested it might be even better with ice cream. Would you grab a Churro Pop Cone if KFC brought it to the states? 👉 #FollowTheConversation

The fascination with exotic fruits from far away and the ever-growing popularity of Asian cuisines has paved the way for interest in the lychee (litchi) fruit. Hailing from the East, lychee is pleasantly sweet with a grape-like texture. It has been revered as a symbol of love and romance in China for more than 2,000 years, largely due to its bright red, heart-shaped outer shell. While a brief harvest season makes fresh lychee a rarity, this delicacy is available in canned and juice forms year-round. With its sweet, floral flavor, lychee is a unique fruit profile! Read more! 👇 👉🏼#AccurateInspiration 👉🏼#FollowTheConversation

Consumers are now seeking more thoughtful food combinations, full of intention and meaning. Additionally, culturally diverse consumers are looking for dining experiences that reflect their identities and speak to them in an authentic way. Enter third-culture cuisine, driven by those amazing blends between cultures that surprise with every dish. From fast food to fine dining, a new wave of chefs is leading this movement, proudly showcasing cultural combinations that are transforming flavors and experiences. Take a look at it! 👇 👉 #FollowTheConversation

Want to win with Gen Z? When it comes to what they eat and drink, Gen Z is all about nostalgia, global tastes, spicy additions, and the blend of technology and convenience in their food and beverage choices. Born between 1997 and 2012, Gen Z have lived through major technology and media innovations, a worldwide pandemic and environmental impacts that all have had an influence on their purchase decisions. We’re taking a look at the trends resonating with Gen Z.👇 #FollowTheConversation