Ghost kitchens, social media ad boycotts & Driscoll’s on online grocery after Covid

2020-07-03

Laura and Julia discuss how consumer attitudes to buying fresh produce online have changed in the wake of coronavirus, what the rise of dark kitchens means for restaurants and why some of the world’s biggest fmcg advertisers have pulled the plug on their social media ad campaigns. Plus, they chat about what post-Covid range rationalisation means for consumer choice and why scientists are trying to grow chilli peppers in space. You can find out more about the online g...

Laura and Julia discuss how consumer attitudes to buying fresh produce online have changed in the wake of coronavirus, what the rise of dark kitchens means for restaurants and why some of the world’s biggest fmcg advertisers have pulled the plug on their social media ad campaigns.

Plus, they chat about what post-Covid range rationalisation means for consumer choice and why scientists are trying to grow chilli peppers in space.

You can find out more about the online grocery webinar Julia is hosting and register here.

Articles mentioned in this episode:

‘Soren Bjorn says online grocery shopping is here to stay’| Quartz

‘Why the American consumer has fewer choices – maybe for good’ | Wall Street Journal

‘Our ghost kitchen future’ | The New Yorker

‘Coronavirus: consumers buy local’ | Food Manufacture

‘Up next for the astronaut’s diet: space peppers’ | The Spoon

‘Starbucks suspends social media ads over hate speech’ | BBC News

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