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Dan Frommer
@fromedome
Tech, travel, and food. Founder and Editor in Chief of
@newconsumer
, co-host of
@NeedleAndMouse
.
LA ← NYC ← Chicagonewconsumer.comBorn April 16Joined August 2007
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Dan Frommer
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There is a certain type of person who seems to enjoy screaming that restaurants — for example — are NOT TECH COMPANIES. But in reality, they can be. That doesn't mean they'll fetch SaaS multiples. But tech is central to future success for ~all businesses. No need to be angry!
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Big step: If all goes well, this will result in a better customer experience (fewer errors, more consistency), lower labor costs, and maybe happier frontline workers. But — might not.
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Nicolas Jammet
@nicolasjammet
Today, we open our newest restaurant: Introducing the @sweetgreen Infinite Kitchen, our new culinary automation technology that helps us simplify things so we can focus on more of what matters — fresh ingredients, fast service, and friendly hospitality. medium.com/@sweetgreen/wh
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This is getting tweets because of Goop and Lemme, but the full list of recipients is absurdly broad, including Abbott Labs, Duane Reade, Pfizer, and P&G: ftc.gov/system/files/f
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highsnobiety
@highsnobiety
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reportedly contacted approximately 600 companies — including Gwyneth Paltrow's goop and Kourtney Kardashian's Lemme — with a reminder that they cannot make unsubstantiated product claims hsnob.co/udem
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I was riding home from school on the Red Line the afternoon this happened — years before people had smartphones or data plans — and a bunch of Cubs fans got on at Addison, drunkenly talking about Kerry Wood striking out 20 Astros and throwing a one hitter. NO ONE BELIEVED THEM.
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OBVIOUS SHIRTS®
@obvious_shirts
5/6/23: Happy Kerry Wood Day to all who celebrate. The greatest game ever pitched was 25 years ago today. Kerry Wood is at Obvious Shirts today at 11am! #KerryWood #KidK
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Why now? In addition to everything Apple can design and engineer, mixed reality has two recent developments in its favor: - Generative AI, which can draw almost anything you can imagine, and - The rise of legal cannabis and microdosing, which makes it more believable
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The New Consumer
@newconsumer
Apple’s ‘mixed reality’ goggles are imminent: newconsumer.com/2023/04/apple- Why they’re worth your attention and imagination.
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@fromedome
This week's
@newconsumer
: BEANS. Canned beans are a $2b+ market in the US alone, dominated by two brands and private label, with little innovation. With flavorful, saucy beans and cute labels, can Heyday Canning — now national at Whole Foods — break through?
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The New Consumer
@newconsumer
Can canned beans have their tinned-fish moment? newconsumer.com/2023/04/heydan Also: Ghia’s latest bottle design (and numbers). And, what’s Magic Spoon working on?
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Just a stunning project →
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Glenn Fleishman @glennf@twit.social
@GlennF
Missed the Shift Happens crowdfunding campaign? We’re now on BackerKit with a pre-order store! shifthappens.backerkit.com/hosted_preorde Quantities are limited. For more details about Shift Happens, a three-volume 1,376-page set of books about the history of keyboards, see shifthappens.site
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Dan Frommer
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Beyond the hilarious content of this video (let's drop $1k on random kitchen stuff for a yakitori party!), very curious if anyone will actually want to shop like this. (Doesn't help that the shopping search interface popularized by Amazon, Google, etc is being destroyed by ads.)
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Harley Finkelstein
@harleyf
Pretty insane. Our AI shopping assistant on @shop helping me buy exactly what I need for a yakitori dinner I'm hosting. This is just the beginning of AI x commerce.
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There's a narrative that plant-based meat is doomed. So far, only 16% of people who've tried it tell us they're "very satisfied". But it's still early: Consumers are increasingly interested in "plant-based" AND are open to trying new alts. Especially if it's cheaper someday.
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One of the neat things about working w/
@instacart
for this report was being able to see how these theoretical things show up in actual online grocery sales data. For example, here's how a viral TikTok recipe — baked feta pasta — looks in Instacart orders:
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TikTok and YouTube are HUGE for food discovery and inspiration, especially among younger consumers. 50% of TikTok users say they've prepared a new recipe because of a food-related TikTok video.
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More Americans would rather feel 25% healthier than earn 25% more money. That was consistent across income groups, though "health" increasingly beats "wealth" as you get older and wealthier. That said, 55% of Gen. Z voted for more money.
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We asked consumers to rate a bunch of food and wellness trends — like "food as medicine," intermittent fasting, reducing seed oils, etc. — on two factors: - Whether the science is real science or pseudo-science - How personally interested they are in participating Results:
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Americans say they're most concerned about: - Weight - Quality and amount of sleep - Mental health (especially among Gen. Z consumers) - Stress 60% plan to exercise more this year. Almost 20% plan to drink less alcohol. 11% plan to attend therapy — but almost 20% of Gen. Z.
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We asked 3,000+ people what they wanted to consume more of and less of this year. - More: Vegetables, fruit, protein, water, and fish. - Less: Sugar (by far!), fatty foods, salt, carbs, and processed foods. ~75%+ of consumers plan to prioritize their health over the next year.
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