Holiday Season – Are you ready?
Is your food business ready for the Q4 holiday season? Summer is ending, so it’s time to roll up your sleeves and get ready for Christmas and Holiday sales efforts.
Caution: Think Before You Promote
Getting content ideas for your food business marketing can be challenging. Then along comes a big national or global event that you think would make a good campaign theme so you can creatively highlight your brand or food product. But there are some things you need to be aware of before you rush in.
Kitchen Connect – Growing a Food Community
As avid supporters of food hub initiatives across BC, we’ve been thrilled to work with the team from Kitchen Connect in Victoria. They engaged us to develop their business plan, establish their brand and website, plus a market research project that ultimately led to a marketing planning initiative.
Email Marketing Beats Social Media
As a small food business owner, there are many options for your marketing mix. Many people put too much emphasis on just using social media to get their brand and product noticed. The truth is, email can be the most powerful component of your digital marketing channels, with a larger audience appeal and greater reach.
33 BC Holiday Food Gift Ideas
In this season of giving, let’s see how we can introduce more people to the fabulous local food products offered by you and your fellow BC food producers.
A Team Effort with BCAFM
For many food businesses, farmers markets are their primary sales channel. For some, they can be a stepping stone enroute to large grocery (chains) or bigger markets. And for others, they do both, what we call a blended sales & margin strategy - these food businesses do large capacity sales through grocery accounts and continue with farmers markets with higher margins, and the ability to launch/test new products or do short run items.
Is your location part of your brand?
Do you use your location name in any part of your branding? Your town, region, or province? Depending on what you’re selling and to whom, incorporating a sense of place somewhere in your brand can be very appealing and lucrative. Some location names will be familiar to consumers, and others will sound exotic and intriguing.
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Don’t wait, take photos now! [updated]
We’re in a season where farms and plantings look their best. It’s a great opportunity to visually capture your growing products or ingredients and build your marketing assets for year-round promotions. For food processors, you’re likely into your high production season, sourcing from vendors, and selling at farm markets, etc. These are all great photo opportunities.
Japanese Tradition meets Canadian Fusion
Twenty years after moving from Japan to Kamloops, Makiko Kanakubo continues to honour her roots. Makiko started with a traditional Japanese barbeque sauce and then developed three flavours that she can now sell commercially.
From NYC to Sunshine Coast – a Chocolate Story
In Halfmoon Bay, on the Sunshine Coast, John and Joe have resurrected their chocolate business with the intent of keeping it small, yet sophisticated and inventive. This time, their business model does not include a store front, but instead relies on shipping-only to get product to market.