Of course, a product or dish should be tasty. But today it really takes more than that to be successful in the highly competitive food market. More and more, food and drink has to stand for something and tell a story. Developing a good food concept brings the product or dish to the level of [...]
Our vision of a deposit packaging system brought alive by a prototyped mini shelf. Our current packaging system needs to change! The massive amounts of plastic waste should stop. That is the strong desire of many people and companies. Though innovation goes slow. Food producers are struggling to find more eco-friendly packaging solutions. [...]
Food by Design continually examines the way we buy, cook, eat and experience our food. When we understand that, it is easier for food brands, formulas, producers and retailers to anticipate and innovate. For 2020, we delightfully share five important food trends for 2020. Curious about the whole story, focused on your category? ... Please [...]
As design thinkers in food, Food by Design knows the value of prototyping in an early stage of the concepting process. In our prototype workshop, we let participants rediscover the intelligence of their hands and the wisdom of their senses. Getting away from our computers and experimenting in a real 3D environment is done far [...]
A compelling brand positioning is vital to your food business. Whether you are small or big, established or in start-up phase, brand equity is the guiding light for everything you do and the basis of each sense & sensorics consumers experience with your brand. At Food by Design we have helped many food brands and [...]
Early January we travelled to the future-oriented city Shanghai, to gain insights and inspiration on how Oriental consumers buy, cook and eat. How Chinese food manufacturers, retailers and restaurants anticipate on- and offline to these changes and how that can affect the West. It’s about a coffee revolution, digitalization, new generation supermarkets, ultra-fresh, local [...]
After extensive research, Food by Design has identified 5 important food trends for 2019, which will influence our buying, cooking and eating behavior. In this blog we will discuss some food trend for 2019 and onwards: 1 #masculine plant powered Traditionally men are big fans of meat. But today we see more and more [...]
In an early stage we have helped Gerard Sterkenburg to develop and sharpen his entrepreneurial plan to start a new restaurant formula. We provided the start-up team with a lot of inspiration in the field of product formats, food experiences, packaging, interior ideas and the brand positioning and communication. In a sparkling ideation session the [...]
Boboli is a producer of Mediterranean loaves (focaccia's) and a company full of energetic, sunny people. There were many ideas for new products within the company. In order to give direction to this energy, we have guided a process with our food-by-design method to achieve strategic and sensory-stimulating innovation. Together with Boboli, we have [...]
Designers and marketeers Marleen Zaalberg and Marielle Bordewijk joined forces in early 2017. Together they created the fresh and powerful Food by Design method. We use design thinking to help food and drink brands unlock their full creative potential. Our innovation methodology combines a tried and tested strategic framework with multi-sensory creative techniques to [...]