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Chicory’s Bi-Weekly Recipe Trends: Week of 4/13

As we enter our fourth week of working from home here at Chicory, things seem to be settling down into what’s been broadly referred to as the “new normal.” In looking at trends in our recipe network around content and ingredient usage, telling themes emerge that help us understand what the next phase of response to the coronavirus pandemic looks like for consumers who are leaving the panic buying phase and entering into a more settled pattern.

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A New Take on Pumpkin Spice

Whenever we talk about trending fall recipes, someone inevitably makes a joke about the “PSL.” But, while we can sense some upturned noses at the Starbucks-ian trend, the fact is, people love pumpkin! Here, we dive deep into the heart of all things pumpkin spice to see how this trend is growing.

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Summer 2018 Recipe and Food Trends by Chicory

As we've learned with each passing year, when the weather warms up, recipe traffic patterns take a sharp left turn. It's always fascinating for us to observe the tried-and-true recipes (people loooooove lasagna, chicken and crockpot cooking, you guys) that are well-trafficked year-round suddenly shift. You could almost mark the day when the weather on the East Coast warms up by taking a look at our network traffic patterns to see when shrimp and corn on the cob start trending over the usual cheesy pasta bake.

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Chicory Announces AmazonFresh and Instacart Integration, Making Recipes Shoppable to Millions More American Households

Chicory announced today that they are integrating with AmazonFresh and Instacart, beginning April 1, to provide recipe ordering solutions to more than 80M shoppers across 3M recipes and 1,000+ sites. Through these new integrations, Chicory will be able to double the retailer capabilities on their shoppable recipes, now reaching 40% of US zip codes and truly expanding the way their technology turns recipes into reality.

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A Guide to Snackable, Stackable Content

Marketers nowadays need to be thinking bit-sized. While one big Superbowl commercial could be a worthwhile spend twenty or thirty years ago, today advertisers know that there are innumerable places to be influencing customers (thanks to the internet's infinite inventory and social media streams that update constantly) and a big, one-time spend simply won't cut it.

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Why Digital Advertising is Different for Food Brands

Having started Chicory, I have had the unique opportunity to brainstorm and talk with leaders from a variety of different companies. I get to work with publishers, retailers, advertisers and ad-technology companies. It has helped us to fully understand this landscape, get a sense of how it has changed over the past few years and, most importantly, understand how Chicory fits at the center of a few industries.

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