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Keynote: Prime Restaurants – The Future of Casual Dining: Innovation on the Menu
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Prime Restaurants in November 2011. As changing consumer tastes and rising competition reshaped casual dining, Jim explored the innovation…
The BIG food industry trend for 2012: Bold Goals, Big Bets
Health, wellness and food are set to become even more linked than ever before in 2012 and beyond. That's a significant trend that I'm witnessing right now through the various…
Keynote feedback: "Some mind-blowing stats ..."
Fresh from my keynote in Orlando this week, I've come across a blog post from someone who attended, and saw my early-Monday keynote - "'Breakthrough performers' and 'pervasive…
News release: Trends Expert Jim Carroll to Keynote CGT’s Leadership Event
Trends Expert Jim Carroll to Keynote CGT’s Leadership Event Trends and innovation expert Jim Carroll will deliver the keynote address at this year’s premiere Consumer Goods…
Will We Ever See Perfect Microwave Popcorn!?
It's a fair question. You might not think about it much, but I do. I've been talking about the concept of perfect microwave popcorn since at least 1995. Heck, I wrote about it in…
Keynote: Kemps – The Future of Dairy: Innovation from Farm to Fridge
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Kemps in October 2011. As health-conscious consumers and changing retail dynamics reshaped the dairy case, Jim explored the innovation trends…
Food industry trends 2011 - Report from a keynote
It's been a whirlwind of activity over the last two months, with about 20 major keynotes under my belt. One of these was a corporate event for a food company with $7 billion in…
Keynote: Maple Leaf Foods Marketing Leadership Summit, Toronto – Food Industry Trends 2011
Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address to the top 250 marketing executives of Maple Leaf Foods in Toronto, Ontario in June 2011, in what became one of his most-referenced food…
The future of retail franchise operations!
A few weeks ago, I was the opening keynote speaker for the 2011 Multi-Unit Franchising Conference held at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The audience were owners and operators of…
Paying attention, family dynamics and under the influence - key consumer trends...
I'm in Las Vegas Thursday, as a keynote speaker fo rhte Multi-Unit Franchising Conference at the Venetian. I'll be speaking to a wide variety of consumer, technology, demographic…
Perfect microwave popcorn!
When do you think you'll be able to make perfect microwave popcorn? I'd thought I'd be able to do it by about now.... The problem with making popcorn in a microwave is that every…
Keynote: Personal Care Products Council – The Future of Beauty: Innovation in Personal Care
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Personal Care Products Council in March 2011. As natural ingredients, social media marketing, and a more informed consumer reshaped the beauty…
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