Food Forum

Quick (but decent!) insights from consumers in the frontline of food sustainability

Conscious Consumer Community

Our ‘Food Forum’ is an easy and accessible solution that will deliver the consumer insights you need. A group of engaged and motivated consumers is there for helping you out.

Give the consumer a prominent and driving role in product development and communication
Explore any subject with the help of a group of engaged and motivated consumers
Deploy the frontrunners that determine the success of your innovations or communications

We can provide quick and profound answers at a fraction of the cost of regular market research for product development, advertising, branding, claims, etc..

Within the community both quantitative surveys and qualitative techniques can be used. Our community platform allows for making use of all kinds of rich qualitative research techniques, like photo assignments, storytelling, collages, store visits, idea generation, co-creation, you name it!

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Our Food Forum Community has been developed in close cooperation with Food Cabinet, a campaign agency specialized in sustainable food. They are experts in turning consumer insights into effective campaigns.

Pilot projects discounts!

In the months March and April 2021 we want as many sustainable food marketers as possible to get to know our community and learn how they can use it to understand their consumers. Contact us to discuss these possibilities:

30% pilot discount for projects

For any project with a value of €4.500,- or more, we are offering a 30% pilot discount. For smaller projects the discount is 15%. Check out our brochure for the prices and specifications of studies in our community.

Small study for free!

Get to know our community with a small study for free. The study consists of 1 poll question, followed by a discussion about the subject. You can participate yourself in this discussion and ask our members anything. We run one of these projects weekly, so make sure you book your spot!

The specs

Cost efficient and clear consumer insights
Access to front runners, early adapters and followers in the area of sustainable food
Fast turn around for qualitative and quantitative research projects
Senior research experts with specific knowledge in the area of sustainable food
Panel of >1.000 engaged consumers, willing to help brands becoming more sustainable
Special target groups like vegans, vegetarian and flexitarians represented
Early adopters of sustainable innovations, representing a growing consumer segment of sustainable consumers
Known demographic member profiles
Known need states-based persona’s (from our 2019 study)

Our portfolio

Our Forum Forum community can be used for a wide range of research purposes. Click any of the tiles below to learn more.

Innovation

Successful innovations strike the right chord with the target group. They solve a problem, fulfil a need and enthuse the consumer. Success exists by the grace of the consumer.

Communication & Branding

Branding is all about finding your own sweet spot in the consumer’s mind. Communicating is all about making sure you reach the right consumers with the right message at the right moment.

Insights based strategies

Every food brand is concerned with sustainability. Consumers are increasingly asking for more sustainable brands. But the topic of sustainability has many aspects to consider.

Quantitative Research

Hard figures are convincing. They can help when making important decisions and gather leverage for these decisions.

Qualitative Research

Qualitative market research provides in-depth insight in motivations, emotions, perceptions, (cultural) beliefs, associations.

Do you want to know more about how our conscious consumers community can help you to achieve your sustainability goals?

Please contact our research director Durk Bosma.

+31 (0)6 14 23 24 41
durk@futureoffood.institute

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Our mission is to help accelerate the transition to a more sustainable food system, by including the consumer as equally relevant stakeholder.

We offer accessible and clear consumer insights that help all actors in the food chain to effectively support & seduce the consumer to make the sustainable food choice.