Food Marketing: an endless cycle
Posted: Thu Sep 24, 2020 8:53 am
Just thought I'd share an observation and the chuckle/sadness it brought.
No doubt, if you've ventured out to probably any grocery store in America, you've seen Halloween candy for several weeks already. But now, after passing "disposable" foil turkey pans and paper plate Thanksgiving platters, what did I see in the frozen aisles' end-cap? Peppermint stick ice cream--yep, a Christmas-time "tradition", I suppose.
I kept walking, first with a slight shake to my head, a silent chuckle, and an unseen smile due to my mask. "Here we're in a pandemic and they haven't skipped a beat", I mused. But then the seriousness of it all sobered and briefly saddened me as I just observed once again the reality of the food industry on full display.
No doubt, if you've ventured out to probably any grocery store in America, you've seen Halloween candy for several weeks already. But now, after passing "disposable" foil turkey pans and paper plate Thanksgiving platters, what did I see in the frozen aisles' end-cap? Peppermint stick ice cream--yep, a Christmas-time "tradition", I suppose.
I kept walking, first with a slight shake to my head, a silent chuckle, and an unseen smile due to my mask. "Here we're in a pandemic and they haven't skipped a beat", I mused. But then the seriousness of it all sobered and briefly saddened me as I just observed once again the reality of the food industry on full display.