The Crisp Blog

Prior to becoming a Sales Engineer at Crisp, I was a Category Manager at Schwan’s and a Vendor Performance Manager at Target, where I gained a valuable perspective on the role of category management in helping both brands and retailers succeed. Here, I’ll break down the role of Category Captain and share how brands of...

Crisp has joined the NielsenIQ Connect Partner Network to empower food and beverage brands with enhanced market data access and usability.

Retail food sales are still going strong as the pandemic lingers, but CPG brands often face challenges capturing this growth: it’s hard to know what to spend on, where to focus, or how to keep up with the rapid changes brought on by the past year.  Many CPG companies are still operating remotely and with...

Line reviews come in many shapes and sizes. Whether your merchant is reviewing product mix and performance for a modular reset in their brick-and-mortar stores, or analyzing product placements on their online shelves, they rely on their suppliers to build strong category strategies. While process and timing might vary by the retail customer, you can...

No one wants to pull a product because it’s been underperforming, but sometimes it has to be done. 

If you’re following the food industry, you’ve probably seen your share of predictions and trends for 2021. It’s a year we’re all eager to understand, as COVID-19 has brought both temporary disruptions and long-term transformation to the retail market. But as a growing food brand, what does the 2021 outlook actually mean for your business?...

Trade shows have always been an important way for growing food and beverage brands to network with retail buyers. But due to the pandemic, this year’s events have moved into the virtual realm. The Specialty Food Association kicks off Specialty Food LIVE! on January 19th in lieu of the Fancy Food Show, and NRF 2021...

Good news for sales leaders: New tools are emerging that put the power to analyze and share data in your hands. Now you can pull reports from multiple sources inside and outside of your company, link them together, and get insights quickly. These tools also make it easy to slice and dice data into a...

For small and medium-sized food producers, POS is the holy grail of metrics. After all, no sales — no business. But what are you missing when all your analysis time is spent diving into POS numbers?

The responsiveness of the food supply chain in the face of COVID-19’s swift and profound upheaval has been remarkable. But the experience also served as a clarion call to leverage the power of data, technology, and collaboration to better foresee and adapt to changing consumption patterns and supply chain disruptions. Through digital transformation, the retail...