Connect The Dots

By Industry Intelligence

What's Connect The Dots about?

This is the Information Age. News, data and commentaries fly through the airwaves 24/7, all potentially valuable to business decision makers if the dots are properly connected. Industry Intelligence explains current marketplace events by piecing together disjointed information from a variety of sources and viewpoints.

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Connect The Dots episodes:

04.27.2022
Connect the Dots: Pet Humanization and Other Pet Care Trends (6:17)
The pet care industry has experienced huge surges in sales within the last few years, fueled by the pandemic and changing consumer attitudes. CBD, insect protein and sustainable packaging are just a few of the trends emerging in this sector....
03.25.2022
Connect The Dots: The rapid evolution of E-commerce (6:27)
E-commerce fulfillment is faster than ever, boosted significantly by the pandemic. Ultrafast "quick commerce" firms can even get same-day deliveries to your door in under 15 minutes in some places, thanks to so-called "dark stores." But what is a dark store, and...
10.07.2021
Connect The Dots: It’s October: Time For Holiday Shopping (Yes, Really) (4:06)
It may only be the start of October, but industry officials are strongly recommending that consumers worldwide start their holiday shopping now amid production slowdowns due to the pandemic and delays at shipping ports. Industry Intel’s Consumer Products Analyst Nevin...
09.13.2021
Connect The Dots: Material scientists revolutionize fashion and regenerative farming with recycled carbon and compostable, biobased textiles (7:20)
The Industry Intelligence research team is taking you on a tour of sustainable fashion around the world. Material scientists are strutting their stuff with cutting edge biotechnology that not only makes you look glamorous but will help you give back...
08.03.2021
Connect The Dots: Ghost Kitchens Becoming The Biggest Restaurant Trend To Come Out Of The Pandemic (4:53)
Ghost kitchens have become one of the biggest restaurant industry trends to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, as they allow restaurants to build delivery capacity or explore a new area without opening an actual restaurant. Industry Intelligence Consumer Products...
06.28.2021
Connect The Dots: Using Natural Fibers to Make Recycling Unnecessary (7:07)
Scientists are re-engineering everyday items with cellulose wood fibers because just being "recyclable" isn't enough — the dirty secret is that most things put into recycling bins aren't recycled anyway, so true sustainability has to start in the design phase,...
06.08.2021
Connect The Dots: Regenerative Agriculture: The Next Evolution In Sustainable Farming (4:06)
As consumers embrace sustainability globally, they’re eyeing the environmental footprints of the products they use, demanding plant-based ingredients and even scrutinizing how those ingredients are grown. The key to sustainable sourcing may be found in regenerative agriculture. Industry Intelligence Consumer...
05.22.2021
Connect The Dots: US Restaurant Industry Facing Severe Labor Shortage (5:26)
The U.S. online shopping industry has seen accelerated growth since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and is on track to become a trillion-dollar industry in 2022. Industry Intelligence Consumer Products Analyst Nevin Barich explains. If the audio isn't automatically playing,...
04.02.2021
Connect The Dots: Drink it up! Scientists remove microplastics and pollutants, make dirt water drinkable (6:45)
Thanks to the work of scientists across a range of disciplines, undrinkable water can be converted to a potable thirst quencher. Please tune in to learn more. If the audio isn't automatically playing, please click here The full script of this podcast...
03.25.2021
Connect The Dots: US Online Shopping: The Next Trillion-Dollar Industry? (4:28)
The U.S. online shopping industry has seen accelerated growth since the start of the coronavirus pandemic and is on track to become a trillion-dollar industry in 2022. Industry Intelligence Consumer Products Analyst Nevin Barich explains. If the audio isn't automatically playing,...
03.11.2021
Connect The Dots: Eat me? Scientists serving ‘plastics’ made from edible ingredients (7:23)
Thanks to the wonders of bioscience, a lot of planet-friendly products that look and feel like plastics can now be made from common edible ingredients. Please tune in to learn more. If the audio isn't automatically playing, please click here The full...
02.24.2021
Connect The Dots: Paper Straws...Meet Paper Bottles (4:00)
The global food and beverage industry is now looking at paper bottles as the next potential environmentally friendly alternative to plastic. Industry Intelligence’s Consumer Products Analyst Nevin Barich has more. If the audio isn't automatically playing, please click here To arm yourself...
02.08.2021
Connect The Dots: Dead trees have living potential; innovative uses for wood and wood-derived materials (07:44)
Dead trees have living potential locked inside their dead wood, and we've found new ways to get it out and put it to use in our lumber-hungry world. Please tune in to learn more. If the audio isn't automatically playing, please...
01.27.2021
Connect The Dots: Major fast-food chains battling to be the king of chicken as the cheaper commodity coupled with consumer demand means higher profits (4:22)
Major fast-food chains are putting more emphasis on menu items containing chicken. Industry Intelligence Consumer Products Analyst Nevin Barich explains why. If the audio isn't automatically playing, please click here. To arm yourself with the latest market intelligence, please contact us at...
01.11.2021
Connect The Dots: From trash to treasure; scientists upcycle dirty diapers, food waste and plastic bottles into green fuel (06:58)
Handling waste is a dirty business. But scientists around the world are finding ways to turn common household trash into clean fuel. What kind of planet-friendly fuel products have they created? Please tune in to learn more. If the audio isn't...
12.14.2020
Connect The Dots: This is no ordinary biology lesson; playing role of designers, biologists set to shape future of sustainable living (07:31)
Synthetic biologists are playing the role of designers to shape the future of sustainable living using DNA, gene editing, plant extracts and microorganisms. What kind of innovative products have they created already? Please tune in to learn more. If the audio...
12.04.2020
Connect The Dots: US restaurants launching smaller concept stores amid rise in popularity of such services as delivery and digital ordering, as well as continued concerns over coronavirus pandemic (4:
Restaurants across the U.S. are launching smaller concept stores amid the rise in popularity of such services as delivery and digital ordering, as well as continued concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. Industry Intelligence Consumer Products Analyst Nevin Barich has more. If...
11.04.2020
Connect The Dots: Food and beverage companies cutting down on their portfolios to focus on higher-performing brands to help ride out continuing coronavirus pandemic (4:38)
For the past few years, food and beverage companies have branched out into acquiring niche brands and creating novel flavors as a major part of their business strategy. However, the coronavirus pandemic has forced these companies to abandon this strategy...
09.24.2020
Connect The Dots: Amid retail growth, remodeling boom and improving employment, uncertainties start showing for the middle class (07:49)
All things considered, August was a pretty good month. Retail sales went up. Americans were spending generously on remodeling and home decoration, among other things. Overall US unemployment rate continued to improve. But will the big spenders keep on spending?...
09.10.2020
Connect The Dots: Contactless technology and services are increasing in popularity across various industries amid the coronavirus pandemic (3:56)
Contactless technology and services are increasing in popularity across various industries amid the coronavirus pandemic. Industry Intelligence Consumer Products Analyst Nevin Barich has more. If the audio isn't automatically playing, please click here. Industry Intelligence can help YOU better address your own...
09.01.2020
Connect The Dots: Up to 85% of independent restaurants in the US face closure by the end of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and major chains are looking to snatch up the real estate left behind
Up to 85% of independent restaurants in the US will close by the end of the year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Independent Restaurant Coalition. In the process, major restaurant chains are snatching up the real estate...
08.20.2020
Connect The Dots: As home sales climb and bidding wars heat up, housing industry executives and analysts discuss regional differences in pandemic impacts, risk factors and millennials’ behavior indica
If you’ve been paying attention to the market news lately, you probably notice that, since economies started reopening, residential real estate has been making a strong comeback. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, new home sales in June increased a...
08.10.2020
Connect The Dots: More parents focusing their back-to-school shopping on technology such as laptops, tablets and smartphones—and less on traditional supplies—as remote learning becomes increasingly li
More parents are focusing their back-to-school shopping on technology such as laptops, tablets and smartphones—and less on traditional supplies such as pens, pencils, paper and notebooks—as remote learning becomes an increasingly likely reality during the coronavirus pandemic. Industry Intelligence Consumer...
08.07.2020
Connect The Dots: Fast-food companies report large declines in net profit in Q2 amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but takeaway, drive-thru, other services give the industry reason to be optimi
Fast-food companies reported large declines in net profit in the second quarter amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there’s reason for the industry to be optimistic about its long-term prospects, says Industry Intelligence Consumer Products Analyst Nevin Barich. If...

What's Connect The Dots about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Connect The Dots episodes:

Connect the Dots: Pet Humanization and Other Pet Care Trends (6:17)

Connect The Dots: The rapid evolution of E-commerce (6:27)

Connect The Dots: It’s October: Time For Holiday Shopping (Yes, Really) (4:06)

Connect The Dots: Material scientists revolutionize fashion and regenerative farming with recycled carbon and compostable, biobased textiles (7:20)

Connect The Dots: Ghost Kitchens Becoming The Biggest Restaurant Trend To Come Out Of The Pandemic (4:53)

Connect The Dots: Using Natural Fibers to Make Recycling Unnecessary (7:07)

Connect The Dots: Regenerative Agriculture: The Next Evolution In Sustainable Farming (4:06)

Connect The Dots: US Restaurant Industry Facing Severe Labor Shortage (5:26)

Connect The Dots: Drink it up! Scientists remove microplastics and pollutants, make dirt water drinkable (6:45)

Connect The Dots: US Online Shopping: The Next Trillion-Dollar Industry? (4:28)

Connect The Dots: Eat me? Scientists serving ‘plastics’ made from edible ingredients (7:23)

Connect The Dots: Paper Straws...Meet Paper Bottles (4:00)

Connect The Dots: Dead trees have living potential; innovative uses for wood and wood-derived materials (07:44)

Connect The Dots: Major fast-food chains battling to be the king of chicken as the cheaper commodity coupled with consumer demand means higher profits (4:22)

Connect The Dots: From trash to treasure; scientists upcycle dirty diapers, food waste and plastic bottles into green fuel (06:58)

Connect The Dots: This is no ordinary biology lesson; playing role of designers, biologists set to shape future of sustainable living (07:31)

Connect The Dots: US restaurants launching smaller concept stores amid rise in popularity of such services as delivery and digital ordering, as well as continued concerns over coronavirus pandemic (4:

Connect The Dots: Food and beverage companies cutting down on their portfolios to focus on higher-performing brands to help ride out continuing coronavirus pandemic (4:38)

Connect The Dots: Amid retail growth, remodeling boom and improving employment, uncertainties start showing for the middle class (07:49)

Connect The Dots: Contactless technology and services are increasing in popularity across various industries amid the coronavirus pandemic (3:56)

Connect The Dots: Up to 85% of independent restaurants in the US face closure by the end of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, and major chains are looking to snatch up the real estate left behind

Connect The Dots: As home sales climb and bidding wars heat up, housing industry executives and analysts discuss regional differences in pandemic impacts, risk factors and millennials’ behavior indica

Connect The Dots: More parents focusing their back-to-school shopping on technology such as laptops, tablets and smartphones—and less on traditional supplies—as remote learning becomes increasingly li

Connect The Dots: Fast-food companies report large declines in net profit in Q2 amid the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, but takeaway, drive-thru, other services give the industry reason to be optimi