Summer Fancy Food Show 2015

The Theater of Retail: Understanding Consumer Experience with Kevin Kelley (Room 1E15)

29 Jun 15
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

Tracks: All Audiences

In this session, self-proclaimed anti-architect and consumer behaviorist Kevin Kelley will help attendees to better understand how humans perceive and behave in physical spaces, including restaurants, malls, grocery stores, and public markets. The environment, context, and presentation each play an overwhelming and deeply subconscious role in influencing overall consumer choices and beliefs about a food brand. There's a long list of value specifications that food consumers go through in making food decisions—the food product itself is just one factor!

You'll learn how to anticipate and capitalize on the deep-seated emotional factors that drive specialty food consumers as Kelley shares some of the insights, strategies, and techniques his firm utilizes to attract, shape, and influence specific consumer behaviors within both retail and foodservice environments.