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                                             Halcyon Days


                                             In  times  of  uncertainty,  people
                                             gravitate towards simpler pleasures
                                             – like those that evoke memories of
                                             childhood.

                                             Suggestions include sugar-laden
                                             flavors  like  cereal  milk,  birthday
                                             cake, cookie dough, pumpkin rice,
                                             maple, eggnog and caramel apple
                                             – all with a visual appeal that is
                                             perfect for social media.
                                                                                           Make Rituals                        Little Gestures

                                             Left: Mystical characters such as unicorns offer respite
                                             to the daily grind.                           Develop more immersive products     Generation  Z want  to make  a
                                                                                           with  complex construction  that    positive difference in these times
                                                                                           demand  to  be  savored.  Texture   of uncertainty. So, how can your
                                                                                           can be highly effective here!       brand offer shortcuts to altruism?




                                                                                           Keep It Simple


                                                                                           In a noisy world, less is
                                                  Calm Down                                more. Clear and clutter
                                                                                                  packaging
                                                                                                              that
                                                                                           free
                                                  Explore ingredients associated           makes consumer choices
                                                  with calm. From chamomile,               easier  is being adopted
                                                  lime  flower  and  valerian.             by many manufacturers.
                                                  Aroma is said to be the most             Kettle  Chips  do this
                                                  powerful  way  to  fire  an              particularly well.
                                                  emotional response.

                                                  Left: PYPR is  a beverage made  with  natural
                                                  phytonutrients such as Lemon Balm to create
                                                  ‘mood enhancement’.
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