Issue 03 · June 2026 · Strategic

Edible / Food Gifting

Food and edible gifts as the breakout high-affinity corporate-gifting category.

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Why now

Four signals, four independent surfaces.

  • ASI Research: food gifts make up ~1% of industry sales but '94% of end-users would have a more favorable view of a company after receiving a food gift.'
  • The 2026 Ad Impressions Study spotlighted food gifts as a category to watch.
  • Aligns with the quality-over-quantity premium-gifting shift across corporate buyers.

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