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Beyond Beauty Paris (10-12 September 2012): See the latest technology driven innovation in beauty Beyond Beauty Lab - Kinetique: Energy and High Tech in Beauty This year's Beyond Beauty Lab in partnership with Mintel presents the latest technology driven innovation in beauty from around the world. Twice a day Mintel's beauty analysts will offer interactive product demonstrations that showcase the latest technology, active ingredients and positioning claims. Learn about: Ingredients that boost cellular energy (especially sugar and oxygen) Actives that shield from too much energy (anti-glycation claims, new UV protection) The use of magnets and static electricity to add fun ...
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In the US press office, the week began with a pair of mentions in The Wall Street Journal. The first used our consumer green goods usage figures (a third of Americans are now willing to spend a bit more for green products) and the second referenced Mintel Comperemedia direct mail numbers for a piece about the resurgence of credit card offers. Next up, Marcia Mogelonsky, director of food and drink insight, was quoted in two great pieces this week. She was interviewed by Convenience Store Decisions for their story about the gum industry where she stated that "people like to ...
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Retirement is no longer as clear-cut as it used to be, with adults choosing to work past their retirement age. Some simply don't have an option, due to lack of adequate investments, while others are still supporting their boomerang dependents, who cannot afford renting or getting on the property ladder (see Mintel's Marketing to the Boomerang Generation report). Mintel's Inspire trend 'Retired for Hire' observes that, in fact, many pension-aged adults prefer to continue working past their retirement age, as it keeps them busy, and with life expectancy and numbers of the over-55 steadily growing, older consumers are holding increasingly ...
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This week we have a bumper edition of Mintel in the news, with a fortnight's coverage in one issue. Our chocolate and germ phobia releases both proved to be huge hits featuring in the world wide media. Starting in the UK, with chocolate, the kind you spread on bread, which featured in the bank holiday weekend edition of the Mail on Sunday and The Sun. Our Senior Food Analyst Amy Lloyd said the growth in chocolate spread sales was being led by supermarkets bringing out more variants. She said: 'In the past year alone, Sainsburys launched a popping candy chocolate ...
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Our media coverage had a distinctly Eastern feel to it this week - as Mintel officially announced its new China report series of in depth research, covering the FMCG, foodservice, retail and lifestyle sectors. The announcement grabbed a huge variety of media attention including: Reuters, Yahoo! Finance, Research Live, The Wall Street Journal (Market Watch), QSR, Daily Research News Online, and Retail Times. The first report of the series - Carbonated Soft Drinks - China - examining the soft drink preferences of Chinese consumers - received massive coverage in the media worldwide: Food Navigator-Asia, Beverage Daily, FoodBev.com, Nutraceuticals World, Warc, ...
