Mintel in the Media – this week's highlights

Mintel in the Media is a weekly review, bringing together a selection of the most high profile press stories showcasing Mintel’s data and analysis from around the world. Highlights this week include:

UK:

• The Daily Telegraph: Girls ‘bigger smartphone users than boys’. As well as smartphones, girls are more likely than boys to own MP3 players and laptop computers, research from Mintel has found. Boys are more likely to own desktop computers, however. “Where there is a difference, it’s because boys tend to go for the big ticket items,” said Samuel Gee, a technology analyst at Mintel.
  
• The Guardian: Horsemeat scandal sparks rise in sales of vegetarian alternatives. Amy Price, senior food retail analyst at research firm Mintel, said just 6% of the UK population were vegetarians, although a further 13% choose to avoid red meat.
• The Daily Mail: Are gel manicures exposing thousands to cancer threat? Nail polish sales rose 14 percent to £179million in 2010,according to analysts Mintel.
• Food Navigator: Clean label trend helps drive natural colours to overtake synthetics. Clean label trend helps drive natural colours to overtake syntheticsNatural colours have overtaken their synthetic counterparts for the first time ever, and the trend towards clean label products is one of the key drivers according to new data from Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research.
• The Grocer: Natural colours in food overtake artificial for the first time. The use of natural colours in food and drink is soaring in popularity and has overtaken artificial/synthetic colours globally for the first time, new research has revealed.

Brazil:

• Meio & Mensagem: Balas e chicletes têm preços mais amargos. Segundo pesquisa da consultoria inglesa Mintel, a produção anual do setor, de 260 mil toneladas, está estagnada desde 2007, mas os preços aumentaram, remetendo à vendas de mais de R$ 10 bilhões, alta de 6% nos últimos cinco anos.
• Exame: Cresce consciência ecológica, mas preço ainda é determinante. Realizado pela Mintel, o estudo também aponta que 74% da população diz que deve considerar “fatores verdes” na próxima vez que comprar um eletrodoméstico
• Supermercado Moderno: Brasileiro se preocupa com sustentabilidade, mas prioriza menor preço. Quase 80% dos consumidores entrevistados pela Mintel, empresa de inteligência de mídia, para compor o relatório “Estilos de Vida Sustentáveis”.
• Mundo do Marketing: Cresce consciência ecológica, mas preço ainda é determinante. Relatório da Mintel mostra que 73% dos consumidores brasileiros afirmam que sua atitude pode realmente afetar o meio ambiente do mundo. Mas 69% decide a compra pelo preço.

EMEA:

• Food and Drink Europe:Clean label trend helps drive natural colours to overtake synthetics. Natural colours have overtaken their synthetic counterparts for the first time ever, and the trend towards clean label products is one of the key drivers according to new data from Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research.
• Cosmétique Magazine: Le Royaume-Uni soigne sa culture du shopping. 

APAC:

• The Times of India: UK girls are more smartphone-savvy than boys: Study. Boys are more likely to own desktop computers, however, “Where there is a difference, it’s because boys tend to go for the big ticket items,” said Samuel Gee, a technology analyst at Mintel.
• Yahoo! Finance India: UK girls are more smartphone-savvy than boys: Study. Boys are more likely to own desktop computers, however. “Where there is a difference, it’s because boys tend to go for the big ticket items,” said Samuel Gee, a technology analyst at Mintel.
• Australian Food News: Natural colours sales overtake artificial colours for the first time. Global sales of natural colours overtook sales of artificial or synthetic colours for the first time in 2011, according to new research from global market researcher Mintel and global food researcher Leatherhead Food Research.
• Food and Beverage Asia: New research from Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research reveals natural colours overtake artificial/synthetic colours for the first time. A new report into the food colours market combining market expertise from Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research reveals that, for the first time in 2011, the value of natural colours have overtaken that of artificial/synthetic colours globally.
• Retail in Asia: Survey shows strong opportunity for Southeast Asian flavors in China market. A recent report from Mintel showed that there is a strong opportunity for Southeast Asian flavors in China.
• Food and Beverage Asia: “Are Malaysian brands making the most of China’s opportunity?” asks Mintel. Malaysia prides itself on its food – especially its unique mix of Asian cuisines – and while there are dozens of Malaysian restaurants in cities like Shanghai, new research from Mintel reveals that despite consumer demand, there are very few consumer products with Malaysian flavours selling to Chinese consumers.