Visit Spectrum in association with Mintel at in-cosmetics India and learn how colour has been the inspiration for creating innovative and desirable new products in your category.

Mintel’s Beauty Innovation team has selected 30 cutting edge new products that show how colour has been used to help products standout from the crowd, appeal to a specific target audience or to reinforce brand values and positioning.

Our consultants will be on hand at Spectrum to offer you personalised advice and opinion on all of the trends and products featured, helping you stay one step ahead of all industry and trend developments.

in-cosmetics India, will bring together the world's leading ingredients suppliers to give you direct access to the key players that are shaping the industry in India and the rest of the world.

For more information about the show visit the in-cosmetics India site.

Prepared Foods' New Products Conference is the food & beverage industry's premier event, where R&D, Marketing and Executive Management professionals gather to gain valuable insights into new food and beverage products and exciting new consumer trends around the world.

For 3 ½ action-packed days the New Products Conference provides a forum of world-class speakers on new product trends, a vital opportunity to re-energize your creativity, and a most productive networking event.

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More than ever beauty companies are innovating by making their products more compatible with the emerging lifestyle trends of ethical shopping and eco-consciousness.

The quest for purity and provenance in natural cosmetics has taken on an ethical dimension, as consumers demand to know the social, environmental and economic impact of production, distribution and sales.

“Beauty manufacturers are starting to cut down the amount of packaging they use and are trying to reduce the negative impact production can have on the environment. In fact we’ve already seen over 3,000 ethical cosmetic and skincare products launched this year alone"

- Nica Lewis, Head Consultant for Mintel GNPD Beauty Innovation.

At Beyond Beauty Paris 2008, Mintel GNPD Beauty Innovation invites you to come and see some of the latest natural beauty and personal care products that illustrate the evolution of this trend.

You’ll also have the opportunity to consult with our Beauty Innovation expert team who will be available to provide you with advice and opinion on the products and aspects of this trend most likely to have an impact on your business.

Furthermore, catch Nica speaking on the Beyond Beauty Paris ‘Eclats d’Inspirations’ supporting conference programme.

For more information about the Beyond Beauty Paris exhibition visit the site.

DMA08, the largest gathering of direct marketing professionals, is DMA’s annual conference and exhibition and will be hosted in Las Vegas in 2008. DMA08 will feature more than 150 educational sessions, plus roundtables, case studies, white papers and research reports. DMA08’s exhibit hall will feature more than 500 exhibiting companies covering all aspects of marketing and advertising.

Mintel will be exhibiting at Health Ingredients Europe 2008 to demonstrate how our Global New Products Database (Mintel GNPD) can help you to track emerging market, product and ingredient trends.

Meet us at stand number C05706 on the FiPPS pavilion, Hall 1 to find how Mintel GNPD can partner with you to help drive your new product development initiatives and maximise the profitability of your business.

A tremendously influential event, HiE’08 is the focus for sellers and buyers of all kinds of health ingredients, from nutraceuticals and cosmoceuticals to organic constituents and complex functional foodstuffs.

For further details go to the Health Ingredients Europe website.

Nica Lewis, head consultant for Mintel GNPD Beauty Innovation, will be speaking at this year’s HBA Expo (Thursday, September 11 at 9:30am) on the ‘Intersection of Food, Beverage and Beauty’.

You’ll also have the opportunity to sample beauty products from around the world and learn about the latest beauty trends at the ‘Innovation Zone in Association with Mintel’. Stop by for a personalized consultation with one of our beauty and personal analysts.

For more information about Mintel, please visit our show booth #1671.

HBA is the definitive event for the cosmetic, fragrance and personal care industry. Since it’s inception in 1993, the show has created an international marketplace bringing together suppliers and buyers in the beauty industry's number one marketplace – New York City!

Visit the HBA Expo site, for the full program of events.

Use your time wisely at in-cosmetics and start by visiting the Innovation Zone in association with Mintel for a guide to what's new on the exhibition show floor and in the industry.

Mintel’s Beauty Innovation team will be on hand to offer you personalised advice and opinion to help you stay one step ahead of all industry and trend developments.

in-cosmetics brings together the world’s leading cosmetics suppliers, R&D, production and marketing specialists and showcases the most diverse range of new and innovative cosmetics ingredients and services.

Visit the in-cosmetics website for full programme details.

Visit Mintel at the FiPPS pavilion (stand number 8G60) at Food Ingredients Europe, to see over 140,000 food and beverage products launched in 50 countries in the last 12 months alone.

Fi Europe is the place to be in November 2009. This important event will bring together food ingredient manufacturers, suppliers and distributors from countries all over the world. Taking place in Frankfurt, Fi Europe 2009 promises to be the best-attended event yet!

Visit the Food Ingredients Europe site to find out more.