Mintel Serves Up Restaurant Menu Trends for the New Year When dining out, be sure not to fill up on bread and butter. Shaking and stirring everything from fine dining to fast food, these menu changes are sure to satisfy appetites, taste buds and health concerns alike.“Everyone’s looking for the…
Organic market booms as consumers seek healthier, more natural food and drink optionsNature-loving hippies, open your arms wide. Latest research from Mintel confirms that, in light of prominent health and food safety concerns, the organic movement has most definitely burst onto the mainstream. Mintel reports that organic food sales have…
We have all been there. We spend lots of money on Christmas presents for the children, only to find that after a mere few weeks they have been relegated to the back of the cupboard with the rest of the junk. But it seems that British adults are ready to…
Latest research from MINTEL shows that during the course of 2007 almost 1,600 cosmetic surgery procedures were carried out every single day. Indeed, in their quest for the perfect body and eternal youth, Brits put themselves through no less than 577,000 cosmetic operations and treatments this year, up from only…
Media appears natural fit for Hispanic consumersLatest research from Mintel Comperemedia suggests Hispanics are more open to email marketing than other consumers. Surveying adults about their attitudes towards email, Mintel Comperemedia found that Hispanics welcome email communication from companies they know up to 11 times a month. Non-Hispanic consumers only…
Mintel predicts upcoming global new product trendsIn the New Year we can expect to see a flood of new products that complement a simpler, purer and more natural way of life, according to research from Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD). Mintel GNPD has identified innovative new product trends set…
Latest research from MINTEL shows that in the wake of the recent sub-prime crisis, as many as one in three (33%) or some 5.5 million British mortgage holders could now face serious financial difficulties. MINTEL estimates that of the 16.5 million mortgage holders nationwide, 1.5 million (9%) are considered sub-prime.
Latest research from MINTEL finds that black and Asian consumers are not being adequately catered for by the beauty industry. Although the UK’s market for ethnic cosmetics and toiletries has grown by some 24% since 2002, it is still only worth £65 million – less than 2% of the total…
For so long the humble lunchtime sandwich was just limp lettuce and a cheese slice between two pieces of dry white bread. No surprise then that sarnies have for some time been facing rising competition from their more glamorous counterparts – salads, soups and sushi. But according to latest research…
The chips are anything but down for British poker as latest research from MINTEL finds that nearly a quarter (23%) of British adults (some 7 million people) have played poker in the last year alone. And for many this is not just a one off, with almost one in ten…
Never mind the bank balance, Brits will eat, drink and be merry this ChristmasNever mind the bank balance, Brits will eat, drink and be merry this ChristmasDespite rising interest rates, a slowing housing market and the recent credit crunch, retail experts at MINTEL predict that this December could still be…
While once a dream night in a hotel meant impressive views, Egyptian cotton sheets, designer interiors and luxury bathroom products, Brits today are going budget. According to latest research from MINTEL, the value of the UK budget hotel market increased by 38% between 2002 and 2006, to reach £1 billion…
