Coming up with the next big thing means keeping your finger on the pulse of product innovation around the world, at all times. The biggest trends impacting the market today affect multiple categories meaning it is vital to understand developments across the wider CPG/FMCG space and in the most influential regions. Mintel’s range of solutions and services help clients monitor and understand innovation, as it happens.

CPG/FMCG product innovation Mintel Food & Drink, Mintel GNPD and Mintel Beauty & Personal Care feature reports each month on the most innovative, interesting and inspiring products hitting shop shelves around the world. What’s more, our world-class CPG/FMCG analysts will tell you what makes them innovative through a scoring system, and provide additional recommendations to help you uncover new opportunities.

Mintel Research Consultancy’s extensive network of 17,500 field associated can assist you with fast, cost-effective product-pick up. Any product* you find on Mintel GNPD, Mintel Beauty & Personal Care or Mintel Food & Drink can be shipped and delivered right to your door for in-house testing and ideation sessions.

Flavour and ingredient innovation - Menu Insights Spot innovation in national and regional food and beverage menus based on market intelligence covering over 580 restaurant operators in the US. Explore broad menu trends or drill down to learn more about innovation in flavours, ingredients, claims, preparations and prices.

In-house product testing – Mintel GNPD’s innovations club Join Mintel GNPD’s quarterly clubs to have the most innovative and interesting products, relating to your categories, delivered to your door with accompanying trend analysis – a sure fire way to ensure a constant flow of fresh ideas and inspiration within your organisation.

Packaging innovation - Mintel GNPD Crea Pac If packaging is your passion our quarterly offering will ensure you not only hear about the most ground-breaking developmens in the world of packaing, but also receive a box of materials and packages in-house to touch and test yourself. * Provided it’s still on-shelf.