2:00 PM SGT / 1:00 PM ICT

How will food and drink brands remain relevant as consumer needs, sources of influence and social identities continue to shift?  

Join Mintel’s food and drink experts for a live 45-minute discussion of Products to Systems, Authority Shifts and The Segmentation Reset. Drawing on the thinking behind each prediction, the session will explore the opportunities and challenges these changes create for innovation, brand building and long-term growth, before opening the discussion to your questions. 

In this session, you’ll discover how these three Predictions will shape consumer expectations, influence brand strategy and create new opportunities for growth in 2027 and beyond. 

1. Products to Systems

As more industries jockey for placement in people’s individual outcome ecosystems, the challenge will be for food and drink to earn and maintain their places within the systems people are designing to feel or function better.

2. Authority Shifts

As AI advice expands, climate and geopolitical threats grow and influencers and wearables accelerate information overload, authority will shift to the people behind brands who can inform, reassure and connect. 

3. The Segmentation Reset

Long-term growth will come from understanding the new needs emerging as consumers adapt to changing lifestyles, household structures and economic realities, creating more situational and diverse patterns of demand. 

Meet the Presenter and host
Heng Hong Tan
Tan Heng Hong
Associate Principal, Food and Drink Mintel
Heng Hong is an Associate Principal at Mintel Food & Drink, specialising in food and drink trends with particular expertise in global non-alcoholic beverages. He delivers insights on emerging consumer behaviours, category innovation and future growth opportunities across the food and drink industry. Heng Hong has been with Mintel for more than 12 years and regularly presents at industry conferences, client events and trade shows across the APAC region.
Christian Paguio
Business Director, Philippines and Indonesia Mintel
Christian Paguio is the Business Director at Mintel, where he leads new business initiatives in Indonesia and the Philippines. He brings extensive regional experience in innovation, sales, marketing, and market intelligence from his work with companies such as S&P Global and Euromonitor International. Christian has worked across the Philippines, Australia, Singapore, and Hong Kong, collaborating closely with many of the top 100 consumer goods companies in Asia Pacific.
  • Asia
  • Food and Drink
December 2nd, 2026
2:00 PM - 2:45 PM, UTC+08:00
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