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Join Mintel at the world’s leading food and drink show—Anuga, 4–8 October 2025, in Cologne, Germany. You’ll find our expert team at Hall B0CF, Booth 052 and centre stage at the Anuga Trend Zone, where we’ll reveal the consumer trends and innovation themes shaping the future of the food and drink industry. Visitors are also invited to get hands-on with Mintel Spark, our AI-powered concept generator, and create their own product ideas inspired by Mintel’s Global Food & Drink Trends.

Because your next big idea starts here—with Mintel.

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Global Food & Drink Trends: Launching exclusively at Anuga’s Trend Zone 2025, discover the consumer behaviours that will influence food and drink in the years ahead.

What Food & Drink Can Expect from Generation Alpha: Learn how the youngest generation, born between 2010–2025, is forming its relationship with food and drink—and what that means for brands.

Successful Sustainability: making responsible food and drink appeal to consumers: Explore how brands can make responsible food and drink resonate with consumers in today’s climate.

Discover Mintel Spark at Anuga 2025

Mintel Spark connects the dots between consumer, innovation and market insights to reveal the opportunities and create a range of high-quality, data-driven concepts. It’s the fastest way to pinpoint the most relevant insights from Mintel’s extensive library of market intelligence and to generate new ideas with market potential instantly.

Meet us in our booth Hall B0CF, Booth 052 and create your concept in only 60 seconds!

Presentations Schedule

Date	Time	Session Title	Location	Presenter/Moderator
Saturday, 4 Oct	2:30 – 3:10 pm	2026 Global Food & Drink Predictions	Trend Zone North Boulevard, in front of Hall 8	Alice Pilkington
Sunday, 5 Oct	11:15 – 11:55 am	What Food & Drink Can Expect from Generation Alpha	Trend Zone North Boulevard, in front of Hall 8	Alice Pilkington
Sunday, 5 Oct	11-11:45am	Successful Sustainability	Organic Stage Passage 4/5 / Stand A-070	Richard Cope, Sustainability Consultant
Sunday, 5 Oct	12:15-1pm	Panel Discussion – Taking food and drink alternatives into the mainstream.	Organic Stage Passage 4/5 / Stand A-070	Moderator: Richard Cope Laura Schemmel, Head of Sales & Partnerships, ChoViva, Planet A Foods Nadine Filko, Author and Journalist Marcin Koziorowski, Co-founder and CEO of EcoBean Philip Tigges, Managing Director and Chief Commercial Officer at Infinite Roots Veronica Garcia-Arteaga, CEO & CTO of Neggst Foods
Monday, 6 Oct	2:30 – 3:10 pm	2026 Global Food & Drink Predictions	Trend Zone North Boulevard, in front of Hall 8	Alice Pilkington
Tuesday, 7 Oct	11:15 – 11:55 am	What Food & Drink Can Expect from Generation Alpha	Trend Zone North Boulevard, in front of Hall 8	Alex Beckett
Wednesday, 8 Oct	12:00 noon – 12:40 p.m.	2026 Global Food & Drink Predictions	Trend Zone North Boulevard, in front of Hall 8	Alex Beckett

Meet the presenters

Alice Pilkington

Mintel Food & Drink Principal Analyst

This presentation will identify the key consumer trends which will influence behaviours and attitudes towards food and drink in 2026 and beyond. Utilising Mintel’s wealth of consumer and innovation data—now further enhanced by our novel AI capabilities—we will deliver a pacey and inspiring overview of the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for food and drink brands.

Alex Beckett

Mintel Food & Drink Senior Director

Born between 2010-25, Gen Alpha kids are inquisitive, informed and adventurous yet also face many challenges. It is in their own interest, and the world’s, to ensure they can adapt and find happiness, and the outcome will be affected by what they eat and drink. Their relationship with food is still young, but it’s vital we understand it. And this presentation aims to help with that.

Richard Cope

Sustainability Consultant

Richard has two decades of experience in Foresight, macro trends and sustainability research. As a Consultant at Mintel, he helps companies to anticipate consumers’ changing needs in order to stay competitive and relevant. He is the author of Mintel’s annual Global Outlook on Sustainability report and a graduate of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership’s Business Sustainability Management programme.