Men aged 25-40What they like best about being single: Making own decisions about how to spend money (71%) Freedom to come and go as I please (66%) Eat what I like, when I like (34%) Making own decisions about how home looks (31%) Enjoy own…
Latest research from MINTEL finds wine sales in the UK booming as British women continue their love affair with wine. Between 1999 and 2004 wine sales in the UK grew by over 30%, from £5.8 billion to an estimated £7.6 billion in 2004. The market is expected to grow by…
Chicago, IL, January 5, 2005 — According to a recent report from Mintel, in both 2003 and 2004, more than half of Americans cited general health as their primary motivation for reading nutrition labels, while a little less than 25% show concern about a specific health issue as their motivator.
In Britain today some 16 million adults choose to dream of becoming a millionaire over putting money aside for the future. Latest consumer research from MINTEL finds that a surprising one in three adults (33%), or approximately 16 million people, prefer to spend £5 a week on the Lottery hoping…
Latest research from MINTEL finds British men subscribing to the age old adage that ‘less is more’, when it comes to personal grooming. Today, just one in five (19%) men are enthusiastic about toiletries and use these products to improve their appearance, so fitting the much publicised ‘Metrosexual’ bill. In…
Chicago, IL, December 16, 2004 — The bottled water market is estimated to reach $8 billion in sales in 2004, an increase of 7.9% over 2003 sales, according to a new report from Mintel. Bottled water is now the second most consumed beverage in the US based on volume. While…
Chicago, IL, December 9, 2004 — Consumers may be losing their enthusiasm for soy, according to a recent report from Mintel. Although figures show a 17% increase in sales of soy food and drink products between 2001 and 2002, sales slowed by 2003. The market continued to show growth between…
Latest research from MINTEL finds a definite air of caution amongst this year’s Christmas shoppers, as they tentatively get ready for the festive season. While last year well over half (54%) of British adults said that they ” usually spend more than they plan to ” at Christmas, this has…
Chicago, IL, December 7, 2004 — Americans eat an average of 4.6 times a day, according to exclusive research from Mintel. Adults age 18 to 34 are significantly more likely than any other age group to snack three or more times per day in addition to their regular meals. Due…
Latest research from MINTEL finds that a truly British institution – the local fish and chip shop – ranks as Britain’s favourite place to eat. Indeed, in three months alone, as many as half of Britons visited one. This traditional fayre is closely followed by a meal down the local…
Latest research from MINTEL shows that the British are finally injecting some true style into their choice of bedroom attire. Today just one in three (32%) adults claim that ” comfort and fit is more important than style ” and it also seems that money is no object when it…
Latest research from MINTEL shows that the food retail market across Europe is no longer being driven forward by sales of food, but by sales of an ever-increasing selection of non-food products. Across 19 European countries sales through all food retailers climbed by almost 16% between 1999 and 2003, to…
