Over the past few years, Germany has emerged as a leading force in the so-called ‘vegan revolution’. New research from Mintel shows that Germany has retained its crown as the country with the highest percentage of global vegan food and drink launches, accounting for 15% of global vegan introductions between…
Millennials have had their time in the spotlight; now, companies are looking to the next generation to see how they will impact the future of the food and drink industry. Generation Z*, who are also known as the iGeneration, has the potential to reset expectations for health and wellness, increase…
With summer around the corner, Mintel’s global analysts predict four food and drink trends consumers can expect at parties and celebrations this sunshine season, as it publishes its 2018 Summer Food & Drink Trends. Using Mintel’s Global New Products Database (GNPD), the expert analysts examine new products hitting store…
From dating through apps and online shopping to working from home, it seems Millennials prefer to do nearly everything from the comfort of their couch—and now socializing is best done from home for this generation, as well. New research from Mintel reveals that almost three in ten…
Asia has increasingly been looked upon as a promising region for the global coffee market over the past few years. In fact, latest research from Mintel shows that Japan and Indonesia are among the world’s largest coffee retail markets by volume. Japan (304,000 tonnes) and Indonesia (268,000…
While traditional meals such as lunch (60%) and dinner (77%) are by far and away the most likely occasions Canadian diners* go out to eat, it seems the country’s youngest consumers are driving interest in non-traditional times for dining out. New research from Mintel reveals that diners…
Summer is just around the corner which means consumers across the globe will be reaching for cool, refreshing beverages. According to latest research from Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD), cold coffee has drinkers buzzing, as around one in five (19%) global new coffee launches…
While the overall dairy market in China is growing stably, the various categories are experiencing differing performance. New research from Mintel reveals that yoghurt and cheese are the market’s winning categories in recent years with yoghurt maintaining an annual retail sales growth of over 20% since 2014.
Mintel, the world’s leading market intelligence agency, has today (April 24) announced the major flavor trends that are just emerging, are already hitting the mainstream and those that are set to shape the future of foodservice in 2018 and beyond. Among the flavors already creating buzz in…
It seems the widespread move away from meat is not only happening in Europe or the US, but also here in Asia Pacific. New research from global market intelligence agency Mintel reveals that as many as two in five (39%) urban Indonesians and one in three (34%) urban Thais consumed…
It seems meat alternatives are increasingly making their way onto plates across the country as new research from Mintel reveals that more than half (53%) of Canadians say they eat meat alternatives, including one in five (18%) who claim to eat them at least a few times…
With the so-called ‘sugar tax’* starting on April 6th, new Mintel research on healthy eating finds just under half (47%) of Brits say that a tax making unhealthy food/drink more expensive would encourage them to cut down on these items. Those aged 16-34 (53%) are considerably more…
