Mintel Serves Up Restaurant Menu Trends for the New Year When dining out, be sure not to fill up on bread and butter. Shaking and stirring everything from fine dining to fast food, these menu changes are sure to satisfy appetites, taste buds and health concerns alike.“Everyone’s looking for the…
Organic market booms as consumers seek healthier, more natural food and drink optionsNature-loving hippies, open your arms wide. Latest research from Mintel confirms that, in light of prominent health and food safety concerns, the organic movement has most definitely burst onto the mainstream. Mintel reports that organic food sales have…
For so long the humble lunchtime sandwich was just limp lettuce and a cheese slice between two pieces of dry white bread. No surprise then that sarnies have for some time been facing rising competition from their more glamorous counterparts – salads, soups and sushi. But according to latest research…
Mayo or salad cream? The battle of the salad sauces is one of the longest running culinary debates, but fear not a new report has now settled this dispute once and for all. Indeed, latest research from MINTEL shows that sales of the more up-market mayonnaise are almost twice that…
Latest research from MINTEL shows that Brits have gone blooming mad for fresh herbs. Sales have blossomed by more than 50% in the last five years alone, to reach an impressive £46 million this year. “Fresh herbs are flourishing, not least because they fit in with the trend towards using…
When it comes to the cheese board, continental varieties such as Brie, Camembert and Emmental were once the height of sophistication. But latest research from MINTEL finds that cheese buffs today are no longer forking out as much as they once were on these varieties, and are instead going crackers…
Latest research from MINTEL shows that ready meals are still in vogue. And while they were once the preserve of the couch potato, today they are more likely to appeal to health fanatics, as good-for-you varieties drive market growth. The market for ready meals in the five largest European countries…
Following on from Scottish & Newcastle’s recent announcement of a fall in lager sales due to the bad weather, latest research from MINTEL suggests that for the wider lager market a downward trend in sales may not be just a Summer blip.MINTEL forecasts that following a 5% decline in volume…
Flying round the Caribbean and South Africa, Brazil and Israel, may sound like the holiday of a lifetime, but in fact it is just the route your morning fruit salad is likely to have taken to reach the breakfast table. And although this may sound exotic, latest research from MINTEL…
If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise. Well, Paddington bear would do at least, as according to latest research from MINTEL, his favourite food, marmalade, saw sales drop 10% between 2004 and 2006. Meanwhile, Winnie the Pooh will have a smile on his…
$3.2 Billion Energy Drinks Market Sees Additional Push from the Club CrowdWith more than $3.2 billion in sales last year, it is clear that Americans are getting a boost from energy drinks. However, the trend has been taken a step further in the nightclub set. According to a recent Mintel…
Mashed, roasted, baked or simply boiled, the potato has always held a special place at the heart of the British diet. And while potatoes have seen floundering volume sales, due to being left out of the ‘5 a day’ campaign and having a reputation for being the ‘white bread’ of…
