Big opportunities for transportive drinks during travel shutdown Confined by a depleted travel industry and social distancing measures, consumers are yearning to travel. This is a mindset which drink companies should embrace and empathise with by ... Read More
5 innovations blurring the lines between food, drink and beauty To identify the next big thing in food and drink, you don't need to look at food and drink! The beauty, personal care and household markets offer a ... Read More
[WATCH] Mintel analysts share their favourite innovative food and beauty products Mintel analysts come across really innovative and eye-catching food, drink and beauty products from around the world on a daily basis. In this new video, my colleagues and I ... Read More
Opportunities for water to thrive in India There’s an opportunity for brands in the bottled water segment in India to leverage the problems and opportunities that India’s carbonated soft drinks (CSD) market is facing. According ... Read More
Ice cream innovation: 10 products tapping into future trends Getting ice cream right in 2018 is a hard business. The “perfect ice cream” is a mythical beast expected to be moreish and indulgent, while having a permissible ... Read More
European consumers are hungry for Gelato Today (3rd of April) marks the anniversary of the first ice cream sundae ever. With spring having officially sprung and ice cream parlours opening again for the season, ... Read More
This is how coffee brands can spark a thirst for chilled coffee in France French consumers are keen to try chilled coffee, yet existing usage is minimal. In 2017, only 3% of adults said they had bought such formats in France, which ... Read More
Meet cold brew cocoa, the next cold drink innovation “There’s a new way to drink chocolate, one that provides its mood-boosting, sensual, buzzy benefits, with none of the sugar: cold-brewing.” Jenni Avins, Lifestyle Reporter, Quartz The tea and ... Read More
Ice cream: (less) sugar and spice and all things nice Vogue declares ice pops the most delicious food trend for summer 2017 Spices boast punchy aromas and flavours, dazzling colours and associations with medicinal qualities, too. But as consumers ... Read More
French over-55s raise a glass to sparkling water With a potential link between thirst-quenching appeal and cold carbonated drinks, Mintel research reveals that over-55s in France are more likely than average to prefer sparkling water to ... Read More
In flavour: Baobab My fascination for baobab trees was inspired by a chaotic, and near disastrous, trip to Timbuktu, Mali 15 years ago. Towering and bizarre, the trees stood along the ... Read More
Opportunities for ice cream to target Canada’s Chinese population While Canada’s sizeable ageing population is partly responsible for declining sales of ice cream, the fast-growing population of Chinese Canadians is higher than average consumers of ice cream and ... Read More
