Canada comes down hard on trans fat Health Canada has introduced a trans fat ban which will go into effect in 2018. According to a statement from the Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, the ban ... Read More
Trend Tracker: North America Consumer Trends 2017 (2/2) Mintel has thought leaders watching nearly every consumer sector. Their expertise converges quarterly to identify key themes currently impacting US markets. This quarter, the conversation touched upon some ... Read More
Trend Tracker: North America Consumer Trends 2017 (1/2) Mintel has thought leaders watching nearly every consumer sector. Their expertise converges quarterly to identify key themes currently impacting US markets. This quarter, the conversation touched upon some ... Read More
Trend tracker: The dangers and opportunities of technology Mintel has thought leaders watching nearly every consumer sector. Their expertise converges quarterly to identify key themes currently impacting US markets. Here, Manager of Trends North America Carli ... Read More
Finances with benefits attract Canadian Millennials Based in Vancouver, Canada, Mogo is an online bank focused on helping Millennials develop healthy spending habits and supporting users struggling with debt. The company currently operates online only, ... Read More
Trend tracker: Start-ups, the freelance economy and niche demographics Mintel has thought leaders watching nearly every consumer sector. Their expertise converges quarterly to identify key themes currently impacting US markets. Here, Mintel’s Trends Expert Carli Gernot shares ... Read More
Super Bowl 2016: The ads we’re talking about The most noteworthy takeaway from the Super Bowl 50 commercials may be that the lack of truly memorable marketing messages indicates that TV ads are becoming less able ... Read More
Cold off the Press: Creative marketing in Brazil puts consumers' beer on ice In Brazil, Glacial beer has created an ad that promises to chill beer in half the time. Glacial's new ad is available in printed magazines and helps reduce the ... Read More
Walk this way: cell phones only lane According to an article on China People’s Daily, the city of Chongqing in China has installed a sidewalk with two lanes separating smartphone users from non-users. This pavement is ... Read More
Can consumers leave the phone behind? The New Forest National Park in southern England is trying a new scheme - called the Tech Creche - to help visitors to take a break from their ... Read More
Walk, drive or Uber? Google Maps adds Uber car option One could call it an uberconvenient idea. Or just inevitable. In what would appear to be a match made in transportation heaven, Google has announced that Google Maps ... Read More
Unable to be healthy: Financial struggle leads to cut backs on food According to an article on The Atlantic, low-income Americans are more likely to fall ill because they're unable to afford to feed themselves. A new paper published in Health ... Read More
