The perfect chocolate gift: Focus on the bling When choosing chocolate as a gift, chocolate buyers in the UK will pay more for luxurious brands and packaging. As the holidays rapidly approach, glitz and glamour cannot ... Read More
Vegan chocolate moves from margins to mainstream Mars has just launched a line of vegan milk chocolate bars under its Galaxy brand, heralding the company’s first foray into non-dairy milk chocolate. This transition has garnered ... Read More
You Heard It Here First: The plant-based revolution Mintel has been at the forefront of predicting the trends that matter most, calling them early and accurately, over the last 15 years. In our series, You Heard ... Read More
Sweets & Snacks Expo 2019: 5 snack trends you need to know right now With consumers snacking now more than ever, snacks have replaced meals as the standard eating occasions. Motivating consumers to try something new and keeping their attention in a ... Read More
A ‘zoo’ of chocolate innovation for Easter 2019 This year, the iconic Easter bunny is being joined by a number of other confectionery creatures, both real and imagined, as consumers look for ways to revamp their ... Read More
It's time to look beyond 'gendered' food and drink In an era of gender-neutral bathrooms, makeup, clothing and airline reservations, it’s time for new food and drink products to move away from traditional “for women” and “for ... Read More
10 hot cocoa flavored products bringing the holiday cheer When you think of the holiday season, rooftops blanketed with snow and cozy, inviting fireplaces surrounded by friends and family probably come to mind. And of course, where ... Read More
What’s in store for breakfast cereal in India? Breakfast is considered an important meal in India. In fact, according to Mintel research, almost four in five Indian consumers eat breakfast daily, which showcases that the first ... Read More
A new blend: Salty snacks meet tea and coffee While salty snacks have explored seemingly endless flavors, there is one relatively untapped combination that has yet to properly test the snacking market. Tea and coffee have turned ... Read More
The next big thing in chocolate: texture Chocolate confectionery brands have a seemingly never-ending challenge of creating “the next big thing.” This is validated by the fact that almost half of US chocolate consumers say ... Read More
Long-lived pets benefit from age-appropriate food The life expectancy of dogs and cats can average 13-16 years, depending on the species and breed. Pet owners can establish long-term relationships with pet food companies if ... Read More
Campbell grabs a piece of the growing snack market Although it is a company with a broad portfolio of brands, Campbell is, as far as many consumers are concerned, "the soup company." However, the company has a ... Read More
