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Did you know that eating alone has become as normal as eating together? Eating alone is fast becoming the new normal. The Hartman Group’s analysis of how we eat as a culture shows that today a fairly astounding 46% of all adult eating occasions (up...
New research from Tetra Pak forecasts that flavoured milk consumption will grow at more than double the rate of white milk globally between 2012 and 2015. ...
Protein products are increasingly being marketed in supermarkets to ordinary people. Do they serve any real purpose for non-athletes? The "sport-related" protein product sector is booming. It's estimated that the world will be chewing and gulping down £8bn a year of ...
These days, one might be forgiven for confusing the candy store and cosmetics counter. What started with sweet-scented lotions and potions has evolved into pumpkin-spice exfoliators, licorice serums and crème brûlée body washes, enough to stock a French patisserie....
Is wine is adapting to the changing consumer? Mintel analyst, Jonny Forsyth, argues that this is currently not the case and that in his country, the UK, the industry is led too much by its own prejudices and mores rather than those of the consumer....
According to Rabobank, the rise of the ‘hybrid consumer’ in First World markets is an emerging trend with significant implications for food companies, food retailers and food service companies. ...
Prunes have never been the most tantalising of snacks – due in part, no doubt, to their use as a natural constipation remedy. But they're making a massive comeback, thanks to celebrity chef endorsement, and as science shows they're excellent for bone health, full of...
Chocolate bags are a massively successful candy category, in the UK and elsewhere: bite-size versions of the choc bar treats people know and love, for example, Bitsa Wispa, Galaxy Bits and Aero Bubbles. They may be very good for chocolate sales, but others...
With snacking the predominant consumption trend in the US, there was an ebullient mood at last week's annual National Confectioners Association's Sweets & Snacks Expo in Chicago. Marketers showed off more than 2 000 new offerings in a trade show that covers three acres...
Tea is the "hottest beverage" in the global drinks landscape, and one with unlimited opportunities as a natural product with scientifically proven health and wellness benefits. So asserts Winfried Hopf, executive VP of global beverages at Unilever...
Long a staple of Middle Eastern cuisine, hummus is earning a growing following among Americans seeking more-healthful snacks. The chickpea dip is low in fat and high in protein. Sales of "refrigerated flavoured spreads" — a segment dominated by hummus — totaled...
Black tea continues to have the greatest share of the tea market (56.0%). However, the category volume share has fallen by 2.3% as rooibos and speciality teas have gained ground. The report gives insights (limited) on market trends for Black Tea, Iced...
Research by Mintel indicates that there was a 400% increase in the rollout of products containing stevia between 2008 and 2012 – and an increase of 158% between 2011 and 2012....
New York's Prof Marion Nestle, arch food industry critic, published her ground-breaking, game-changing book, Food Politics, some ten years ago - and it's now published in a 10th anniversary edition with an introduction by fellow über-critic, Michael Pollan. The author, here, reflects on what has...
In the US, cold-pressed juices have morphed from an elitist 'cleansing' curiosity to an industry that has venture capitalists smacking their lips...
Unprecedented changes in lifestyles and eating patterns, a greater demand for healthier fare and more ethical options, and consumers’ desire to know more about the foods they choose will cause dramatic changes in the way the food industry does business in the...
With wellness issues at forefront for 'Big Food', supermarket chains are turning to experts to advise consumers. Once confined to hospitals and offices, dietitians are a marketing weapon for the chains bringing them aboard to aid shoppers seeking the best foods to drop...
Kale, or borecole, part of the Brassica family of vegetables, is currently riding high in markets such as the US and the UK, reports Innova Market Insights. A green that helped sustain Britain through the dark years of World War II is making a comeback...
Lunchtime, suppertime: any time is teatime at a growing number of top restaurants as chefs encourage diners to swap that glass of something for a nice cuppa. Restaurateurs are hailing tea as the new wine, claiming Britain's national drink is better suited to bring out...