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Uber ended 2018 by analysing its most popular Eats orders, and making some predictions for next year’s food trends. It's not clear if this was across the world or in its own United States, but these insights no doubt have global relevance.
The Waitrose & Partners Food & Drink Report 2018-19 shows how mindfulness of well-being and environment are having a huge influence on the way we shop and eat today.
Provenance, authenticity and artisanal processes are transforming mainstream food-bev categories. The idea of “provenance” – having a back-story anchored in heritage and trust and perhaps made in a traditional, artisanal way – is now entering the strategies of largest companies, according to 10 Key Trends in Food, Nutrition and Health 2019, the annual trend report from New Nutrition Business.
Phil Lempert, known as 'The SupermarketGuru', is one of America’s leading food and consumer trend-watchers and analysts. Here's his report on what trend-setting US retailer, Whole Foods - now owned by Amazon - predicts for the F&B development in 2019.
Targeting increasingly adventurous consumers, set on new discoveries and experiences, will be key to developments in the food and beverage industry in 2019, asserts Innova in its latest report on trends for 2019.
A welcome new B2B F&B event that's bound to grow in stature is the FoodNext.Africa symposium, a two-day meeting focusing on food disruption from farm-to-fork. The 2018 event was held recently at Cape Town's CTICC - and here are some interesting views from some of the speakers on the state of play in SA's F&B sector.
Starbucks began selling “Unicorn Frappuccinos” in the US last week, a colourful kaleidoscope of a drink, breathing new life into a food trend that had been willed into existence by a torrent of carefully composed pictures shared on Instagram and other social media sites.
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Search for "food trends in 2014" on the internet and you will be told macaroons are out and éclairs are in, carbohydrates are out but lard is back, cauliflower is the new Brussels sprout, Thai is passé and the flavours of Latin...
Edible packaging, savoury yoghurt, babyfood home deliveries, tofu as fast food - these are some of the food-related items from JWTIntelligence's annual list of 100 Things to Watch for the year ahead, a report that always delivers fascinating...
The future of food includes kale ice lollies, smart knives and egg-white crisps, according to trend analysts. But will savoury yoghurt and edible soil ever catch on? The Guardian takes us on a weird, whacky and wonderful tour of some cutting-edge, food...
Leading UK food research organisation, Leatherhead Food RA has published these five key trends that it believes will be prominent for the industry in 2014, among them consumer scepticism and a growing focus on the supply chain....
Few people are truly sensitive to grain protein, but brands are cash in on those who embrace the perceived benefits of gluten-free foods. Gluten-free has entered the mainstream, with even Twinkie considering jumping in a market estimated by research group Packaged Facts to be...
After all the pink slime and horse meat fiascos that have angered and concerned consumers in many countries, it appears the word "meat" just isn’t working up the appetite like it used to. One euphemism we might see more of is "protein"....
Americans still love their fast food and packaged snacks, but they're increasingly turning their noses up at foods that look overly processed. So here's the latest goal for food makers: perfect the art of imperfection. ...
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...
You know you have a health-perception problem when a fast-food marketer takes a shot at you. So when Wendy's - hardly the standard for health food - makes a point of marketing its beef as "fresh, never frozen," the $70-billion frozen-food industry decided it had...
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...
While it seems that jam and marmalade are falling out of flavour among Brits, new market research from Mintel lifts the lid on the nation’s love for peanut butter and chocolate spread - and highlights peanut butter as the rising star in the sweet spreads...
How middle-class consumers 'manage' sweetness is becoming increasingly a divided issue whereby on one hand consumers view sweetened products as an important part of their lifestyle while on the other hand they view it as a potential threat to their health. Under pressure from a...