consumer trends
The best cities in the UK for coffee enthusiasts
Once a nation of tea drinkers, coffee consumption in the UK is rapidly growing. A new study from Coffeeness ranks the best cities throughout the UK for coffee lovers.
Away-from-home F&B sales are growing as consumers ‘treat’ themselves
Rising food costs and inflation is not hindering away-from-home consumption—quite the opposite in fact as foodservice and drinking places are recapturing shares of food sales.
Brands: beware of the new class of private label products
The most unique, trendy item on the shelf may not be from a national/multinational brand, it is likely a store brand. Today’s store brands/private label brands are not the ‘cheaper knock offs’ from years ago, they are innovative, on trend and hitting shelves faster than many national/multinational-branded products.
Foodservice is an ‘under tapped’ market for tea
The future of away-from-home tea consumption is bright, particularly in the foodservice channel.
Ceremonial to TikTok Trending: The Evolution of Matcha
Steeped in centuries of traditions and rituals and once considered a drink only for the Japanese elite, matcha has since become a mainstream consumer product, both in its origin country of Japan and further afield to the US and UK. By Kathryn Brand
The impact of ‘digital tastemakers’ on F&B products
A new survey from Packaged Facts reports that food brands cannot ignore ‘digital tastemakers’ (aka influencers) in the innovation process.
New year, new consumer trends revealed
Happy New Year! We have turned the calendar page to January and what a better way to start the new year than to examine five key trends that are projected to impact how brands source ingredients and work to have a larger impact on people and the planet in 2022.
Consumers show resiliency and adaptability
Euromonitor International’s “Top 10 Global Consumers Trends in 2021” reflect how consumer behaviour has been forever changed as a result of Covid-19.
Euromonitor International’s Top 10 Global Consumer Trends 2021
Resilience and adaptability are the driving forces behind the top global consumer trends in 2021. The pandemic created, influenced or accelerated each of these 10 trends, forever altering consumer behaviour.