Mintel

Dec- 2018 -

11 December

Is tea about to have its speciality moment?

Despite being an integral part of the British psyche, tea is set to be overtaken by coffee as the UK’s preferred hot beverage of choice by 2021, according to Euromonitor. This is driven by a perception that coffee is a more modern drink which, coupled with the explosion in coffee…

Sep- 2018 -

5 September

Product Releases

Marston’s to become first in UK to sell bleeding vegan burger

Marston’s has announced it is to become the first UK chain to serve the B12 bleeding vegan burger created by Moving Mountains. The meatless burger bleeds like a beef one would when cut, as well as also smelling, sizzling and tasting like beef. The burger is set to go on…

Aug- 2018 -

10 August

Features

The rise of veganism

Veganism is sweeping the globe as the biggest trend of this year, but what’s the history behind the world’s most rapidly evolving lifestyle choice? At a glance, it may seem like a fad, but if you scratch the surface, it’s a way of life that has been steadily increasing in…

Jul- 2018 -

13 July

Features

Is coffee cupping the new wine tasting?

Whilst millennials have been branded as the typical target market for speciality coffee, there is a growing need to focus on the younger Generation Z and what makes them tick. With Gen Z consumers drinking less alcohol than their older generations, wine tasting events could become a thing of the…

10 July

Features

The demand of non-alcoholic beer and how it’s set to change in 2018

We are entering an age of moderation. Last year, Britain knocked back a record 18.2 million litres of non-alcoholic beer, while the extra strong beer industry lost £8.9m. The stigma that it’s just for pregnant women, those taking antibiotics and distant relatives at Christmas who need to drive home, is…

Jun- 2018 -

27 June

Features

A changing appetite for craft beer

Once upon a time, beer drinkers consumed hoppy lagers, strong ales, stouts and wheat beers, but in the last half a century, the consumer has jettisoned these flavours for a lighter style of lager, with Budweiser retaining the title as the UK’s favourite. However, the past few years have witnessed…

7 June

People

One-third of Brits spent less on eating out in 2017

A third of Britons prepared themselves for a potential increase in the cost of living post-Brexit by spending less on eating out in 2017, a report has shown. The British Lifestyles UK 2018 report, which was published by the market intelligence agency Mintel, revealed 33% of Britons saved money last…

Mar- 2018 -

27 March

Food and Drink

Easter chocolate launches rise by 23%

There has been a 23% rise in Easter chocolate product launches between March 2017 and February 2018. According to Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD), Brazil accounted for 11% of global Easter chocolate product launches in 2017. Germany is also host to plenty of Easter chocolate innovation, sharing second place…

22 March

Food and Drink

One fifth of European food and drink launches featured a texture descriptor

Texture has risen to become a central feature in food and drink manufacturing with 20% of food and drink launched in Europe in 2017 having a description. New research from Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) shows that texture descriptions have increased from 17% the previous year. Europe featured the…

19 March

Food and Drink

Organic food sector grows in Germany

A quarter (25%) of all food and drink products launched in Germany in 2017 carried organic claims, according to new data from Mintel Global New Products Database (GNPD) published today. Organic launches have grown steadily over the past ten years in Germany, with the number of launches growing almost fourfold…