Soft drinks innovation strategy in 2024 is being developed in the context of a more challenging economic and financial environment. Sharp rises in the cost-of-living have made premium-priced products (generally the focus of beverage innovation investment) more difficult for consumers to afford and adopt
As new trends across health and nutrition emerge, it is important for companies and brands to understand consumer health perceptions and concerns, as well as related consumption and exercising habits. Our Voice of the Consumer: Health and Nutrition Survey can help.
In mid-July, food technologists, ingredient companies, start-ups in the food tech space and food science experts convened for the annual Institute for Food Technologists (IFT) meeting in Chicago. This year, a few trends stood out, for both their educational emphasis and their overwhelming presence on the show floor.
Three shifts are driving a retail reinvention – new business models, channel expansion and shoppers’ expectation, according to a report by data analytics company Euromonitor International in collaboration with the National Retail Federation (NRF).
Global snack sales continue to grow – set to surpass USD680 billion in retail sales in 2024, up 5.6% from 2023. Though inflation is slowing and promotions are peaking, challenges such as the cocoa crisis and consumers’ reassessment of their snack spend persist. Euromonitor International’s snacks research has identified five key trends set to shape snacks in the year ahead.
The Asian Banking & Finance and Insurance Asia Summit returns in 2024, welcoming a new era of banking and insurance excellence. The theme "Financial Horizons: Shaping the Future of Banking and Insurance" positions this event as the cornerstone of shaping the future of financial services across Asia.
The 12th Annual edition! Europe’s Leading Free From and Healthy Food Trade Exhibition, initiated by the industry, supported by leading certifying associations, all under one roof.
The pandemic brought a timely reminder of the importance of investing in skin care and health. As a result, today’s beauty consumer is smarter than ever, with a growing belief that skin care routines are just as much about health as about beauty.
Products and brands heavily into wellness and biophilic design tend to grow faster than their sectors, with this trend booming in part due to how insane so much of our life away from home has become. Wellness drives investments in our homes against the backdrop of a negative growth industry, offering brands a premium position, and it is strongest as a trend in the parts of the world like South East Asia and Latin America where brands most want to win, but have also been struggling to expand.