One in four consumers are drinking less Carbonated Soft Drinks (CSDs) than they were six months ago and half of those are doing so because they contain too much sugar, new research from Mintel reveals. Mintel’s research finds that a quarter (25%) of Brits are consuming less CSD’s than they were six months ago – […]
Coca-Cola has become the most successful World Cup sponsor on social media, reaching 85 million Facebook fans and having the most follows on Twitter. Research carried out as the World Cup drew to a close over the weekend found Coca-Cola’s Facebook fans grew more than any other sponsor during the tournament, up by 2.5 million […]
While World Cup fever in the US usually doesn’t amount to much more than a case of the sniffles, it finally seems to be heating up, with the US-Portugal match being the most watched soccer match in the US…ever. With this fervor comes a unique opportunity for bars and restaurants across the country to capitalize […]
Casual dining restaurant Nando’s has topped the very first Food and Beverage Social Media Benchmark from eDigitalResearch with more followers on both Facebook and Twitter than any other food and beverage brand. Nando’s have nearly 3million followers on Facebook – over 1.4million more than second place TGI Friday’s. eDigitalResearch found that Nando’s run a creative […]
New market research conducted by TNS for the Israel Society of Hypertension shows that 62% of consumers who watch TV eat savory snacks, while 50% eat a variety of salted nuts. During football games like FIFA World Cup in Brazil, sodium consumption typically increases dramatically. Salt of the Earth created a low-sodium salt designed to […]
As Wimbledon begins, many Brits will be enjoying an obligatory bowl of strawberries and cream, but according to new research from Mintel, it may not be traditional dairy cream which will be accompanying our strawberries this year, as volume sales of fresh dairy cream declined by 2% between 2011 and 2013 to reach 52 million […]
According to Biscuits & Cakes 2014, a new Market Update from market intelligence provider Key Note, the combined value of biscuit and cakes at retail in the UK rose by 3.6% between 2012 and 2013. This growth is impressive given the rising popularity of baking from home. The trend for home baking can primarily be […]
As consumers around the country cracked open their Easter eggs and bunnies over the Easter break, latest research by Mintel on the chocolate confectionery market in the UK shows that nearly one in six (16%) Brits, equating to around eight million people, eat chocolate every day, and a similar number (17%) do so four to […]
The number of doctor visits due to regularity and digestive issues by Americans has grown considerably in the last 20 years, contributing to an increase in health care costs. Part of the solution may be as simple as getting more fiber in our daily diets. A new health economic study shows a potential health care […]
Children who help to prepare their own meals eat significantly more vegetables than those who are not involved in cooking, a Nestlé study published in the journal Appetite suggests. The research, carried out by the Nestlé Research Center in Lausanne, compared what children chose to eat when they helped cook their own meal with what […]