Jamie Oliver topped a poll naming him UK’s favourite TV food personalities, with one in five of Brits having created at least one of his recipes using kitchen appliances. That’s according to new research by AO.com to celebrate 60 years of food TV in the UK 1955 being the year the legendary Fanny Cradock first […]
While alcoholic drinks remain a core part of many adults’ food and drink repertoires, new research from Mintel reveals almost one in five (17%) British drinkers expect to reduce their consumption over the next year, with saving money being the number one reason for cutting back. Today, some 80% of British adults drink alcohol, with […]
Grocery prices in July fell by 1% month on month according to data from groceries website mySupermarket. After a small rise in June – the first increase in price in 2015 – prices continued to fall from £86.84 for an average basket of products in June, to £86.11, a weekly saving of 73p. When compared […]
As the US gets set to celebrate national ice cream day this Sunday, new research from Mintel reveals a shift in power in the global ice cream market, with China overtaking US as the world’s biggest ice cream market in 2014 for the first time. Between 2008 and 2014, the total market value for ice […]
With rising health awareness and concern about binge drinking driving sales of low and non-ABV beers among consumers, it seems counter-intuitive that innovation in strongly alcoholic beers should be rising. But new research from Mintel has found that almost one in four (23%) beers launched globally in 2014 and 25% in 2013 had an ABV […]
The Fourth of July is only days away and the summer of 2015 is about to kick into high gear. No matter what your local weather man is reporting for the upcoming long weekend, one forecast is certain: millennials are ready for an impressive summer bucket list and willing to make some surprising choices in […]
As the nation prepares for a long weekend of Easter egg hunts and celebrations, new research from Mintel finds more than half (53%) of all Brits will be splashing out on chocolate gifts such as Easter Eggs and chocolate boxes this year. And across the UK, those in the North and Scotland are set to […]
As the debate surrounding the potential dangers of sugar and how to tackle this issue continues to rage, new research from Mintel finds a significant 46% of Brits have taken at least one course of action to monitor or reduce their sugar intake in the last year. Indeed, last year in a research carried out […]
As the start of a new Chinese New Year begins, it seems a gastronomic celebration is in order as Chinese reigns as the nation’s favourite World cuisine in both Britain’s homes and ethnic restaurants. New research from Mintel reveals that almost four in five (78%) Brits have eaten Chinese food at home in the past […]
Consumer packed goods companies like Unilever, P&G, Kellogg’s and Danone should watch their back as venture capital and tech-food startups are going to disrupt Food and Beverage industry once and for all. For the last few years we saw an unprecedented amounts of money pouring in to Food and Beverage business. According to the CrunchBase […]