Editor's Choice
Snackification Can Only Grow in One Way: Healthily
Tristan Hover
Snackification describes the phenomenon of people increasingly consuming smaller meals (snacks) throughout the day, instead of the classic three daily meals that was the norm for many decades - especially in Western countries.
What Are the Top Consumer Trends in 2024?
Alison Angus
New year, new trends. And one fact remains true—consumer behaviour can be unpredictable. This article helps you make sense of their preferences, lifestyles and motivations this year.
Seasonality, Power Ingredients, and Retinol: Skin Care Ingredient Trends in Western Europe
Magda Starula
Consumer focus on health, safety and ingredients has naturally expanded and become a prominent theme within skin care. Consumers have grown more interested in shopping for star ingredients first and foremost, before gravitating immediately to certain brands. Increase in digital educative platforms as well as ongoing consumer demand for efficacy, transparency and safety has led to a rise of ingredient-led beauty.
Women’s Health: Achieving Optimal Wellness Through Nutrition
Maria Mascaraque
The growing focus on women's health, driven by personalised care and self-care trends, offers significant business opportunities. Breaking taboos around topics such as menstrual care and menopausal health is boosting consumer demand.
Plant-based in Asia Pacific: What’s Next?
Emil Fazira
The hype behind plant-based food is being driven by rapid innovation, with a sharp acceleration of product launches driving consumption through curiosity and the attraction to novelty. Price, taste and texture, along with health and nutrition have been the key challenges affecting plant-based products’ success with consumers over the last few years.
What Could Weight Loss Drugs Mean for Food and Beverage?
Carl Quash III
Ozempic and Wegovy, weight loss drugs, have received lots of buzz lately as new challengers to the global obesity epidemic. With abilities to suppress appetite, the food industry is concerned about what this means for sales. Future adoption of these drugs is set to increase, as are sales of broader weight management-claimed food and beverages. And even with many unknowns, our experts believe strong worry about negative, long-term impact should be moderated and brands should take certain actions.