Four Ways Beverage Brands Can Innovate

29-Jul-2022 - The expert analysts monitor global launches of some of the most innovative and interesting products across all beverage categories. We identify why specific products were chosen as innovative, divide them into broad themes, and assemble those products along with consumer, product, and market ...

Indian-inspired beverages

18-Oct-2021 - Many flavors and ingredients used in Indian beverages are comforting and functional, making them ideal for expansion into other beverage types. Indian ingredients offer flavor and health COVID-19 has brought consumers new schedules and priorities when it comes to the food and drinks they choose. ...

Plant-based innovation for Latin America: Beyond Burgers

30-Aug-2021 - As consumers experiment with new plant-based offerings, brands will need to prove value through more convenient, familiar formats. Latin American players are becoming a formidable force in the global plant-based landscape, yet there’s still plenty of room for innovation in the market. LATAM ...

Big scoop for vegan ice cream

Global plant-based ice cream new product development doubles in five years

06-Aug-2020 - Consumers around the world are going wild for plant-based innovation and ice cream is no exception. According to the latest research from Mintel Global New Product Database (GNPD), vegan ice cream accounts for an increasing proportion of global ice cream launches, making up7% of all launches in ...

3 trends in breakfast cereal to look for in 2020

03-Jan-2020 - The breakfast cereal space has been quick to respond to the growing interest in health and wellbeing, including an increased focus on providing ‘positive nutrition’ via less sweet formulations. Meanwhile, increased focus on portability is a must – due to the ever-increasing pace of life and ...

Food adventures - November 2019

What Mintel analysts ate this month

21-Nov-2019 - In this series, Mintel analysts share their recent food adventures, highlighting the exciting, the delicious, the intriguing and the terrible food and drink they’ve tried lately. This month, they’ve discovered traditional dishes during their travels, and unexpected flavour combinations. The ...

Soft drinks can fill the gap for alcohol alternatives in Brazil

09-Oct-2019 - According to a survey conducted by Brazil’s Ministry of Health, more than half of the Brazilian adult population is overweight. Consumers put the culprit on alcohol consumption, resulting in Brazilians drinking less alcohol.According to Mintel research on alcoholic drinks consumption habits, two ...

Coffee broadens its appeal with fruit

13-Sep-2019 - The pairing of coffee and juice might sound unusual but it has the potential to attract more consumers, especially the younger generation, to the coffee industry in Asia-Pacific. The unique combination of coffee beverages and fruit flavours has taken flight globally. The US is currently the ...

56% of urban Chinese ice cream consumers eat ice cream to indulge

05-Aug-2019 - Gone are the days when consumers viewed ice cream as just a summer treat; instead, it is now seen as an indulgent treat that can be eaten year round. Latest research from the world’s leading market intelligence agency Mintel shows that more than half (56%) of urban Chinese respondents who are ...

Making yoghurt trendy

13-May-2019 - Consumers between the ages of 20-24 are an important segment for companies and brands across various industries, as they represent the future—and this certainly applies to the yoghurt market. Mintel research reveals that Chinese consumers in their early 20s are fans of yoghurt products; four in ...