Unlocking Grey Market Potential: Mintel Reveals Trends and Brand Insights for Thailand's Senior Consumer Segment | Featuring in Fi Asia Thailand 2023 Global market intelligence firm Mintel has shared insights into the latest lifestyle, food and beverage trends driving the Thai senior or ageing consumer market during an appearance…
Gut Health Goes Beyond Digestion
To address the needs of the regular consumer, brands can once again turn to pre- and probiotics. Specific prebiotic fibres or bacteria strains may influence cognitive function and help balance mood. By Michelle Teodoro, Associate Director, Food Science, Mintel APAC & Huiqi Ong, Consumer Lifestyles Analyst, Mintel Asia. When it comes to…
Big Demand For Vegan Ice-Cream
Did you know? Vegan ice-cream accounts for 7 percent of all ice-cream launches around the world. By Mintel. 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…
Recipe For Growth: Balancing Health, Indulgence & Taste
Sweet or savoury biscuits enjoy near universal appeal in India. Latest research from Mintel reveals how immunity-boosting ingredients are set to drive value growth in these times of heightened health consciousness. Traditionally viewed as an affordable source of energy and nutrition in India, Mintel reveals that almost two-thirds* (63 percent)…
Mintel’s Latest Insight Report: A Year Of Innovation In Vitamins, Minerals & Supplements
New research from Mintel, the experts in what consumers want and why, reveals innovation opportunities in vitamins, minerals and supplements new product development in the year of 2020. In this report, you will read: – Brand should put immune support benefits front and center – New product development efforts should…
Algae: A Future Superfood
Algae is one of the most promising foods for the future: easy to cultivate, offering an abundance of protein and other nutrients, whilst maintaining biodiversity. Contributed by Neha Srivastava, Mintel Patent Analyst—Food & Drink / Beauty & Personal Care. The consumer’s recent interest in “better for me, better for the…
Functional F&B Products: Focus On Brain, Eye & Skin Health For Thais
Consumers' health status, personal interests and life priorities continuously change with age. Demanding lifestyles of Thai consumer combined with early signs of ageing often trigger middle-aged consumers to become more concerned about their health, nutrition and resulting in increased interest in using functional food/drinks. Latest research from Mintel, the world’s…
Mintel Forecasts Online Grocery Sales Will Grow An Estimated 33 Percent During 2020
The latest research from Mintel reveals the online grocery market is forecast to grow by 33 percent in 2020 to reach an estimated value of £16.8 billion, up from £12.7 billion in 2019. This phenomenal rise follows four consecutive years of slowing growth: in 2019 growth fell to a historic…
COVID-19’s Impact On Food & Drink Markets In Southeast Asia
New research from Mintel reveals the changes in consumer sentiment and behaviour surrounding food and drink categories as a result of the spread of COVID-19 across Southeast Asia. Tan Heng Hong, APAC Food and Drink Analyst, Mintel said: “The global spread of COVID-19 is forcing Southeast Asian consumers to cope…
COVID-19’s Effect On Consumer Behaviour
19th-century diplomat Klemens von Metternich is credited with quipping: “When France sneezes, Europe catches a cold”. In the 20th century, this mutated into: “When America sneezes, the world catches a cold”. Scant surprise then that, in the wake of China’s meteoric economic rise in the 21st century, some economic journalists…