While convenience, affordability, and taste will continue to be important aspects of bakery products for consumers, health is driving the bakery trends for 2024.

Consumers are eating cookies more often due to the rise in at-home snacking during the pandemic lockdown. Mintel’s research reveals why consumers are eating cookies and key opportunities to expand sales with better-for-you cookies. 

Whether for work or school, consumers everywhere are looking for ways to perform their best mentally. Nootropics offers an exciting opportunity to meet this need.

The rapid expansion of e-commerce grocery due to the pandemic has created many new challenges for grocery retailers. Learn about the new strategies retailers are using and the emerging opportunity for shelf-stable yogurt in e-commerce.

The U.S. ready-to-drink (RTD) sports drink market has grown to over $10 billion annually thanks to new categories of consumers.1 Learn how the broad appeal of convenient, healthy refreshment is winning fans beyond the sports crowd and which innovations can help RTD beverage manufacturers capitalize on this growing opportunity.

Micronutrient deficiency affects an estimated 2 billion people worldwide or more than one-quarter of the population.¹ This so-called “hidden hunger” can occur when people don’t have access to a diverse diet. Foods rich in vitamins and minerals may be simply unavailable or may be too expensive to buy. In some parts of the world, the problem is compounded by poor nutrient absorption due to parasitic infections.

For this delicious month, it’s all about the cheese! Celebrate Cheese Pizza Month by learning the secrets to choosing the perfect cheeses for pizza.

With autumn here, the food and beverage industry is launching its seasonal offerings—including products flavored with warm spices like cinnamon and cardamom. Check out all the ways cinnamon and cardamom are being used and how their associations with international cuisines are keeping consumer interest strong.

Designing ready-to-eat (RTE) cereals to be more snackable may be the perfect opportunity to reinvigorate cereal sales amidst breakfast time competition like yogurt, bars, and on-the-go breakfast sandwiches.