3 food trends for 2018
PLAY Market Research (PMR) has released it’s top three trends in food and beverage for 2018, for retailers and suppliers to take note of.
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Hi-tech trends assisting supermarkets
Supermarkets are beginning to adopt hi-tech tracking and monitoring systems to stop customers from stealing from their stores.
The FMCG snacking trend
Demand in the snack food industry has held strong despite increased competition and rapidly changing preferences.
‘Men driven to impulsive purchases’ study finds
A study by research trends agency Koji found that men are more easily tempted to make impulse purchases than women.
Opinion: Everything new is new again!
Online home delivery, click and collect and now pick-up services like Amazon Fresh are all considered as true innovation, when in actual fact they have been around for decades.
Australian chocolate habits on the rise
Wellness and healthy eating may be in vogue, but more Australians than ever are regularly eating chocolate, according to the results of a new Roy Morgan survey.
Making promotions more enticing
Brett Barclay looks at the effectiveness of store promotions within the FMCG and convenience channel.
Global consumer trends that could impact convenience channel in 2016
Changemakers, greener food and agnostic shoppers among the trends forecast for 2016.
Five grocery trends for 2016
Digital technologies and enhanced instore experiences among the trends set to shape grocery in 2016.