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Mintel announces five global food and drink trends for 2018

Mintel announces five global food and drink trends for 2018

The expansion in the variety of food and drink retail channels will fuel the opportunity for personalised individual consumer behavior.

Britain will need more young people with leadership skills, post Brexit: Domino's exec

The company will launch its ‘TeamSkills’ online leadership programme.

76% of Brits buy lunch out for an everyday occasion in 2017

41% of them said they eat more on-the-go than sit-down meals.

Brits consume 1,460 cups of coffee every year: research

They spend an average amount of £676 on coffee from shops and cafes.

All-day dining is the source of food business growth, says Bidfood

But 50% of diners are unclear about the all-day concept.

London restaurants see 3.2% like-for-like sales decline in September

Across the sector, trading was generally better outside the M25, down just 0.7%.

London leads the nation in breakfast consumption, study says

Full English breakfast reigns supreme at out-of-home venues.

Restaurants with poor lighting deter repeat business, study says

Guests who experienced poor lighting are less likely to return.

10% of Brits say Pho is a Game of Thrones' character in a Deliveroo poll

And 15% think that the Vietnamese noodle soup Pho is a type of exotic fish.

Consumers feel less reassured on the nutritional content of F&B products

Only 39% of consumers feel well-informed about what products are best for them.

EXCLUSIVE: The challenges and opportunities QSRs are facing in London

London now represents 16% of Great Britain’s QSR visits, down from 18% a year ago.

Growth in Britain's eating out establishments reaches 5-year peak

The average annual growth rate of F&B outlets doubled this year.

Brits are willing to pay more for homegrown food, says research

Majority of diners would pay up to 10% more if the food has been made in Britain.

Over-50s Brits have growing appetite for eating lunch out

They have accounted for 1 billion lunch visits for the year-ending June 2017.

Customers turn to takeaways to avoid restaurants background noise

Noise levels in some of the popular restaurants are reaching 90 decibels on busy nights.

Brits trust takeaways the least out of all food outlets, says research

42% believe that takeaways are the ones most likely to sell fraudulent foods.

Shop openings see a sharp slowdown in Q2 2017, says LDC

It is the biggest fall between two consecutive quarters in the past five years.