This week, the 25th City Food & Drink Lecture in The Guildhall, London, addresses the question “Can the food & drink industry make the next 25 years healthier than the last?”. If consumers could be convinced to eat (or drink) more…
Who’s top of the global league in land-based meat consumption? It’s chicken, but that wasn’t the case 12 years ago. Whereas ALL the major meats (chicken, pork, beef, lamb) have seen global market growth since 2013, chicken has screamed ahead…
Wherever one looks. North America, Europe, Australasia, Japan, per capita fresh fruit and vegetable consumption is drifting downwards. What’s going on? Everybody knows that they’re essential for our health but very few of us get even close to meeting our…
If you’re in the fresh produce business, you’d think it reasonable to conclude: “right time, right place”! Around the globe, consumers put “eating more healthily” pretty much at the top of their “To Do” list for 2025 and it’s for…
Fresh food – fruit & vegetables, meat, etc. – takes a battering when household incomes are under stress. In the meat department, chicken sales soar as they’re the lowest-priced protein. For fruit & veg., the research evidence is scanty, but…
Supermarkets in your pocket. 