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Banger Buzz - Key Insights from Our 2024 Sausages Foodwatching Report

Where affordability, variety and comfort food intersect, you’re more than likely to find a sausage. With both sausages and hot dogs going from strength to strength, whether shop-bought, in restaurants or crafted by artisans – this category is full of exciting innovation, global inspiration, trending flavours and format twists. And the versatile nature of sausages means that there’ll always be a link to our mood, weather or budget!...

Post-Christmas Reflections - Key Insights from Our 2024 Christmas Seasonwatching Report

The festive period is in the rear view… The tinsel is back in the loft…. You continue to be baffled by how, where and why pine needles continue to crop up…. You're scrolling through January sales, spotting the gifts you bought now 'half price or less', but feeling buoyed by a freezer full of yellow-stickered bargains.... Next year you'll really be ready for Christmas, won't you?...

December Over The Years - Exploring Our 18 Years In Food & Beverage Trends EBook

Spotlighting the trends and events that have occurred over the years in the month of December, as featured in our new 18 Years In Food & Beverage Trends EBook. Check out five highlights from between 2006 and 2023...

Christmas 2024 Seasonwatching Report

Our big end of year seasonwatching report covering all things Christmas is live. To give you a taste of what to expect from the full 149-page report, we've collated five key takeouts. Read on...

Categorywatching Report - Meat & Poultry 2024

Our Meat & Poultry 2024 report is now and available for TrendHub subscribers. Characterised by a return to roots both agriculturally and gastronomically, check out our key takeouts from the full report...

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E-Book - 18 Years In Food & Beverage Trends

Get your copy today! 18 Years in food & Beverage Trends - 2006 – 2023: what events, people, culture, regulations, technologies, and products defined these years, what were the changes and what does it mean for the future? This e-book covers it all! From the purchase of this e-book, the TFP Foundation will be donating £24.00 directly to Chefs in Schools. Click the link below to find out more.

2025/26 Food & Beverage Trend Summit

thefoodpeople's 2025/26 Food & Beverage Trend Summit took place virtually on Tuesday 19th November 2024.

The day saw more than 2,500 industry leaders and Champions of Change come away inspired and informed, ready to shift the future of food & drink by harnessing the power of trends & foresight.

If you're a trendhub subscriber, you can catch up on all the day's sessions over on the hub.