Food for thought | Trends | Page 93

Australia Day is the official national day of Australia. Celebrated annually on 26 January, the date commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in 1788 and the proclamation at that time of British sovereignty over the eastern seaboard of Australia...

Let’s be clear about trends from the start – you must keep an open mind. One man’s heaven is another man’s hell. Cast your mind back to 2012 – who’d have thought gourmet marshmallow, artisan popcorn and hot dogs would have caused such fuss. James Knappett took the hint with hot dogs and now look at him – Bubbledogs was one of the biggest launches the UK saw last year.

Hot on the heels of our last blog about flavours and ingredients, let’s a look at the wider picture and how these translate into products. Taking macro trends as a given – social, financial, health, environmental and political - we can think about consumer trends for 2013 – what are we likely to see?...

All over the country people are getting involved in events, from farm shops, to schools, markets and village halls, people will be serving up breakfast. Most of these events take place on Sunday 20th, so get organised – and breakfast will be served!...