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Browsing Rituals

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Pinky Swear, US
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Food & Drink

The New Rules of Experiential Hospitality

In an era when restaurants are competing as much for visibility and social currency as they are for spending, the dining room is becoming a stage once again.

39BC photography by Robinson Barbosa, UK
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Diverging Demographics

Foresight Friday: Seyi Oduwole, strategic foresight analyst

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, strategic foresight analyst Seyi Oduwole shares observations from her trip to Istanbul, from the return of ritualistic wellness to the visible expression of national identity.

Photo by Fotograf Jylland via Pexels
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Health, Wellness & Sport

Moët & Chandon launches a canned champagne for the US Open

Moët & Chandon is tapping into tennis culture with The Moët Serve, a ready-to-serve take on its classic champagne designed around the cultural codes and rituals of the US Open.

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Food & Drink

Heinz launches customisable Love Lid to suit personal condiment rituals

Heinz has launched the Love Lid, its first customisable ketchup topper. With three flow settings – Like, Love and Crazy Love – fans can calibrate their squeeze to match fries, hot dogs or burgers.

39BC photography by Robinson Barbosa, UK
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Beauty

The Return of Ritualistic Beauty

Beauty brands are reviving ancestral rituals and redesigning them for modern life, creating journeys of care infused with heritage, identity and emotional fulfilment.

Wellness Rave, Spain
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Health, Wellness & Sport

Anti-wellness is the New Wellness

As people push back against prescriptive self-optimisation, a new hybrid festival format is emerging, using music, movement and recovery to create a more joyful wellness experience.

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Marketing & Branding

CokeSticks makes creative thinking visible

Coca-Cola and Ogilvy Vietnam are embedding the brand into Asian dining rituals by transforming its recognisably contoured bottle into CokeSticks, a functional set of chopsticks.

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Food & Drink

Ikea opens Food For Thought at Milan Design Week

At Milan Design Week 2026, Ikea has launched Food For Thought, a sensory exhibition running from 21 to 26 April at Spazio Maiocchi.

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Food & Drink

Stat: Research confirms coffee as a morning priority ritual

The importance of morning coffee as a ritual that affects people’s mindsets has been underlined in new research from Talker Research for Tata Consumer Products.