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Food & Drink

Stat: Britain’s weight-loss drug boom is reshaping the supermarket shop

GLP-1 drug use has nearly tripled in the UK in the last two years, with 1.9m adults now taking medications such as Mounjaro and Wegovy – up from 2.3% of households in 2024 to 6.3% today.

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Food & Drink

IFE London 2026: Mapping the Future of Food, from Creation to Commerce

What we eat, how it will be produced and how we shop for it revealed new ways of thinking about ingredients, meals and buying at this year’s International Food and Drink Event (IFE).

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Stat: Supermarkets are bringing luxury dining into the home

As rising costs force high-end restaurants to close, including Le Gavroche and Pollen Street Social in London, British consumers are turning to supermarkets to recreate fine dining at home.

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The Big Idea: Supermarkets 2050

At Dutch Design Week 2022, the Embassy of Food presented a new exhibition based on its ongoing research into the future of food. In just 30 years, we can expect supermarkets to facilitate bio-hacking, offer store-grown personalised foods and provide planet-friendly recommendations from artificial intelligence.

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Stat: UK consumers are embracing grocery discounters

According to research by Mintel, more British consumers are shopping at food discounters like Aldi and Lidl for economic reasons as a result of the pandemic.

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Food Waste Innovation

From food-sharing to upcycling, the growing need to create innovative and sustainable solutions to food waste presents a range of opportunities.

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Retail

The frictionless future of grocery retail

In the wake of Amazon Go, grocery retailers are exploring how in-store technology can streamline the purchasing process.

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Banana Story is demystifying supply chains

The conceptual project visualises the journey of bananas from their origins to supermarket shelves.

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Retail

Re-usable Packaging Market

Growing concern about the environmental impact of plastic packaging is driving innovations in re-usable and refill concepts among retailers and FMCG brands.