Global Industry: Mintel identifies five key European consumer trends

Hamburg. (bm) Looking ahead to 2016, Mintel market research discusses the five key European consumer trends set to impact the market, including implications for both consumers and brands in the year ahead. One of the key trends is the «Pond Filter» – Fears surrounding the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), that will cause consumers and brands to react by favouring purer and more natural products. Other topics of the week (Bild: Sinn Féin):

• Swander Pace Capital Acquires Voortman Cookies [US] Fri 10-16
• UK: ASA bans misleading Iceland factory loaf advert [UK] Fri 10-16
• Lantmännen: announces strong result improvement [SE] Thu 10-15
• Flowers: Completes Acquisition of Alpine Valley Bread [US] Thu 10-15
• Mintel: identifies five key European consumer trends [UK] Thu 10-15
• Profile America: about the U.S. School Lunch Week [US] Thu 10-15
• Fazer to build world-class visitor centre in Vantaa [FI] Wed 10-14
• ADM: joins Andean Family Farmers (AFF) [US] Wed 10-14
• Raisio: to restructure its UK cereal business [FI] Tue 10-13
• Almarai: announces Q3/2015 Financial Results [SA] Tue 10-13
• Domino’s Pizza: Announces Q3/2015 Financial Results [US] Mon 10-12
• Tate + Lyle: announces H1/2015 trading statement [UK] Mon 10-12
• RBI: plans 150 new TH restaurants in Cincinnati Area [US] Sat 10-10
• ePizza S.p.A.: delivers Domino’s Pizza in Italy [US] Sat 10-10