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New aesthetic and emotional food values

Dining out is an attainable luxury which spawned a new consumer group, one who will choose The French Laundry over a new Prada handbag. Kristina Dryza identifies some of the new aesthetic and emotional values being appreciated by food lovers.

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Brand publishing and owning the customer experience

As more consumers tweet about their experiences, brands risk losing control of their message. Is this a bad thing? Trevor Lloyd Jones examines the meaning and implications of the shift from passive to active consumption.

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Consuming beauty: the nutricosmetics market

The burgeoning field of nutricosmetics looks set to gain considerable traction in Western and emerging markets. Two industry experts identify the consumer drive behind the trend and outline the opportunities for brands.

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Healthy eating: the honest opportunity for brands

Despite this age of austerity, when it comes to food, healthy eating is still top of consumers’ agenda. For brands this is an opportunity to build trust and long-term relationships with consumers.

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Healthy confectionery

According to the National Confectionery Association's (NCA) recent report Confectionery Industry Trend 2009, health minded trends are what drive new product development in the confectionery industry.

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Growing local, foraging and the rise of the co-op

Consumers of organic food are loathe to give it up, regardless of cost. What this means, says Ysanne Spevack, is the rebirth of resourcefulness in the US and UK: growing your own, foraging, and co-op schemes with friends and neighbours.

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Thai consumers prefer local food when eating out

A global survey by market research firm Nielsen has revealed some interesting facts about the eating habits of Thai consumers.  The online survey showed that more than half (57%) of Thais prefer time-honoured domestic foods when dining out.

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Less wining and dining on the horizon

UK consumers will wine and dine less in spite of a growth in average expenditure on meals out, according to new research by Horizons.

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Rosé and hot chicken join inflation ‘basket’

Rosé wine and hot rotisserie chicken are among the list of new items that have been added to the official 'basket' of goods and services used by the Office for National Statistics to calculate UK inflation rates.

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Changing Supermarket Shopping Habits

According to the Food Marketing Institute (FMI) 2009 US Grocery Shopper Trends Report, American consumers are changing their food shopping behaviour and focusing on price and value during the recession.

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Peruvian wine market 2009

In the last five years, the wine market in Peru has grown at an average annual rate of 9.4% due to a combination of increased consumer purchasing power, increased interest in gourmet food, and a wider variety of modestly priced wines.

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Coke pushes 'pay-for-performance' model

Coca-Cola Co. is trying to start an industry-wide movement toward a 'value based' compensation model that promises agencies nothing more than recouped costs if they don't perform.