Category: Trends
Top Trends: The Top 10 APAC trends stories of 2019 revealed
The top 10 most-read APAC food and beverage market and trend stories of 2019 include the new Halal Blockchain traceability tool touted as a supply chain ‘gamechanger’.
Opinion: Entrepreneurs and government are teaming up to boost food security in the United Arab Emirates — and beyond
The approach to indoor agriculture, known as vertical farming, has been gaining popularity in many parts of the world.
USA: What Gen Z Wants At Work Will Blow Your Mind
Unlike Millennials, who typically buck tradition in the workplace and appear to be driving the flexible work revolution, Gen Z craves something very different. Stability.
UAE: Has Amazon’s rebrand of Souq in the UAE been a success?
Nearly two years after Amazon purchased regional e-commerce site Souq.com for $580 million, the US tech giant officially launched in the UAE as Amazon.ae in May.
Opinion: Religious doctrine scrambles to catch up to new food technology
Impossible Foods received its halal certification from the Islamic Food and Nutrition Council of America in December 2018.
UAE’s food labelling move a boost for healthy living
The labelling policy, which was approved by the UAE Cabinet last week, is premised on the use of the colours red, amber or green to symbolise the nutritional status of the food.
Switzerland’s Largest Supermarket Chain Follows The Pack With Blockchain Food Tracking
Migros, Switzerland’s largest supermarket chain, has instituted a blockchain food tracking system with the help of TE-Food to aid in essential areas in the supply chain.
GCC food delivery apps tap insatiable appetite
A growing number of diners in the Gulf are tapping into smartphone applications to snap up meal deliveries, a trend that is expected to accelerate as technology redefines the food sector.
Clean label trend: Why food safety is most important aspect for Middle East consumers
Clean label is a consumer driven movement, demanding a return to real food and transparency through authenticity. Food products containing natural, familiar, simple ingredients that are easy to recognize, understand, and pronounce. No artificial ingredients or synthetic chemicals. Products consumers recognise and think of as wholesome—ingredients that consumers might use at home. One major retailer […]
Food is ‘getting cool’: Nestlé CTO Stefan Palzer’s top 7 predictions on the future of food
The continued growth of social media, meanwhile, is changing how food is marketed. The need for novel, diverse food offerings is becoming increasingly important.
SDG: Unilever warns it will sell off brands that hurt the planet or society
British favourite Marmite and Magnum ice-cream among the big names thought to be vulnerable to a cull linked to the company’s sustainable business agenda.
Ethical fashion trends: Sustainability leads Twitter mentions in Q2 2019
GlobalData tracks the top 100 influencers in ethical fashion via its Influencer platform.
Opinion: The ‘Green Pound’ of Muslim spending could save the British economy after Brexit
As Brexit looms, there is a strong economic argument for businesses to tap into the Halal economy, of which modest fashion is a growing part.
UK: Ethical shoppers get hooked on ‘fake fish’
In Britain as a whole, the number of stores selling Tuno, a fishless canned tuna, has expanded from 300 to 2,000 in the 11 weeks since it was introduced.
USA: Banana Republic is selling hijabs
Some shoppers, though, said they felt conflicted about major retailers getting into the hijab business. Was it inclusion, they wondered, or the appropriation of a religious symbol for the sake of their bottom line?
Food and Beverage Internet Sales in the UAE Grow at a CAGR of 21% in the 2015-2018 Period
The increasing use of online retail sales channels has led to opportunities for businesses to use data analytics to understand and target customers using their websites and mobile phone apps.
Speciality & Fine Food Asia and Restaurant returns with a focus on the future and innovation
Celebrate innovation, explore the latest artisanal produce and network with some of the industry’s finest at the upcoming Speciality & Fine Food Asia (SFFA).
UK: First Dynamic Booking Engine dedicated to Halal Travel Content
In today’s digital age, consumers’ travel purchasing decisions are often strongly influenced by dynamic videos and photos on social channels in real-time which Rihaala.com offers to travellers.
SDGs: Sustainable style and the rise of circular fashion
“Consumers are becoming more and more conscious, they hold the power to make the change. More and more they are checking labels and manufacturing process.” Renting fashion for a start!
Entrepreneur markets interfaith organic grass fed meat
His venture promises 100 percent grass-fed, organic cattle raised by American ranchers for environmentally conscious consumers.
