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Food Market Research

Mintel’s Food market research combines the latest market intelligence, industry insights and expert recommendations to help you anticipate what’s next in the Food industry.

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UK Ready Meals Market Report 2026

New variants are a key means to drive purchase of ready meals. Only 39% of buyers favour meals they've bought before. This is particularly needed to trade people..."

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UK Chocolate Confectionery Market Report 2026

Over half (51%) of chocolate eaters have cut back due to health concerns, yet most of them continue to crave chocolate, highlighting a major opportunity for brands to..."

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UK Consumer Snacking: 2026

Snacking now plays beyond the traditional between-meal occasion, with scope for brands to claim a larger share of consumers' total food intake. 45% of UK snackers..."

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UK Poultry and Red Meat in Foodservice Market Report 2026

UK eating out meat volumes remain below pre-pandemic levels. At the same time, higher livestock costs and tighter beef supply continue to put pressure on menu pricing. While..."

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UK Meat/Fish and Alternatives: Winning Innovation Territories 2026

Trust signals around origin, welfare and safety create stronger confidence at mealtimes. Growth: +10% Conversations: 33,280 Explore emerging trends and territories within real consumer behaviour, obtaining actionable and predictive direction to..."

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UK Attitudes towards World Cuisines: 2026

Celebrating the intrinsic health credentials of their authentic product will win over new users and buoy usage frequency for world cuisine brands. Authentic dishes healthy by nature would..."

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UK Snacking: Winning Innovation Territories 2026

Clean label is a shortcut to trust, with simple ingredients, recognisable cues and clearer product signals giving shoppers confidence in what they buy. Growth: +15% Conversations: 48,544 Explore emerging trends and..."

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UK Attitudes towards Healthy Eating: 2026

64% of under-45s trust that regularly consuming food/drink products with ingredients linked to beauty leads to visible results, reinforcing momentum behind the beauty-from-within trend. While collagen continues to..."

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UK Sweet Biscuits Market Report 2026

Making biscuits feel permissible offers a powerful opportunity to unlock more at-home snacking occasions. Over half (52%) of consumers say not wanting to eat too many biscuits discourages..."

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UK Sweet Biscuits – Market Dynamics 2026

Permissibility is key to growth by unlocking more frequent use. Nostalgia, textures and linking biscuits with break moments offer powerful emotional levers. Amy Bishop, Analyst UK Food &..."

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UK Sustainability in Food Report 2026

Half of adults see environmentally-friendly food/drink choices as important for their self-image, representing a powerful emotional connection for brands to draw on. Helping fans to broadcast their sustainable..."

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UK Attitudes towards the Evening Meal at Home: 2026

Fractured meal patterns abound in Britain. There is an even split among 2+ person households of members eating the same dish at the same time, and their eating..."

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