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Foresight Friday: Gabriela Białkowska, creative foresight analyst

Every Friday, we offer an end-of-week wrap-up of the topics, issues, ideas and virals we’re all talking about. This week, creative foresight analys...

Foresight : AI : Technology

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Tim Tam Tummy introduces kombucha for kids

Functional beverages are a flourishing market, yet few are geared towards children. Enter Tim Tam Tummy, the first kombucha drink crafted for littl...

Youth : Food & Drink : Gen Alpha

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Stat: US Gen Z and Millennials are adopting damp drinking

On TikTok, a new lifestyle trend is taking off, named ‘damp drinking’. It encourages responsible and less frequent alcohol consumption, without qui...

Youth : Food & Drink : Society

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Stat: Over-60s have largest positive impact on US wine sales

As the US wine industry braces for recession, Silicon Valley Bank has released its annual report, which expects sales volumes to stabilise in 2023 ...

Stat : Stats : Statistic

Markets

African Spirits Market

After the market slowed, African spirits producers are leaning towards local ingredients, culture and tradition to put their drinks on the world st...

South Africa : African Spirits : Alcohol

Big Ideas

Pre-cognition

UK – New research from Nature journal shows it is possible to predict future problematic drug use in teenagers.

Neuroscience : Drugs : Teenagers

Big Ideas

That wine life

Italy – A new wine brand is offering vintages blended specifically to maximise the drink’s health benefits.

Vitis Vitae : Alco-Health : Wine

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Beer branding

Munich – And Union’s minimalist visual identity is a bold departure from the craft beer category’s use of traditional design cues.

And Union : Packaging : Neo-nutrition

Communities

Party-totallers

Tired of a culture that normalises inebriation and places alcohol at the centre of every event, Party-totallers are shunning the shots, beer and ...

Party-totallers : The Optimised Self : Non-alcoholic

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Preview: Tipsy Tea

Global – Brands are combining alcohol and tea to add an extra layer of complex flavour and a healthy twist to the drinking experience.

Tea : Alcohol : Alco-health

Micro Trends

Alco-health

Healthy hedonism is on the rise as consumers seek new ways to have a good time without avoiding alcohol altogether, and new spaces are opening to...

Neo-Detox : Alcohol : The Springs

Big Ideas

Millennials the more confident generation when it comes to wine

Millennials are more confident than older generations about their knowledge of wine, according to a new report.

Wine : Sparkling Wine : Uncorked Wine

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Right Ballance: Set celebrates delicacy of whisky

Dumbarton, Scotland – Scotch whisky producer Ballantine’s commissioned Swedish design studio Front to create a limited-edition drinking set to cele...

Whiskey : Refined : Tumbler

Big Ideas

Prohibition Culture grows among US consumers

Privacy : Future Poll : Racist

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Libation station: Wine is a fixture in Vienna

Design : Sensory Splurge : Cuisine

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On Target: US stores inspire specialist offer

Branding : Interior Decoration : Pub

Big Ideas

Chinese consumers drive record cognac sales

Cognac : China : France

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Wow factor: Bar receives monthly makeover

Design : Illustrations : Artist

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Hole-in-one: Mini golf design swings to Milan

Design : Italy : Dutch Design Week

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Foggy thinking: Invention catches drinking water from the air

Engineering : Ecological : Ecology

Micro Trends

A new guise for beer connoisseurs

Who said beer culture only meant big bellies, smelly pubs and drunken men? We’re seeing a new, sophisticated scene emerging around beer. This...

Craft Beer : Recipes : Connoisseurs

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Good pint: Innovation not legislation in the alcohol industry

Design : Design Council : Government

Communities

Retrosexual

Retrosexuals add a modern edge to traditional masculinity. Less adventurous than our other Menaissance tribes, they follow traditional male pastime...

Food : Drinking : Gym

Communities

NuRo Male

A gentleman for the 21st century, the New Urban Romantic combines a Bleisure lifestyle with a keen interest in style and culture.

Design : Bars : Masculine