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Macro Trends

Future Forecast 2025: Food & Drink

From beanless coffee and fashion-forward fast food to nutrient-packed snacks and spicy-sweet flavour fusions, food and drink innovators are redefin...

Micro Trends

Deep Sea Wellness

Beauty and wellness brands are tapping into powerful deep sea ingredients with the potential to redefine skincare, hydration and sun protection.

Beauty : Wellness : Innovation Hub

News

Liquid Death and Van Leeuwen launch hot fudge sundae flavoured water

In a bold crossover, water brand Liquid Death has teamed up with ice cream maker Van Leeuwen to launch a limited edition Hot Fudge Sundae Sparkling...

Food & Drink : Indulgence : Water

News

Strange Water unveils healthy sparkling coconut water

Strange Water has launched a new line of canned coconut water, offering a refreshing twist on a beloved natural beverage.

Food : Drink : Packaging

Markets

Spirits Innovations

From glassless packaging to raicilla, sotol and aquavit, we are likely to see a variety of innovations in the spirits market in 2024 as it weathers...

Sustainability : Food & Drink : Technology

Viewpoints

Urban Blue Spaces

Ahead of the opening of the UK’s first city-based wellness resort, Therme UK CEO David Russell tells LS:N Global about the company’s vision for wor...

Wellness : Water : Future City

News

Mask’s eco-safari resort makes its own water

South African architecture and design firm Mask has imagined a safari resort that produces its own water.

Travel & Hospitality : Sustainability : Architecture

News

Ruby takes a psychedelic approach to health branding

Health brand Ruby has opted for a colourful visual identity for its hibiscus water, in order to differentiate from typical health branding.

Food And Drink : Water : Health

News

A folding bottle for sustainable sipping

Technology start-up DiFold has launched an Origami Bottle using collapsible design technology.

Retail : Health : Wellness

News

Wild water to be mixed with whisky

Larkfire is a brand of canned water aimed at whisky drinkers who prefer water with their Scotch.

Drink : Spirits : Water

News

Cove is a new brand of biodegradable bottled water

Cove has created the first single-use bottle of water packaged with material that can fully biodegrade in the natural environment.

Drinks : Water : Plastic

News

Pura Still is a new spiked still water

A new brand of alcoholic still ‘water’ plays on the trend for spiked seltzer by offering health-conscious consumers an uncarbonated, low-alcohol dr...

Drinks : Water : Alcohol

Micro Trends

Evening Waters

Amid consumers’ rising concern about the effect of alcohol on their health, a series of versatile waters are emerging intended for evening consumpt...

Water : Non-alcoholic : Nightcap

Micro Trends

Pollution Apparel

Leading creatives are using water pollution as a resource to highlight unsustainable production practices in the fashion industry and offer alterna...

Fashion : Apparel : Sustainability

News

Hydrate on the go with this water subscription service

New York – With US bottled water sales now at more than £16bn ($21bn, €18.5bn) according to Euromonitor, the start-up is providing an environmental...

Drinks : Branding : Packaging

Big Ideas

Not asking for tap water fuels plastic bottle waste

UK – A new survey shows that 71% of respondents feel uncomfortable asking for free tap water without buying something else.

Sustainability : Packaging : Design

News

Breathe easy

Seoul – Filter Space from Dr Jart+ is a new flagship store that uses water, air and light to create a clean retail experience.

Beauty : Dr Jart : Pollution

News

Preview: Waterless Beauty

Beauty brands are developing waterless formulas to alleviate consumers’ concerns about the environment.

Waterless Beauty : Whole-system Thinking : Skincare

Micro Trends

Waterless Beauty

As demand for water continues to outstrip supply, beauty brands are developing waterless formulas to alleviate consumers’ concerns about the enviro...

Sustainability : Waterless : Water-free

Micro Trends

Hard Pop

As craft beer flavour profiles veer towards bitter and consumers seek healthier alcohol options, alcoholic soda drinks and fizzy waters are on the ...

Alcohol : Alco-health : Water

Big Ideas

Just desserts

Oxford – Dessert brand Onist is helping poor communities in Gambia with sales of its avocado and chocolate pots.

Onist : One-for-one : CSR

Design Directions

Wellness

Madrid-based fashion label Wellness has created Dubai, a water brand and dedicated website with eco-conscious, fitness and educational credentials.

Wellness : Dubai : Fashion

Big Ideas

Beer for change

Boulder, Colorado – To help reduce high nitrogen levels in its waste water, the city of Colorado is teaming up with a local brewer for a new filtra...

Colorado : Avery Brewing Company : Wastewater Treatment Facility

News

Mighty milk

Amsterdam - Not just a supermarket bulk product, milk was given special attention last month at MelkSalon pop-up bar and shop.

MelkSalon : Sietske Klooster : Whole-system Thinking

News

Waterworks

London – Design studio James Plumb has transformed an old bakery in Lamb’s Conduit Street into a sublime sanctuary for Aesop.

James Plumb : Aesop : London