Sitting in Delta’s Business Lounge waiting for my flight from New Orleans to London Heathrow, I was flicking through the family and lifestyle magazines displayed. Sad sack? Get a life? No, it’s a great way to keep up with emerging consumer trends, and what’s hot and what’s not. Martha Stewart’s “Living” magazine is a case in point.
Read more »I can’t help noticing that farmers are back in fashion! Through the last 40 years of the 20th Century, the farming sector was rocked with scandals relating to Mad Cow Disease, Foot and Mouth outbreaks, environmental pollution from the intensive application of herbicides, and anti-biotic excesses in pigs and poultry. Farmers in developed countries of …
Read more »The global food, fibre and drink industry is in the dock! What’s the charge? Threatening the health and well-being of: The Planet – issues relating to sustainability, climate change, resource conservation, biodiversity, etc.; Consumers – food safety scares and perception that, on the epidemic of obesity, the food and drink industry is part of the …
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