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- Category: News
- Has the Plant-Based Category found a Pea-con of Hope?
- Exploring Current Food and Beverage Trends: Insights from the Field
- August’s Monthly Impact Report
- July’s Monthly Impact Report
- Putting The Wheels Of Organic Nutrition In Motion – The Grocery Insider Podcast
- A Fast Buck? What is Chrononutrition and Why Should Food, Tech and Health Brands Care?
- British Wine Comes Of Age – The Grocery Insider Podcast
- To B or Not to B?
- Is This The End Of The Human Buyer? With Martin Rand CEO Of Pactum – The Grocery Insider Podcast
- Food Fraud with Professor Jack – The Grocery Insider Podcast
- Milk? Sugar? Sparkling? Can The UK Learn To Love Sparkling Tea?
- A Very Moorish Conversation With Julie Waddell – The Grocery Insider Podcast
- Resetting the Client and Agency Relationship with Gellan Watt – The Grocery Insider Podcast
- A Real Corker, An Interview With Simon Thorpe MW
- Storyhacking With Genevieve Boast – The Grocery Insider Podcast
- Functional Health Part 2 – Gut Health – Trend Report 2020 Extract
- In The ‘Golden Age Of Gin’, How To Recover Your Wine Sales
- Functional Health Part 1 – CBD – 2020 Trend Report Extract
- Contract Manufacturing: The Key To Unlocking Branded Growth
- The New Commercial Landscape for CBD – The Grocery Insider Podcast
- How To Choose the Right Sales Partner
- 10 Questions To Ask Your Contract Manufacturer
- Is ‘Protein’ Always an Advantage to Include in Products?
- No Space For Packaging Waste – Part 2
- The Importance of Value Propositions
- Ethics Part 2 – Trust Issues – 2020 Trend Report Extract
- The Guild of Fine Food With John Farrand – The Grocery Insider Podcast Episode
- HRA’s Top 5 Veganuary launches 2020
- Episode 10: 2020 Supply Chain Vision with Jonathan Kittow
- A New Season Of The Grocery Insider
- Six New Coffee Trends To Perk You Up Through Winter
- Food Subscription Boxes – How Well Do They Deliver?
- Cracking The Code With Ged Futter
- Ready to Drink Coffee – Better Latte Than Never
- Get to Know HRA Global
- The Grocery Insider Podcast – Latest Episodes
- Nootropics – Beyond The Hype
- We featured in The Grocer!
- Food Scoop: Hamish Renton interview with the Free From Expo
- “Better”, Hamish shares his verdict on the IFE trade show
- Culture Club Revisited
- From Climate Change to Yoga Bunnies – Easter 2019 in an Eggshell
- A Sustainable Plant-Based Future; Dos & Don’ts For Foodservice Menus – Part 1
- The Grocery Insider Podcast Is Now Live
- If You’re Online, Be Online
- February Reflections: A message from HRA Global’s MD, Hamish Renton
- Is Food for Sharing Anymore?
- We Featured in The Grocer!
- The Lighter Side To Dark Chocolate
- Try Before You Buy: The Benefits of In-store Sampling
- Has Chinese Food Had Its Day?
- January Reflections on Focus Groups
- HRA’s Top 5 Veganuary Launches 2019
- Does Halo Top Deserve the Halo?
- 2019 Winter Trend Report
- We Featured on Just-Food!
- Feed Yourself Beautiful?
- ‘Deskfast’ – The New Hot Meal Occasion?
- We Featured In The Grocer!
- Take Part in our Focus Groups
- Has Vegan got an image problem?
- Is it time To Call The Top On The Free From Bull Market?
- Veganuary 2018: the year of meat-free NPD?
- Category: Agrifood
- Reflections from the ISF World Seed Congress – Istanbul 2025
- New Zealand’s Future in Food and Fibre: Are We as Good as We Think?
- HRA Global: In Conversation with…Lubos Grepl and Graham Dickinson – The Future of Crop Protection
- 5 Things You Should Know About Biologicals in Crop Protection
- HRA Global: In Conversation with…Caroline Mason on the Future of Cocoa
- Fruit Logistica 2025: Seeds of Change in Produce
- HRA Global: In Conversation with…Agrifood Industry Experts on Agrifood Trends
- Category: BCorp
- Category: Category Expertise
- UK Plant-Based Trend Report 2026/27
- Can machines really taste?
- Electrolytes are back in fashion
- Foodservice: The Growth Opportunity Many Ingredient Suppliers Are Missing
- UK Drinks Trend Report 2026
- Navigating Dairy Volatility: From Cost Exposure to Strategic Advantage
- What Makes a Co-Manufacturer Future-Ready?
- Fibre is on consumers’ radar – so why is it still falling short?
- What Brands Should Do About Fibre
- Why Technical Managers Are the Hardest Roles to Recruit in Food & Drink
- HRA Global’s Co-Manufacturing Matchmaking Service
- Rethinking Value in Household & Laundry Care
- ‘Healthy Spoonful: Trends in Cereal & On-the-Go’
- ‘Nut Butter Spreads Its Wings’
- Retatrutide: The Triple-Action Disruptor You Can’t Ignore
- Fresh Thinking in Fish
- A World of Flavour
- “Foodservice needs to react to the needs of GLP 1 using diners – here’s how to respond”
- Pasta Shapes Up
- Focus on Foodservice: Busting the Myths
- HRA in The Dairymen 2025
- British Cheese: Heritage Meets Innovation
- Yoghurt: Balancing Simplicity and Substance
- Ice Cream in the Spotlight
- Butter & Spreads Under Pressure
- Meat-Free at a Crossroads
- Knead for Change: How Pricey Ingredients are Shaping Home Baking
- Why Free-from Needs a Face-lift…
- RTDs: The New Headliner at Music Festivals
- The Truth About GLP-1s
- UK Growers Vs. Retailers
- Trends in Table Sauces
- Focus on Foodservice
- What’s Next for Cheese? Exploring the Trends Shaping Consumer Choices
- Protein: Now a lifestyle, not a niche?
- Protein in 2025: From Lifestyle Shift to Innovation Surge
- Unlocking the Power of Co-manufacturing
- From Bean to Bar: A Market in Flux
- HRA in The Dairymen
- Food Trends Across the Atlantic
- Navigating the Dairy Landscape: Selecting Your Ideal Dairy Contract Manufacturer
- Food Trends 2024: What it means for your brand
- Webinar Recording: Global Dairy Product Outlook 2024
- Anuga 2023: The comeback we were all waiting for!
- Evolving Due Diligence in Food and Drink: Industry Insights
- The Future of Food and Drink M&A: Trends and Opportunities
- What’s under the Christmas tree this year? Inflation, Q Commerce and AI.
- Are Hard Seltzers the Latest Battleground for the ‘War on Sugar’?
- Category: Commercial Strategy
- Category: Dairy
- Why Pasta Flavour Trends Are Driving Real Growth Now
- How To Make GLP-1 Dairy Trends A Big Win
- Liquid Milk Innovation Is The Real Win For Growth
- Why Dairy Drinks Trends Are Winning This Year
- The Ice Cream Innovation Winning With Shoppers Now
- Discover What’s Driving Dairy in 2026
- Discover the Latest Dairy Trends
- Sustainability for Dairy & Dairy Alternatives: Is it possible?
- Food Air Miles – Higher Than We Think
- Gut Instinct, Which Diet Is Best?
- Lighting The Way?
- Competition In The Dairy Aisle
- Category: Events
- Category: Exporting
- Category: Foodservice
- Category: HRA Global In The Media
- Hamish Renton at The Grocer Health Summit
- How Smart Brands Win New Chocolate Gifting Occasions
- Why Health Supplements Are Winning Big This Year
- How Smart Brands Win Big at Breakfast Trends
- How RTD Trends Are Winning New Drinkers
- The Home Baking Trends That Make It Look Easy
- Free From Trends Drive Demand For Better Value And Better Choice
- What Dubai Chocolate Reveals About Viral Food Trends And Food Safety
- Table Sauce Trends Bringing Bigger Flavour to Everyday Meals
- Cheese Trends: The UPF Debate
- Fresh Produce Brands Drive Growth Through Quality, Flavour And Trust
- Energy Drinks Evolve As Shoppers Seek More Than A Caffeine Boost
- Why Shoppers Are Embracing the Power of Pulses
- How Global Disruption Is Reshaping Edible Oils Markets
- How the Non-Traditional Christmas Is Reshaping Festive Food
- The Powerful Bakery Trends Shift Redefining Healthier Bread Choices
- The Surprising Fibre Breakthrough Transforming Healthier Snacking
- Why Fibre-Rich Foods Are Driving a Breakthrough Wellness Trend
- The Powerful Reinvention of Modern Canned Food Brands
- What’s Stirring In Yoghurt & Potted Desserts?
- Personal Care Trends: Balancing Performance, Trust and Transparency
- It’s time for an honest debate about artificial sweeteners
- Occasion, Format & Flavour Driving Meal Kit Growth
- Packaging, Purity & Positioning in Bottled Water
- Hamish Talks Supermarket Strategy with Denise Van Outen
- Beyond the Gym: The Changing Face of Protein Consumption
- The Rise of Premium Cocktail RTDs
- How Home Baking is Combating UPFs and Rising Costs
- Understanding the Current State of Free-From
- Exploring Food-to-Go Innovations
- Tapping into the UK’s Asian Food Craze
- Influencers and Innovation in Energy Drinks
- Category: Latest News
- How Hybrid Working Is Rewriting the UK’s Out-of-Home Eating Habits
- Turning Insight into Impact: What Makes a Strong Investment in Food, Drink and Agri
- Unwrapping Consumer Insights: Christmas & The Cost of Living Crisis
- Introducing The Taste Collective
- Don’t call it a comeback: Focus groups in a post-Covid world
- On-the-Go Breakfasts Are Booming: Bars, Drinks, and Shots on the Rise
- Supermarkets Are Offering Meal Kits, Fakeaways and More to Help Recreate the Restaurant Dining Experience at Home
- Grubs up! Will using insects as a protein replacement go mainstream?
- The Top Street Food Trends for 2022
- The Future of Proteins
- The Future of Food and Agriculture
- Plant-based food trends in the UK vs US: Comparing the markets
- In-depth with the world’s first luxury circular beauty brand, Emma Lewisham
- Meat Eaters 3.0: Our favourite brands go vegan
- Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s my last mile delivery!
- The B Corp Boom
- Empty shelves = no sales = no profit
- June’s Monthly Impact Report
- Carbon Foot-Printing & Labelling Developments Of The Last Decade
- May’s Monthly Impact Report
- April’s Monthly Impact Report
- Meet Emma Stallworthy, Our New Sustainability & Research Consultant
- Psychedelics, Principles & Profit: Does Unilever’s Acquisition Of Onnit Suggest Their Long Game Is To Combine All Three?
- Grenade: From Carb Killa, To Mondelez Winner. What Went Right?
- Can A Clean House Mean A Clean Conscience?
- Design Thinking: How To Optimise The Research Phases And Avoid Common Pitfalls
- Why You Should Be Using Online Communities
- Getting Under The Skin Of Hyaluronic Acid
- Oats – Here We Go A Grain
- Cracking the Collagen Market
- Roseanna’s Interview With The Grocer – Working In The Food And Drink Industry
- Help Shape the Future of Food and Drink!
- What Deep Dive Research Can Offer Food And Drink Brands
- Another Award For HRA Global Research
- Market Research Services
- The Decline of Eating Out
- We Featured On Just-Food!
- Co-Packing 101
- The Inside Scoop on Co-Packing
- Total Recall
- How Smart is Smart Shopping?
- Calling All Cracker Eaters!
- Rise of the Sour-Faux
- Free From Scrutiny
- We Featured In The Grocer
- Nordic Vs. Aussie, The Battle Of The Easy-Going Food Cultures
- Is Salt Back On The Table?
- Nootropics – All In The Mind?
- Plastic Not So Fantastic: Are We Addicted?
- Diet Coke Gets a Serious Revamp
- How Research Can Breathe Life Into A Dying Category
- HRA Taste Testing Research at Hammersmith Fitness First
- Creating Great Grocery Branding – Part 2
- What’s The Best Way To Run Taste Tests?
- Why Is Our Share Of Exports To The US So Low?
- If Market Research Techniques Keep On Getting Better, Why Do So Many FMCG Food And Drink Products Still Fail?
- Creating Great Grocery Branding – Part 1
- Is Halloween Dead and Buried?
- What Is Free From?
- The Grocer’s Focus On Cheddar
- Fairtrade To Keep Fighting
- Going Against the Grain?
- Nutrition In Free From
- Butter Is Falling Behind Organic
- The Future of Free From
- Vending Machines – More Than Just a Snack
- Foods For Your Face
- What Is The State Of The Free From Market – A Q&A With Hamish Renton
- Get Ahead Of The Analytics Game
- The End Of #cleaneating? The Clean Label Paradox
- Happy Cheese-ter! HRA’s Favourite (Yep, You Guessed It!) Easter NPD
- HRA’s Top Five High Protein Snacks
- Neuroscience – Marketers Question Answered?
- Is This The Diet We Should All Be On?
- Forget Eating Clean… Is This The Year Of Eating Green?
- HRA’s Top Foodie Gifts For Valentine’s Day
- Are We Overdosing On Protein?
- The Food Market In 2017 – What Will Shape The UK Food Sector?
- Christmas Traditions Around The Globe
- Back From The Dead? 5 Brands That Made A Comeback
- Veganism: What’s behind it?
- Category: Market Research
- Cocoa Confessions: How UK Consumers Really Buy and Eat Chocolate
- Festive Trends Unwrapped: How UK Shoppers Are Celebrating Christmas 2024
- The New Qual Era
- Running An Effective Online Focus Group
- Can Online Research Techniques Ever Really Replace Face-to-Face Methods?
- Why In-Store Intercepts Should Be On Your Research Radar
- Meat Eaters 2.0
- Taste Tests for the New Generation
- Using Research to Generate Media Buzz
- Getting Insight Into Focus
- Category: Vegan
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