All articles by GlobalData Consumer

1. Cocooning to emerge as key trend as consumers visit fast-food restaurants less often

   According to GlobalData’s weekly Covid-19 tracker consumer survey, 75% of cocooning consumers worldwide are feeling the effect of quarantining, with…
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   9 Apr
2. Will foodservice become more automated post Covid-19?

   The foodservice industry has been massively disrupted worldwide with multinational chains converting operations to delivery-only, independents seeking to weather the…
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   8 Apr
3. Covid-19 and social media for foodservice in Europe

   According to GlobalData’s 2019 Q3 Consumer Survey, 24% of consumers globally claim that they are interested and would actively buy…
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   3 Apr
4. Delivering the good in tough times

   As residents in the UK settle into the quarantine lifestyle, there have been glimmers of hope as communities join together…
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   2 Apr
5. McDonald’s hands menu control to the public for vote post Covid-19

   It is a dark world, indeed, when McDonald’s, a staple to fast-food culture giant as we know it, closes its…
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   31 Mar
6. Foodservice channels face renewed challenges from Covid-19 digital boom

   As the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, national quarantine laws are putting the final nails in the coffin of an already…
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   27 Mar
7. Personalised meal plans to increase in popularity due to Covid-19

   The provision of personalised meal plans to top level athletes during Covid-19 could fast track the adoption by wider society….
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   25 Mar
8. Hello Fresh to hire more staff amid Covid-19-induced demand

   The meal kit provider at home Hello Fresh is hiring additional staff to aid its distribution centre in Banbury, to…
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   23 Mar
9. Covid-19 to result in more drive-thrus: is this the Hail Mary US foodservice needs?

   The Covid-19 outbreak in the US has hit substantial proportions, with over 14,000 confirmed cases. Stringent new measures are now…
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   23 Mar
10. Food scandals in China and how it can gain trust post-coronavirus

    China has a history of domestic food scandals, which has caused consumers around the world to be wary. Local consumers…
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    20 Mar