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[PODCAST] Food and drink consumer trends for 2023 and beyond

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Host Andrew McDougall is joined by the brilliant minds behind Mintel’s new 2023 Global Food and Drink Trends to discuss their predictions for the future of consumer behaviour and what that means for food and drink brands around the world. Centred around global crises, climate change, mental performance, the overwhelmed consumer and space, this year’s […]

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