I was lucky enough to attend Lumina Intelligence’s most recent Food Strategy Forum with fellow bean Caitlin, to understand the latest insight and trends shaping the food and beverage sector.
As the leading UK Food and Drink Marketing Agency, we make it our business to keep up to date with the latest trends and insight. At Lumina Intelligence’s latest Food Strategy Forum, we learnt about the top new restaurants to add to your must-try list, and the trends that have been emerging across menus.
What’s better than reading about the latest out-of-home trends? Eating and drinking them! As you know, we are experts in the out-of-home market and as such we regularly keep up to date with the latest developments through Lumina’s Food Strategy Forum Debrief. But even better than hearing about the latest trends is getting out and about to try out a range of restaurants leading the way in setting these trends.
As September draws to a close, so does another successful year of Lunch! Show. With a show packed full of exclusive new launches in the world of food to go, QSR and snacking, we’ve prepared a roundup of the top themes that emerged this year (as well as a peak into the co-located Casual Dining Show). Read on to find out more!
This month, we have brought our latest client campaign platform Make it Mutti to life in an extraordinary way, staging a 3-night immersive dining experience at the Saatchi Gallery, London (17-19 September 2024). This unique event, took invited guests on a culinary journey through the life cycle of the tomato, combining incredible food, technology, and multi-sensory storytelling in a celebration of the tomato and Mutti’s heritage and values.
As the founder of jellybean 37 years ago I am proud to announce that as of September 2024 we are an employee-owned business through an EOT (Employee Ownership Trust).
As the leading food and drink agency we make it our business to stay ahead of foodservice market trends. One of the many ways we do this is via Lumina Intelligence. This week we attended their informative webinar on the pub and bar market. These are our top 10 take outs… Read More
Despite having worked at jellybean, the leading food and drink agency, for the past 6 years, surrounded by dedicated foodies and food and drink brands on a daily basis, when it comes to eating out, I’m not someone who typically experiments. I tend to play it safe with the usual Italian’s, Indian’s and Burger places, so you can imagine, I’m not the most experienced when it comes to ramen. But… after visiting Bone Daddies in Soho, I might be rethinking that!
The Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony saw this year’s games come to a spectacular finale with Team GB ranked a very respectable 7th in the medal league table (we’re only a small island!) – having achieved a spot on the podium every day of the Olympics. The games legacy of inspiration and excitement will doubtless go on to inspire future generations of athletes, but not only did it leave behind memories of incredible athletic feats it also left a culinary legacy…
I took my first solo trip to ‘the big apple’ a few weeks ago to meet a friend on secondment and was blown away by this city. Not only due to the vast skyscrapers juxtaposed by the beautiful residential areas and tranquil water, but also down to the fact that New York is the perfect place to visit for a foodie like me. Carry on reading for my top picks!
This summer jellybean is excited to launch our first Top 25 Food and Drink Influencers Report. The report highlights the rising stars across the food and drink scene from cooking at home and eating out, to vegan, drinks, and chef influencers.
Here at jellybean, we’re committed to supporting local projects and being an active member in the Leatherhead community. That’s why, this year, we are proud to have offered our support to a local charity, Leatherhead Youth Project (LYP), to sponsor its suitably foodie 5-A-Day Campaign.
Whether we’re attending the latest foodservice and retail insight events, keeping in the loop on social media with our monthly Trend Watch, or our favourite activity – sampling food at top-rated restaurants, as a leading food and drink marketing agency, we make it our business to stay up to date with the latest food trends. Read on for a rundown of our best restaurant recommendations this month (July 2024) …
There is one ‘gong’ that everyone in hospitality covets. From hoteliers to chefs, restauranteurs to mixologists, the iconic ‘lady holding a clamshell’ is frankly the equivalent of an Oscar when it comes to hospitality. So, I was hugely honoured to be invited to attend this star-studded night by Jacobs Media, publishers of The Caterer magazine and hosts of the Cateys. As a leading food and drink agency with over 37 years in foodservice and hospitality (six years longer than the Cateys have been running!) we have been proud to work with many Cateys’ award winners and sponsors over the years. So, it was wonderful to witness another cohort of winners receive their well-deserved awards.
We Brits take our pubs and bars seriously, from our beloved locals to splashy one-off ventures, right through to the well-known group operators that are always a safe bet. Heading to the pub for ‘one’, or perhaps a few more, as often ends up being the case, is a pastime so embedded within our culture that it’s practically in our DNA.
Each quarter, two lucky beans get the chance to go to the Lumina Intelligence Food Strategy Forum to gain fresh new data, have a peek into upcoming trends and take a dive into sector performance. The insightful debrief is then followed by the mouth-watering Food Study Tour which takes us on a round trip, first-hand experience of the latest trends and food crazes.
Hosted for the first time at St James’ Sofitel, Arena’s most recent event centred around arguably the most pressing issue facing the industry and the world at large: how can we all work to create a more sustainable future? With a key insight address from CGA and a dedicated panel discussion from some of the industry’s most senior leaders, it was an event not to be missed and so of course, as the leading foodservice agency, we were there in force.
The traditional sales funnel marketing model is giving way to more sophisticated marketing approaches that prioritise integrated customer journeys and long-term relationships over one-time transactions. We’ve entered the age of the “Infinity Loop.” As a leading food and drink marketing agency we always ensure we are on top of trends be they food and drink or marketing theory.
Here at jellybean, we are always staying on top of consumer food and drink trends to ensure all our projects are insight-driven and in line with current trends and market demands. So, we take every opportunity to attend webinars to learn what consumers are enjoying in the food and drink sector, hence why a few weeks ago I attended a webinar run by The Food People and Good Sense Research which looked at the Q4 trends from 2023 in Out of Home (OOH) and eating out.
It’s wedding season! And, as an incoming Bridesmaid, ‘wedding trends’, ‘hen party ideas’ and ‘wedding reception décor’ are all my Google account has seen recently.
Each year sees new trends in the wedding industry – child-free celebrations, unplugged ceremonies, live painting and even holiday hen dos.
But, as a perpetually hungry individual, there’s one thing on my mind when it comes to weddings – the food. So, what better pastime than to explore the biggest food and drink trends inspiring brides and grooms to be, so, join me as I delve into what wedding planners are committing to this year.
