The pandemic has turned everything on its head. How we work, how we shop, the food we eat, the drink we drink, the vacations that have become ‘staycations’. And whilst the impact and changes in habit have been different for everyone – one universal theme...
Us Brits love a cuppa (165 million cups consumed daily) and we’re no stranger to a slice of cake and a fresh baked scone. So what better time to indulge a very British institution than Afternoon Tea Week? (10th – 16th August.) Introduced by the seventh...
We are a nation of cat lovers (8 million feline friends in the UK and counting) and yesterday was International Cat day. Across the globe a 24-hour celebration of our pampered pets began with celebs, including Kate Beckinsale, posting pics of themselves with their ‘purrfect’...
The rise and rise of plant-based products What do a Formula 1 world champion, a best actor Oscar winner and a former Wimbledon champion all have in common? Answer – they are all vegan. Lewis Hamilton, Joaquin Phoenix and Venus Williams are just handful of A-listers who...
Covid-19 has changed the way we think and behave and the smart brands are responding quickly as we all negotiate a ‘new normal’. Kantar’s recent COVID-19 Barometer clearly indicates that people’s attitudes and behaviours are changing – which many had predicted. However more telling, is that...
Product of the Year took five minutes out of the day to catch up with Rachel Campbell, Senior Category & Brand Manager at Arla who's bread and butter is the new Lurpak® Butterbox - a Product of the Year 2020 Winner* – a re-closeable box full of Lurpak® butter, that...
For some, lockdown has been a sedentary time with little opportunity or incentive to exercise. And despite the many enthusiastic fitness gurus encouraging us remotely, (step forward Joe Wicks) the comfort of comfort foods can be, well, hard to resist. For others however, this period of...
Lockdown has been tough going for everyone but for parents of younger kids it’s been a challenge of epic proportions. Teacher, playmate, peacekeeper, PE guru, cook and employee are just some of the different roles parents are playing on a daily basis. Harassed and exhausted...
Product of the Year took five minutes out of the day to catch up with Leanne McLEOD, Brand Manager of Plenty - A Product of the Year 2020 Winner* - to find out more about the New Plenty Handy Towels, a household essential that is specially designed...
Facial hair – it’s a lockdown trend and it’s growing. A defining staple of the urban hipster, the statement beard is popping up in homes across the UK as bored blokes are taking the weeks and months of lockdown as an opportunity to grow some whiskers...