In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Consumers Shift Focus From Free-From to Benefits

• Banana Water Enters Plant-Based Hydration Market

• Fibre Overtakes Protein in Snacking Priorities

• Explainer: Protein Fatigue

• Comment Sections Drive Brand Discovery

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Beauty Industry Adapts to GLP-1 Side Effects

• Libby Users Learn to Spot AI Audiobooks

• TikTok Teacher Lunch Sparks Butterkäse Shortage

• Explainer: Anti-AI Aesthetic

• Volkswagen Brings Physical Buttons Back to EVs

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• Data Centres Expand into Hot Climates Despite Risks

• iFixit Launches AI That Diagnoses Repairs

• Butter-Dipped Ice Cream Goes Viral

• Explainer: solar grazing

• K-Beauty Brand Targets Melanin-Rich Skin Market

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• People Consistently Underestimate Others' Kindness

• Streaming Diversity Declines as DEI Programs End

• WikiFlix Offers 4,000 Public Domain Films Free

• Explainer: Commute Penalty

• Nostalgia Dominates Streaming as Reboots Multiply

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• TikTok Shop Pushes Secondhand Luxury Sales

• British Countryside Fashion Dominates Urban Wardrobes

• Hermès Birkins Outpace Gold as Investments

• Explainer: Whycations

• Women Migrate to Reddit as X Loses Users

In this week’s edition of Trends & Artefacts, we round up the snackable trends, stats and insights from around the world, including:

• UK Food Inflation Falls but Prices Remain High

• Local Grocers Hold Trust Edge Over National Chains

• Publishers Launch Substack Newsletters to Reach New Audiences

• Explainer: facial harmony trend

• Bots Drive 28% of Taylor Swift Backlash