FemTech & Consumer Innovation Summit
Irina Barbalova
Connecting stakeholders at the convergence of healthcare and consumer innovation to drive investment, enhance solutions and forge partnerships to unlock industry growth.
Wellness is a Lifestyle: How to Meet Consumer Demands
Euromonitor International
Join four of our leading experts as they delve into the evolving landscape of health and wellness, focusing on its expansion from a trend to a consumer lifestyle. Key topics include the Blurring of Wellness Concepts, Women’s Health, Self-Care at Home and the Evolution of Health-Conscious Eating.
Plant-based in Asia Pacific: What’s Next?
Emil Fazira
The hype behind plant-based food is being driven by rapid innovation, with a sharp acceleration of product launches driving consumption through curiosity and the attraction to novelty. Price, taste and texture, along with health and nutrition have been the key challenges affecting plant-based products’ success with consumers over the last few years.
What Could Weight Loss Drugs Mean for Food and Beverage?
Carl Quash III
Ozempic and Wegovy, weight loss drugs, have received lots of buzz lately as new challengers to the global obesity epidemic. With abilities to suppress appetite, the food industry is concerned about what this means for sales. Future adoption of these drugs is set to increase, as are sales of broader weight management-claimed food and beverages. And even with many unknowns, our experts believe strong worry about negative, long-term impact should be moderated and brands should take certain actions.
Functional Health in Asia: Driving Value in Food Innovation
Emil Fazira
Asian consumers define health in a number of different ways, spread across both physical and mental wellbeing. Some markets are more skewed towards one type than another; Thais’ top three definitions of health are mental wellbeing, emotional wellbeing, and getting enough sleep, while South Koreans define healthiness as the absence of disease, avoiding illness, and having a healthy immune system.
Business Breakfast in Bangkok
Emil Fazira
Emil Fazira, our Insights Manager - Food Asia, will be visiting Bangkok for our upcoming business breakfast which will be held in partnership with Salad Plate and Informa Markets.
Keeping Beauty Clean: Paving the Way for Skinification, Dermocosmetics, and Ingredient-Led Beauty in Southeast Asia
Rachel Kok
The pandemic brought a timely reminder of the importance of personal hygiene, as Southeast Asian consumers flocked to stock their homes with a wider range of shower products. Three years later, the industry has witnessed this concept of cleanliness morphing into a deeper appreciation for the ingredients that comprise beauty and personal care products.
Diverging Paths: Exploring Contrasting Performances in Sportswear
Fatima Linares
Sportswear outperformed apparel and footwear over 2017-2022. However, not all brands capitalised on this favourable trend. On the bright side is lululemon, the brand that keeps surprising with strong growth even in markets where others struggle. What makes the difference to compete - and win - in the competitive sportswear industry?
Gut Health: From Digestion to Mood Management
Maria Mascaraque
As demand for health and wellness solutions continues to rise, functional foods are gaining traction. However, there has been a notable shift from narrow functional benefits to a more holistic approach that considers the wellbeing of both body and mind.