The Hotel & Hospitality Show forms part of a dedicated portfolio of events proudly serving the hospitality industry across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. It showcases products, equipment, services & design, for restaurants, cafes, bars, hotels, and foodservice owners, managers, and operators.
The past two years have seen a shift towards social purpose, with the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests heightening awareness of racial inequalities. Within beauty, racial inclusion becomes a key pillar of this, stretching beyond marketing to a demand to cater to the needs of black consumers. This has particularly resonated within hair care, where the unique needs of textured hair, such as dryness and breakage, and complex styling processes have historically been overlooked by key players.
Cosmoprof North America is the leading business-to-business beauty exhibition in the Americas. Recognized for its dynamic growth and unique programs, the event offers the entire beauty industry an opportunity to come together to make new relationships and foster collaborations. CPNA serves as the premier launching pad for new beauty brands by introducing revolutionary technologies, product innovations, and new channels of manufacturing, packaging, and distribution.
Historically, urbanisation drove snackification. Convenience and portability were key due to time pressures and a growing on-demand culture. Two years following the onset of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, digitalisation and technology have become key elements, whilst premiumisation has been negatively affected by the economic costs of the pandemic. Lastly, health priorities have gained importance, offering innovation opportunities.
The health sector has never been as dynamic as it is today. Health awareness is growing daily, encouraging consumers to be healthier and more active to achieve a higher life expectancy. Consumers are also looking for the most efficient and effective personalised therapies developed utilising genomic data collection and other medicinal knowledge and technology. What is more, healthcare services providers and medicinal goods manufacturers are on the verge of evolution. But, as the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words. So, what follows are the top five global healthcare trends.
The marketplace in OTC drugs is going through a period of acute change, as formulators and marketers increasingly must consider factors like sustainability and digitalisation in product design and brand outreach and development. In this podcast, Stella Vatcheva and Matthew Oster discuss prominent approaches from category adjacencies in consumer goods and how the OTC industry plans to incorporate these innovations moving forward.