Kiti Soininen, head of UK food and drink research at the market research company Mintel, commented: "It is clear that consumers are open to ugly produce, but where oddly shaped fruit and veg sits with mainstream offerings, it is at risk of going unchosen, even if subconsciously.
Although the alcohol industry maintains that its advertising aims only to increase market share and not to encourage underage people to drink, research suggests otherwise.
The average family was £9 a week better off during July following reduced mortgage payments and slowing food and drink inflation, research showed today.
And festival-goers are left to drink water, research to the best of their abilities, and hope for the best.
Although a lack of knowledge regarding standard serving sizes could lead students to underestimate, and thus under-report, how much they drink, field research suggests that the discrepancy between self-reported and actual levels of consumption might be smaller than expected from lab studies.
Total costs at Honda, McLaren and Red Bull all increased in 2007 with the drinks company boosting research and development spending by 53 per cent to £25.5m.
Since the book has loads of cocktails recipes, I also mixed lots of drinks... for research, of course.
For instance, Northcote and Livingston (2011) conducted a study in which they monitored the number of drinks consumed by research participants in bars and then asked them to report their consumption a few days later.
Couples spend an average of £1,449 on wedding food and drink, according to research by VoucherCodes.co.uk.
In the meantime, I can confirm one thing from my own amateur "research": drink enough white burgundy of an evening, and anything – even Simple Minds – starts to sound pretty good.
Despite the dangers associated with drink walking, limited research is currently available regarding the factors which influence individuals to engage in this risky behaviour.
