Brands keep following trends. It’s time to lead them instead

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From pumpkin spice to salted caramel and sriracha the pattern is the same: brands arrive late and end up just adding noise, says Simon Massey, co-founder at Neverland

Fmcg brands aren’t known for moving fast – but when it comes to food trends, speed is everything. There is only a narrow window in which a brand can shape a trend rather than simply follow it, and most arrive just as that window closes.

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