​Chanel No.5 turned scent into shorthand for desirability. Can food & drink do the same?

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Perfumes from Jo Malone and Korean fragrance brand Borntostandout show food & drink can play more in the scents space, says Alex Beckett of Mintel Food & Drink

More than ever before, it’s attractive – and easy – for people to smell of food. Over the past decade, the share of European fragrance launches with a gourmand scent was never more than 10%, according to Mintel GNPD.

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