November 17/Chicago/Business Wire -- What will the breakthrough new products of next year be? Most likely something recognizable...with a twist. The trend experts at Mintel have released their 2010 global consumer packaged goods (CPG) predictions, saying next year's new products will recreate the familiar.
"Post-recession, we don't expect manufacturers to reinvent the wheel. Instead, we predict 2010's new products will give shoppers something familiar paired with something new to better satisfy their needs," states Lynn Dornblaser, Mintel's leading new products expert. "On retail store shelves, we expect today's familiar megatrends -- health and wellness, convenience, sustainability -- to get a fresh, new makeover for 2010."