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Tennis Calendar 2027
Every major tennis date from November 2026 to November 2027, from the Davis Cup in Bologna to Wimbledon, with seats, hotels and tables arranged around the match.
Boston: From Supermarkets to Oyster Bars
Boston’s supermarkets, food halls and oyster farms are all chasing one question: what’s for dinner? With IGD insight, here are 12 stops for a food retail study trip.
New York’s Hidden Kitchens: Small Spaces, Smart Choices
From a Tuesday-only Indonesian table in an Elmhurst grocery to two Michelin stars in the back of a Hell’s Kitchen supermarket, New York’s hidden kitchens show how a small space and a narrow offer create clear value.
Global Flavours: Four Trending Shifts
Fujianese cooking, a lighter Jägermeister, the date snack boom and the race to make lamb a luxury: four flavour shifts food retail teams can explore on a short trip from Northern Europe.
Meet our new research partner: IGD
A2D has partnered with IGD, the food and grocery research charity founded in 1909. Discover how IGD insight will strengthen our content and add optional expert briefings and retail safaris to your Food Innovation Travel.
UK Food Innovation: A Recent Round-Up
London’s booming salad chains, the UK’s push into fermented and cultivated proteins, regenerative sourdough in Tesco and Whole Foods Market’s smaller stores: four UK food innovation stories from 2026.
New York’s Markets: Where the City Actually Shops
From an Uzbek buffet counter in the West Village to a cyberpunk-styled night market in Flushing, New York’s most revealing food stops are its markets, supermarkets and food halls, not its restaurants.
Tokyo: A Summer of Food Innovation
Inside Tokyo’s summer of food innovation: FamilyMart’s queue-worthy Famima Park flagship, five essential kakigori and dessert spots, matcha’s supply squeeze, and how Tokyo’s Neapolitan pizza scene is exporting itself to Manhattan.
