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THE return of fatty foods, a comeback for the garish Del Boy cocktails of the 80s, the rise of robotic chefs and cannabis as the flavouring of choice - these is the fads which experts claim will dominate the future of the food and drink industry.

The Innovation Group - the futurology unit of global marketeers J Walter Thompson Intelligence - say food fads and trends are changing at lightning rate now thanks to digital media and increasingly 'political awareness' about food by consumers.

The big fat comeback

After decades of vilification, fat is once again proving popular - with butter even featuring on a recent front cover of Vogue as the new superfood to watch out for.

While health experts continue to recommend limiting intakes of saturated fat, many consumers are now spurning so-called diet foods in favour of full fat oils, milk and butter.

Lucie Greene, director of...

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