Food & Drink Trends Scavenger Hunt Tasks - 01 August 2026
From viral recipes to new launches, this week's food and drink highlights feature Buy the new Greggs sausage roll flavour and photograph the bag/receipt showing the exact item name, Locate a Greggs in-store sign or digital menu board that lists the new sausage roll flavour and snap it clearly, and more. Grab your shopping bag and tick off as many of these 35 tasks as you can.
Each task is tied to a real story, trend, or cultural moment from this week. Grab your phone, head outside, and see how many you can tick off.
This Week's Tasks
1. Buy the new Greggs sausage roll flavour and photograph the bag/receipt showing the exact item name.
* Greggs launched a new sausage roll flavour in UK shops this week, so it should appear on tills, receipts and packaging right now.
2. Locate a Greggs in-store sign or digital menu board that lists the new sausage roll flavour and snap it clearly.
* This week’s Greggs launch should be promoted on boards in many branches while it’s new.
3. Track down Heinz ‘Marry Me’ pasta sauce on a supermarket shelf and photograph the front label.
* Heinz tapped the viral ‘Marry Me’ pasta trend with a new sauce this week, making it a timely shelf-spot.
4. Compare the price per 100g of Heinz ‘Marry Me’ pasta sauce in two different shops (or two different shelf labels) and record both prices in a single photo.
* The new Heinz sauce is this week’s talked-about retail launch, so price tags and promotions are part of the real-world hunt.
5. Find Tesco’s updated sausage packaging that uses QR codes (instead of traditional on-pack info) and photograph the QR code panel.
* Tesco announced its sausage range is the first UK products to switch exclusively to QR codes, so the packaging change is a physical spot.
6. Scan the QR code on Tesco’s new sausage packaging and screenshot the first page it opens (showing it’s sausage-related).
* This week’s Tesco move to QR-only packaging invites shoppers to use their phones in-store or at home.
7. In a supermarket, identify a checkout-area layout that follows this week’s new UK aisle rules (take a photo of the relevant section showing what’s placed there).
* New UK supermarket aisle rules are reported as now in force at major chains, affecting what you see near checkouts and aisle ends.
8. Browse Asda and photograph a ‘New’ shelf-edge label or endcap that highlights one of Asda’s newly launched product lines.
* Asda launching hundreds of new lines this week should translate into visible ‘new in’ shelf messaging in-store.
9. Pick one brand-name product and benchmark its price in the supermarket named this week as the cheapest for branded goods versus any other supermarket (two photos of shelf labels).
* This week’s ‘cheapest supermarket for branded products’ coverage makes price-spotting a timely, real-world challenge.
10. Taste one item from KFC’s new Street Food Menu and photograph the receipt showing the Street Food item name.
* KFC’s new Street Food Menu with Indian-inspired flavours is being reported this week, making it a current menu-spot and taste task.
11. Spot a KFC in-store or drive-thru board advertising the new Street Food Menu and snap the exact wording ‘Street Food Menu’.
* This week’s KFC menu push should show up on menu boards and promo panels.
12. Seek out a ‘super spicy’ limited-time product in a UK deli/speciality shop and photograph the heat indicator (e.g., chilli rating or ‘extra hot’ label).
* UK coverage this week highlights the super spicy food trend, which often shows up as heat-rated products and specials.
13. Order a dish labelled ‘extra hot’ (or similar) at a local takeaway/café and photograph the menu line showing the spicy wording.
* This week’s super spicy trend is visible in menu language and heat warnings in everyday food spots.
14. Find a UK food hall and photograph a trader board that shows multiple cuisines listed on one sign (at least three).
* This week’s reporting on UK food halls highlights them as bright spots in hospitality, and they’re easy to verify via trader signage on-site.
15. Visit a street food market and collect a business card/loyalty stamp card from a trader, then photograph it.
* Street food businesses are being spotlighted this week, and their real-world marketing (cards/stamps) is something you can physically pick up.
16. If you’re in Derby, photograph the exterior sign for Bustler Market (or the site hoarding showing the name) ahead of its opening.
* Bustler Market’s Derby opening date is in the news this week, so local on-site branding should be visible around the venue.
17. If you’re in Blackpool, find the new container-style street food area taking shape and photograph at least three containers in one shot.
* Blackpool’s new 19-container street food spot is being reported this week, making it a very time-specific ‘in progress’ landmark.
18. If you’re in Stockport, attend the special street food event and photograph a vendor stall sign that includes the trader’s name and one menu item.
* Stockport is hosting a special street food event featuring ‘tastiest traders’ this week, so vendor signage is a perfect on-the-ground proof.
19. If you’re in Glasgow, visit the street food pop-up mentioned this week and photograph the menu board showing at least one ‘fave’ item name.
* Glasgow coverage this week highlights a ‘hidden gem’ street food pop-up, which should have distinctive menus and boards on site.
20. If you’re in Evesham, go to the summer session night and photograph a street food stall plus the live-music signage in the same frame.
* A live music and street food night is planned for a summer session this week, making it a time-limited, on-location food trend moment.
21. If you’re in Wales, attend Forest Feastival and photograph a food vendor sign next to the event branding (show both in one shot).
* Forest Feastival launches this week with food, fire pits and DJs, so there should be fresh on-site branding and traders right now.
22. If you’re in the Vale of Glamorgan, photograph Street Food Circus branding at St Donat’s Castle and a dish you bought there.
* Street Food Circus returns to St Donat’s Castle with Fantastic Fête this week, making it a very specific, family-friendly street food outing.
23. If you’re in Bradford, find the Sri Lankan street food vendor at the market and photograph the stall name plus one Sri Lankan dish listed on the menu.
* A Sri Lankan street food vendor bringing fresh flavours to Bradford market is featured this week, so the stall should be publicly visible.
24. If you’re in Crawley, visit Crawley Leisure Park and photograph the new Turkish restaurant’s exterior sign in the former Pizza Hut unit.
* A new Turkish restaurant opening in a well-known unit is local news this week, making the signage a timely, physical discovery.
25. If you’re in Wrexham, find the newly announced Sri Lankan and Chinese restaurant and photograph a menu board showing one Sri Lankan dish and one Chinese dish.
* A family opening an ‘authentic’ Sri Lankan and Chinese restaurant in Wrexham is in local headlines this week, so mixed-cuisine menus are the tell.
26. If you’re in Bournemouth, photograph the Wingstop opening-date signage (or window vinyl) and then photograph your wings receipt from the same visit.
* Wingstop revealing a Bournemouth opening date (with freebies for early customers) is in the news this week, so opening promos should be visible.
27. If you’re in Weston-super-Mare, find the new Taco Bell and photograph the opening/freebie message on the door or window.
* A new Taco Bell in Weston-super-Mare announcing its opening date and freebies is local news this week, so in-store notices should be current.
28. If you’re in Newcastle/Tyneside, photograph the ‘opening date’ notice for the new Wagamama and then photograph a ramen or katsu dish you ate nearby to ‘celebrate’ the announcement.
* Wagamama confirming an opening date for a new Tyneside restaurant is in the news this week, making local opening notices a timely find.
29. If you’re in London Soho, photograph the hoarding or exterior branding for the Paris burger brand opening a restaurant there.
* A popular Paris burger brand opening in Soho is in the news this week, so the new site’s branding should be the key visual clue.
30. In London, visit one of the new restaurants opening in August and photograph the ‘opening soon’/launch messaging or a first-week special on the menu.
* Time Out’s list of new London restaurants opening in August 2026 makes ‘opening soon’ signs and launch menus especially timely this week.
31. Find a dessert labelled as a ‘chocolate casserole’ (or a shop/café riff on it) and photograph the menu description or product label.
* Good Housekeeping flagged ‘chocolate casserole’ as a new dessert trend for 2026 this week, so early adopters may be naming it on menus.
32. In a café, order pancakes and photograph a menu option that explicitly references ‘Japanese soufflé’ style (or a clear soufflé-style pancake description).
* This week’s Pancake Day recipe coverage includes viral Japanese soufflés, which often show up as a named style on café menus.
33. Spot a flexitarian-friendly product callout (e.g., ‘plant-based’, ‘meat-free’, ‘flexi’) on a supermarket shelf-edge label and photograph it with the product.
* FoodNavigator’s trend roundup this week includes flexitarianism, which is often signposted in-store with shelf talkers and category labels.
34. Find a ‘nostalgia’ food product that’s clearly marketed as a throwback (e.g., ‘retro’, ‘classic’, ‘original’) and photograph the front-of-pack wording.
* Nostalgia is listed as a big UK food trend this week, and brands often make it visible through retro-style packaging cues.
35. If you’re in Belfast, visit one of the food and drink markets happening for the Fleadh and photograph a stall sign that mentions a local/Irish speciality.
* Belfast Live reports food and drink markets across the city for the Fleadh this week, making stall signage a timely, place-based find.
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