Food & Drink Trends Scavenger Hunt Tasks - 11 July 2026
From viral recipes to new launches, this week's food and drink highlights feature Spot a new food waste caddy on a residential street in your area as weekly recycling collections begin, Taste the new limited-edition sausage roll flavour at a Greggs store and snap a photo, and more. Grab your shopping bag and tick off as many of these 30 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. Spot a new food waste caddy on a residential street in your area as weekly recycling collections begin.
* after this week's launch of weekly food waste recycling services in multiple UK council areas
2. Taste the new limited-edition sausage roll flavour at a Greggs store and snap a photo.
* after this week's launch of a new Greggs sausage roll flavour available in UK stores
3. Find a Maggi ready meal in the supermarket chiller aisle and photograph the packaging.
* after this week's launch of Maggi ready meals, Quorn, and Ella’s Kitchen new lines
4. Photograph the new patisserie display at a Waitrose supermarket as part of its 16-product revamp.
* after this week's Waitrose patisserie revamp, a UK supermarket first
5. Visit the newly opened Taco Bell restaurant in Weston-super-Mare and capture the opening day scene.
* after this week's first Taco Bell opening in Weston-super-Mare
6. Photograph a display of Asda's 400 new food products in the frozen aisle.
* after this week's Asda launch of over 400 new frozen food lines
7. Sample a veg-led plant-based dish at a supermarket food counter and note the branding.
* after this week's report of plant-based food returning to growth thanks to scratch cooking trend
8. Spot a sign in a supermarket explaining the new aisle rules now in force at Tesco, Aldi, or Sainsbury's.
* after this week's implementation of new UK supermarket aisle rules
9. Visit a pub that is advertising special deals for the England vs Norway World Cup match.
* after this week's England World Cup run and expected pub boost
10. Photograph a menu board at a café that has added the viral 'frambled eggs' to its breakfast selection.
* after this week's viral frambled eggs recipe being named a favourite lunch
11. Find a copy of British Vogue in a newsagent and photograph the cover featuring 'Comfort Eaters' food trends for 2026.
* after this week's British Vogue article on comfort food trends of 2026
12. Locate a restaurant window poster advertising the new 'Rosina' opening and take a photo.
* after this week's opening of restaurant Rosina
13. Head to the new Indian street food business in Worthing and photograph its street-food-inspired menu.
* after this week's opening of an Indian street food business in Worthing
14. Snap a photo of a Pringles tube in a creative setup that references the viral chocolate block recipe disaster.
* after this week's viral Pringles chocolate block recipe that went wrong
15. Visit a pub in London that is openly supporting Norway during the World Cup and photograph its decorations.
* after this week's story of an award-winning London pub declaring support for Norway
16. Browse the new Quorn vegetarian range in a supermarket and photograph a product you haven't seen before.
* after this week's launch of new Quorn products
17. Photograph a pub's chalkboard sign offering late-night opening until 5am for the England vs Mexico match.
* after this week's news that pubs can stay open until 5am for the England Mexico match
18. Visit the new award-winning restaurant in Harpenden and photograph its exterior signage.
* after this week's opening of an award-winning restaurant in Harpenden
19. Spot a café selling dot cake (colourful spotted cake) and order a slice.
* after this week's viral dot cake recipe everyone is baking
20. Find a restaurant offering dumpling lasagne on its menu and photograph the listing.
* after this week's TikTok trend of dumpling lasagne
21. Locate a school dinner-style meal (like jam roly-poly or sponge and custard) on a café menu and order it.
* after this week's viral school dinner recipes online
22. Visit the new Hg restaurant second London location and photograph the entrance.
* after this week's announcement of Hg's second London restaurant
23. Photograph a display of one of Time Out's 'Best New London Restaurants' and note the dish you'd order.
* after this week's Time Out list of best new London restaurants opening in July 2026
24. Spot the cheapest supermarket for branded products (as named in this week's study) and photograph a branded item with its price.
* after this week's report naming the cheapest UK supermarket for branded products
25. Find a copy of the Waitrose Food & Drink Report 2025-26 in a store and photograph the cover.
* after this week's release of the Waitrose Food & Drink Report
26. Visit a Broadway Street restaurant opening offering free burgers to the first 100 guests and capture the queue.
* after this week's Broad Street restaurant opening with free burger giveaway
27. Photograph a sign at a pub that was crowned the noisiest in the UK after an England World Cup game.
* after this week's news that a Leeds pub recorded 134dB roar
28. Spot a 'Landlord Wanted' sign in the window of a Reading pub.
* after this week's story of a popular Reading pub seeking a new landlord
29. Visit the seaside pub named one of the best in the UK and photograph its view.
* after this week's listing of a seaside pub as one of the best in the UK
30. Try the viral 'meat sheet' method for homemade kebabs and share a photo of your creation.
* after this week's viral homemade kebab recipe using the 'meat sheet' method
How to Play
These tasks are designed for BucketRace, the UK's favourite scavenger hunt platform. You can play solo or in teams, and each task is meant to be completed in the real world. Snap a photo as proof, share it with your group, and see who can complete the most.
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