Simon Creasey
Analysis and FeaturesManuka honey: why haven't New Zealand's guidelines worked?
What needs to happen so UK consumers can be confident they are buying true-to-label products?
Category ReportAnuga Show Preview 2015
Next month buyers from around the world will jet in to Anuga. How will British exhibitors stand out?
Category ReportSauces & condiments category report 2015
Why have some prospered while others have suffered?
Category ReportSauces & Condiments Category Report 2015
Savage price cuts by retailers on own-label ranges of sauces and condiments have hit brands hard
Category ReportLeading the charge: batteries category report 2015
The battery market overall is rather flat but Panasonic and Energizer are powering ahead
Category ReportThe new face of breakfast? Breakfast category report 2015
On the go breakfast is booming, with drinks, biscuits and bircher pots in growth
Analysis and FeaturesManuka honey: are new labelling guidelines doing their job?
One legitimate manuka honey producer, who wished to remain nameless for fear of repercussions, compared the UK manuka honey market to “the Wild West”, with “rogue operators” fleecing consumers
Category ReportFocus on Yoghurts
What’s behind the category’s recent sales slump? And what can be done about it?
Category ReportFocus on Toys
Licensed and pocket money lines are driving growth as supermarkets prove they aren’t toying around…
Analysis and FeaturesIce cream: Champagne celebrations for Magnum
Although temperatures have soared on occasion this year, it’s often been at the wrong time for ice cream consumption…
Analysis and FeaturesSoft drinks: bottled water sales boom while squash and cordials plummet
One of the biggest stories from last year’s Top Products Survey was the phenomenal growth enjoyed by bottled water….
Analysis and FeaturesPersonal care: Trend for Hollywood smiles boosts value in oral care
Hollywood smiles are so hot right now, as they might say in Tinseltown…
Analysis and FeaturesTable sauces and condiments: dip in damp BBQ season
Table sauces have lost their bottle. Category sales have fallen 1.4% – reversing the 2.7% value growth enjoyed by the cate…
Category ReportAdult soft drinks category report 2014
The adult soft drinks market is not quite on the rocks, but for the first time in the past five years its growth rate has fallen behind that…
Analysis and FeaturesSoft drinks: war on sugar sours juice sector sales
If you’re looking for a casualty from the war on sugar, you’ve found it. While carbonates, energy drinks and sweets escaped relatively lightly, juices & smoothies have been hammered.
Category ReportFocus on Adult Soft Drinks: a splash of inspiration...
The adult soft drinks market is not quite on the rocks, but for the first time in the past five years its growth rate has …
Analysis and FeaturesMasterclass: making a mint from magazines
A large number of c-stores don’t sell magazines, despite data showing that stocking them can increase sales…