All The Grocer articles in 1 August 2015 – Page 3
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NewsMorrisons returns to selling wine by country of origin
Morrisons is returning to merchandising wine by country of origin – ditching the experimental approaches to the category brought in under former CEO Dalton Philips.
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NewsInnocent enters reduced-sugar market with Light & Juicy
Innocent is entering the reduced-sugar market – and looking to tap the boom in flavoured waters – with a new range…
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NewsChangeable weather puts pressure on summer sales
Sales of summer favourites such as beer, ice cream and suncare products are down as much as 17% year on year…
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NewsHeinz doubles up on pasta Snap Pots offering with Duo
Heinz is this month expanding its Snap Pots pasta line-up with two-portion packs…
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Birds Eye Stir Your Senses
The single-serve Stir Your Senses range comprises eight dishes inspired by cuisines from around the world…
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NewsLucozade Sport plans Rugby World Cup shirt giveaway
Lucozade Sport will give away a rugby shirt every 80 minutes for 90 days as part of its Rugby World Cup 2015 campaign…
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Comment & OpinionThe Special Kase of Kellogg's Tube travel breakfast
Isn’t it annoying when you get on the train and someone starts eating next to you?…
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NewsFowl Scratchings relaunched as Chicken Crackling
Snack brand Fowl Scratchings is being relaunched and rebranded as Chicken Crackling…
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Analysis & FeaturesMaltesers flies high with £10m advertising space splurge
Confectionery’s biggest advertisers have splashed out £66.3m on ads over the past year, with a notable increase from big spending Maltesers…
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Analysis & FeaturesAcid Test: Asda Good & Balanced Soup
This soup was launched a few months after Asda unveiled its initial tranche of Good & Balanced products…
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Analysis & FeaturesPound price point is king in confectionery as deals soar
Half of all sweets are now sold on deal as confectioners slash prices to lure impulse shoppers, says Kantar Worldpanel
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Analysis & FeaturesExclusive: Chocolate snacking has halved in the past 12 years
Research from Kantar Worldpanel reveals that the humble chocolate bar is losing out to everything from sandwiches to ice cream…
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Analysis & FeaturesCordon Bleu: Dessert-flavoured chocs ‘are trend to watch’
What could be the next big flavour innovation in chocolate? We packed our very own Amy North off to Le Cordon Bleu to find out…
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Comment & OpinionMy Week, by Mel (Checkout 11) as told to Bill Tush
Some middle-aged man came in last night and offered me £50 to write “something funny about supermarkets”…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe sweet smell of success: NPD drives confectionery gains
Innovation is paying off for brands, but with Marvellous Creations in decline, how long will the growth last?
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Analysis & FeaturesBuyers Q&A: Sweets volumes fall as sugar debate rages on
This is the calm before the storm for confectionery as sugar comes under growing scrutiny, say leading buyers…
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Analysis & FeaturesVideo: How does Cadbury put the puddles in Puddles?
We’ve sent category reports editor Rob Brown to Cadbury’s Bournville R&D kitchens to get the low down on the brand’s latest launch…
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Analysis & FeaturesCreative challenge: How can chocolate appeal to chaps?
Sweets are for kids; chocolate is for women; both are unhealthy and neither are typically aimed at men, sportspeople or those with active…
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: Shoppers are split on confectionery till bans
An exclusive Harris Interactive poll for The Grocer suggests the public are more relaxed about sweets than the sugar lobby would have us believe…
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NewsDiageo profits rise despite sales falling flat again
Profits have poured in at Diageo in its financial year to the end of June – up 8% before tax to £2.9bn. However, organic net sales were flat, while volumes declined by 1% as it struggles in emerging markets continued for a third year.