All The Grocer articles in 16 December 2017 – Page 4
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Analysis and FeaturesBiscuits: Brexit takes the biscuit as packs shrink
As the pound’s value continues to fall following the Brexit vote, packets of biscuits are shrinking
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Analysis and FeaturesPaper products: nappy sales bottom out as loo roll rises
Paper products are defying inflation as the supers slash prices and put greater emphasis on own label
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Analysis and FeaturesPersonal care: Haircare goes au naturel to recover value
Health has had a powerful influence not only on Brits’ choice of food but also on their selection of haircare products…
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Analysis and FeaturesSugar confectionery: rising prices take edge off candy's crush
Haribo became the first sweet giant to go in for a little shrinkflation
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Analysis and FeaturesJuices & smoothies: Innocent hits the top spot
Britain’s health kick has been both a curse and a blessing for juices & smoothies
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Analysis and FeaturesSoup: Heinz grows share as soup sales go cold
Soup is going cold. Volumes are sinking in both fresh and ambient
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Analysis and FeaturesBaby & infant: babycare hit by big Brexit price spikes
It’s going to take more than the 0.2% dip in the birth rate [OFT] to explain this one away
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Analysis and FeaturesYoghurts & potted desserts: SKU count up as top seven fall
Given that yoghurt & potted dessert sales have dipped, it might be a surprise that SKUs stocked are multiplying
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy: milk back in growth after four-year dip
The soaring price of everything from butter to babyfood and chocolate to cheese leaves little room for doubt
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Analysis and FeaturesSavoury pastries & meat snacks: veggie in vogue
Don’t listen to everything the anti-meat lobby tells you about the rise of veganism and vegetarianism
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Analysis and FeaturesGrooming: soap slips as female skin care soars
Personal grooming is somewhat more fragrant than it was this time last year
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Analysis and FeaturesAlcohol: beer & cider: ABI soars in lager boom
Get stuffed, hipsters! As their thirst for craft ale grows, the rest of the UK is splashing out on lager
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Analysis and FeaturesJams & spreads: spreads in a jam as input costs spiral
Spreads, jams and marmalades came unstuck in 2017 thanks to a combination of increasingly sugar-shy shoppers and Brexit
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy: butter booms in spite of big price spikes
Spreads brands were presented with an open goal this year when a Europe-wide milk fat shortage sent butter prices soaring
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Analysis and FeaturesTobacco: Player's sails past £1bn as smokers quit
Tobacco has struggled to come to terms with the upheaval of the biggest legislative changes ever
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NewsMatt Davies named MD of Fields Morris & Verdin
He brings ‘experience for driving strong sales growth’ to Berry Bros & Rudd’s wholesale & specialist distributor arm
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NewsPoundland 'bound' to be sold in 2018
Discount chain Poundland is “bound to be put up for sale” in the new year as its South African owner Steinhoff battles to survive after being rocked by an accounting scandal, retail analysts suggested.
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Grocer 33Asda beats Tesco to offer cheapest Grocer 33 Christmas shop
Asda has been cheaper than its big four rivals right the way through retail’s golden quarter
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Comment and OpinionSmarter packaging can help win the war on ocean-choking plastic
It’s no surprise that the latest predictions for packaging in the coming year take as their theme waste and sustainability
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Comment and OpinionPhillip Schofield offers up slice of 'Spend It Well' comfort
TV executives seemingly have a giant spinner with a celebrity’s name on it and another with a preposterous premise