All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2011
Previous issues.
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NewsThe Grocer Gold Awards
The Grocer Gold Awards are the most prestigious and hotly contested event in the food and drink industry.
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NewsThe Grocer Marketing, Advertising & PR Awards
The Grocer Marketing, Advertising & PR Awards are a marque of effective creativity and outstand business performance across all marketing…
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NewsThe Grocer New Product Awards
The Grocer New Product Awards celebrate and reward outstanding fmcg innovation in both food and non-food product categories…
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Category ReportSAVOURY PIES & SNACKS: Own label helps itself to a slice of the pie market
Own label has eaten a bigger chunk of the savoury pastries market this year as supermarkets upped their games.
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Category Report
SAUCES (COOKING): Sauces stagnate as many choose to cook their own
Convenience has long been the buzzword in cooking sauces, so the resurgent consumer trend for cooking from scratch
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Category ReportSAUCES (TABLE): Sauces squeezed - but staples stay on British tables
The days of consumers stocking a smorgasbord of table sauces have been put on hold as the squeeze on incomes…
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Category ReportPASTA & NOODLES: Pot snacks and pastas booming thanks to brands
If George Osborne is looking for green shoots of economic recovery, he need look no further than the student’s snack of choice.
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Category ReportPETCARE: Claws are out as consumers go for cheaper petfood
There’s been a major cat fight for the top spot in petfood this year, with Felix pouches reclaiming meowing rights…
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Category ReportPAPER PRODUCTS: Bumper paper packs put pinch on volume sales
The toilet tissue category has had a bum deal over the past year in volume terms…
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Category ReportPERSONAL CARE: Even in an age of austerity, you gotta look good
These are dark times, but appearance and personal hygiene remain priorities.
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Category ReportOVER THE COUNTER: Consumers turn to own label to keep out the cold
Some categories are more reliant than others on external factors. In the case of over-the-counter medication, those factors…
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Category ReportHOUSEHOLD: Aircare cleans up as dishwash dips against last year
Shoppers are really cutting down on household cleaning products, but - having spent £381m in the past year on aircare products
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Category ReportFROZEN: Frozen struggles to compete with chilled and fresh
Frozen food - with its lower prices and less waste - ought to be a winner in a long downturn.
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Category ReportHOT BEVERAGES: Piping-hot prices fail to put UK off premium drinks
Snuggling up with a hot drink this winter will give us all an unwelcome reminder of the ever-rising cost of living.
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Category ReportYOGHURTS & DESSERTS: Pottering along - yoghurt growth slow but steady
It’s been a fairly quiet 12 months for the yoghurt and pot desserts category, with value sales growing by 3% to £2bn
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Category ReportDAIRY DRINKS: Brands lick their wounds after the milk price wars
Sales down 5.7% on a core shopping basket purchase.
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Category ReportConfectionery: Nothing like a fun factor to drive up sales
With so much gloom about the economy, maybe it’s no surprise that the bestselling sweets in 2011 owe much of their success to…
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Category ReportBUTTER & SPREADS: BSM value sales up - but volumes are looking thin
The butter and spreads category is showing signs of recovery.
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Category ReportCHEESE: Own label still the big cheese as brands fight culls
Speak to any cheese producer and they’ll tell you what a tough year it’s been.
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Category ReportCHOCOLATE: Sharing shines as chocolatiers fight sugar price rises
Things have gone a bit sour for many in chocolate confectionery of late.