All The Grocer articles in 21 December 2013 – Page 6
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Analysis and FeaturesIndulgence dominates promotional space in run-up to Christmas
With Christmas just days away, the gondola ends of the nation’s supermarkets are more than ever focused on indulgence…
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Analysis and FeaturesSports nutrition performance slows as VAT is slapped on
For a category hit by VAT last October, sales of sports nutrition products look surprisingly healthy at first glance…
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Analysis and FeaturesTobacco: Tailormades lose share to rolling tobacco
In the world of non-electric cigarettes, hand rolling tobacco (HRT) has once again been the success story of the year….
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Analysis and FeaturesTable sauces: Value is the new sauce of inspiration
It’s hard to maintain growth in a high-penetration category like table sauces and condiments, but both top brands have man…
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Analysis and FeaturesPetfood sales increase sets tails wagging
The dogs had their dinner and the cats got their cream – as sales in the category returned to value and volume growth…
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Analysis and FeaturesPasta, rice & noodles: Noodles and pots hit spot, unlike pasta
Convenience-seeking consumers have been really using their noodles this year… or more accurately eating them…
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Analysis and FeaturesSpreads: Marmite will hate losing to Rowse Honey
Britain’s going sweet on honey. Rowse, the country’s biggest honey brand, has ousted Marmite from the top…
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Analysis and FeaturesOils: Lack of rain in Spain falls mainly on oil
The lack of rainfall last year on the olive groves of Spain decimated the year’s harvest…
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy drinks: Milking the return of value growth
After last year’s farmer protests and mega M&A deals, 2013 brought some much-needed calm to the milk sector…
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Analysis and FeaturesIce cream: lolly sales soar in summer heat, but tubs stand still
Ice cream has been a game of two halves – the hot summer fuelled a boom in handheld, while tubs were left on the (freezer)…
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Analysis and FeaturesOTC: Sniffles and coughs help sales flourish
That long, cold winter followed by a blistering summer has given over the counter a much-needed shot in the arm…
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Analysis and FeaturesCooking sauces slump as more cook from scratch
Inspired by celeb chefs, more and more of us are cooking from scratch. And it’s hitting cooking sauces hard…
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Analysis and FeaturesConfectionery has a sweet and sour year
It’s been a sweet and sour year for sugar…
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Analysis and FeaturesCereals: Brits go potty for porridge with Quaker
Porridges, mueslis and granola ruled the roost in cereals in 2013…
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Analysis and FeaturesLaundry: Conditioners bring comfort to detergent category
As value and volume sales of detergents drained away, fabric conditioners enjoyed a renaissance…
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Analysis and FeaturesBread: Kingsmill closing in on Hovis
Kingsmill has carved itself a thicker slice of the bread market – at the expense of arch-rival Hovis…
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Analysis and FeaturesPaper products: Brands lose out in nappy sales stinker
We may have seen a 23% hike in births over the past decade but that hasn’t stopped the nappy market from having a stinker…
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Analysis and FeaturesSoup brands left out in the cold as own label mops up
There’s been toil and trouble for soup brands in the past year…
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Analysis and FeaturesSoft drinks: Bottled water sales return with a splash
In 2009, after campaigning from green lobbyists, annual bottled water sales fell 9%. Now, it seems, all is forgotten…
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Analysis and FeaturesPersonal care sales cause a bit of a stink
What a whiffy lot we are. Bar soap sales have fallen 4.2% on volumes down 6.9% in the past year…