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Feature SynopsisChristmas product advent calendar (15 November)
Call for contributions for The Grocer’s Christmas product advent calendar 2025
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Savoury Pies & Pastries: 22 November
As Brits’ eating habits continue to evolve at pace, savoury pastry brands are coming up with new formats.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Ethical Trading: 15 November
What does the new Rainforest Alliance scheme offer?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Plant Based: 8 November
Nutrition is a constant headache for plant-based products
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Low & No Alcohol: 1 November
For many booze brands, it’s zero-alcohol variants that are driving most or all growth
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Alcoholic Drinks: 1 November
Over the past year, brands have been putting almost as much emphasis on the packaging as the liquids
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Feature SynopsisFocus On World Cuisine: 25 October
What will be the next big thing in world cuisine?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Wales: 25 October
Welsh food & drink exports have hit record highs in recent years. Why? And where do new opportunities lie?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Gut Health & Functional Food: 18 October
Gut health is big business. How are retailers cashing in with ranging, promotions and merchandising initiatives?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Protein: 18 October
Claims relating to protein content have become a key currency for food and drink brands over the past decade. What are they doing to power further growth?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Cakes & Biscuits: 11 October
Is it cake? That’s the question consumers may be asking more often as the boundaries between cake, biscuits and regular confectionery continue to blur…
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Scotland: 11 October
What impact are Trump’s tariffs having on Scottish food and drink exports?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Pasta & Pasta Sauces: 4 October
Move over macaroni. Shoppers are being spoiled for choice as retailers widen ranges with lesser known pastas like orzo, bucatini and tubetti. What’s driving this?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Personal Care: 27 September
Will 2025 be the year that refillable toiletries finally clean up? If the ongoing expansion of “sustainable” brands is anything to go by, it could well be…
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Oral Care: 27 September
The giants of oral care are under attack by a new generation of challengers. Who are these new brands and can they go the distance?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Petcare: 20 September
As specialist petcare retailers look to establish themselves as experts in animal nutrition, how are the supers upping their game?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Chocolate Confectionery: 13 September
The cost of cocoa has hit record highs in the past 18 months thanks to short crops caused by climate change in west Africa. How is this affecting demand?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On CBD: 6 September
What impact has confusion over CBD’s regulatory status had on consumer and investor appetites?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Batteries: 6 September
Discount and DIY stores are piling batteries high and selling them cheap with increasingly in-your-face displays at checkouts. Has it put the spark back into their sales?