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NewsTop Products survey 2024: Scratch cooking boom boosts fresh meat and fresh veg sales
The Grocer’s Top Products survey 2024 reveals how this year’s focus on home cooking has benefited a whole host of kitchen cupboard staples.
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Analysis & FeaturesSoup 2024: health now huge driver of chilled soup sales
This year’s success in chilled soup boils down to health
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Analysis & FeaturesCanned goods 2024: Beanz bashed but NPD aids canned sales
Heinz’s baked beans have struggled to perform, losing 1.3% value and 0.6% of volumes
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Analysis & FeaturesNice idea: how sustainable rice farming can catch on
New techniques can lower ‘plane crazy’ CO2 emissions from rice
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NewsUnited Food Brands appoints Neil Pittman as sales director
Pittman, who has three decades’ experience in the fmcg industry, joined the business last month
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ProfilesMerchant Gourmet MD Richard Peake on buffets, Elf and an HFSS tax
‘In an ideal world, unhealthy and highly processed foods would be expensive through heavy taxation’
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NewsPeanut allergy advice on mustard lifted as FSA investigation ends
The FSA issued an initial recall of 48 products after identifying contaminated mustard powder supplied by FGS Ingredients
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Store cupboard – Sweet
This cookie mix for stuffed s’mores from Dr. Oetker is a bang on-trend addition to the baking aisle
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Store cupboard – Savoury
These winning crackers have an ultra-premium look and feel – which reflects the hand-crafted production process behind each bite
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Rice, pulses, pasta & noodles
The term ‘ramen’ has overtaken Google searches for ‘stir fry’, which makes this ready-made ramen broth a smart launch
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NewsFarm Shop & Deli Product Awards 2025 open for entries
This year’s awards will be accepting entries across a range of food, drink and non-food categories
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NewsMerchant Gourmet adds ready-to-eat beans to tap growing demand
All three variants contain a dash of Italian extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of salt
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NewsSacla’ adds trio of Italian cooking sauces to pair with meat
The sauces are claimed to bring something ‘completely new’ to the category
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NewsJohn West suffers first loss since 2010 after absorbing price hikes
John West had tried raising prices but suffered a consequent fall in volumes
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Category ReportPetcare eyes wellness: trends report 2024
Petcare is following the human trend for wellness, with a raft of products emerging that offer ‘a holistic approach to animal care’
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ProfilesGeeta’s Eleanor Bridgman on ikigai, wigs and chutney
For National Curry Week, Eleanor shares insight into her life at world foods brand Geeta’s
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Category ReportWhy pasta is getting posher: pasta & pasta sauces trends 2024
Think pasta is just a cheap staple? Think again. Premium pasta is booming, and fresh filled is now the UK’s top variety. How come?
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NewsMutti appoints category and shopper marketing head to boost UK growth
Louise Jobson has joined Mutti with a wealth of experience in the fmcg sector
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Category ReportCakes & biscuits trends 2024: Cake around the clock
As mealtimes give way to ‘snack time’, how are cakes and biscuits capitalising? And how is the trend shaping innovation efforts?
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InterviewsAmelia Christie-Miller: the queen of beans with a bold ambition
Having won plaudits from Dragons’ Den and The Grocer’s Gold Awards panel, Bold Bean Co’s founder is taking the premium brand into Heinz territory