All articles by Amy North
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NewsRoast dinners in decline as Brits favour faster meals
Brits tucked into 157 million fewer roasts over the past year, pushing them to sixth place
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Category ReportVeg and two veg: roast dinner category report 2017
Vegetables are taking centre stage as shoppers demand roast dinners that are healthier, more varied and easier to prepare
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: How free-from sales surged by a whopping £230m
Brits have forked out an extra £230m on free-from food & drink in the past year. That’s a rise of more than 40%. Here we reveal the retailers and brands driving growth and how they’re doing it. Cut yourself a slice here!
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Comment & OpinionTesco should be recognised for taking a stand on the ‘tampon tax’
It’s not about the money – Tesco is taking a stand for its customers
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Analysis & FeaturesAs bread prices rise again, how can sales be beefed up?
Less than half the population now eats bread daily. In this special report we look at ways to reinvent bread, see where baked goods’ biggest opportunities are and ask brands what they are doing to get a rise out of a loaf
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Comment & OpinionBake Off ad deal doesn’t bode well for new show’s impact
Is this proof the show’s star appeal has fallen at the first hurdle?
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Category ReportA Mighty boost? Home baking category report 2017
Can the revamped GBBO with Noel Fielding bring back the buzz into a home baking sector hit by slumping sales?
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NewsAre Brits bored of Bake Off? Ingredient sales slump by £27m
Cherries, raisins and sultanas, baking sugar and cake decorations accounted for the bulk of the decline
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RankingsBritain's Biggest Alcohol Brands 2017
1 (1) Stella Artois SALES: £527.0m GROWTH: -2.1% Britain’s biggest booze brand is doing its best to bury the ‘wifebeater’ sobriquet it picked up in the 1990s. It’s no longer for chugging from a tankard to slake a hard-earned thirst, as it so often was ...
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Category ReportCan packed lunches grow come what May? Lunchbox report 2017
Parents can cheer now the PM’s plan to scrap free school meals has hit the rocks. What about food & drink brands?
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Analysis & FeaturesVegetarianism in vogue: Does meat & fish need a makeover?
Poultry is flying high as red meat feels the heat, driving solid growth in the overall meat, fish & poultry market. But with the number of Brits cutting back on meat soaring, is it time the sector had a makeover for the modern age? Why are so many Brits considering ...
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Comment & OpinionCutting down on meat? It’s easier if the judgement is cut out too
Everyone agrees we needed to eat more veggies, but the occasional good quality steak is fine too
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Home Baking: 22 July
Brits are baking less so how are some brands managing to grow? Why is the overall market in decline and what can be done to resurrect growth?
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Analysis & FeaturesBoozy Britain: Why are sales up as more try to drink less?
British drinking culture is changing, fast. The number of Brits trying to curb their booze has surged, our research reveals
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Analysis & FeaturesFood for thought: How Britain went bonkers for home baking
Brits have baked at home on more than a billion occasions since 2015, so why are home baking category sales in decline?
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NewsChicken and fish ditched from the Bol Foods lineup
Bol, the meal pot brand founded by ex Innocent head of food Paul Brown, is going meat free.
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NewsMeat-free sales soar £17m on rise of flexitarianism
Concerns about health and the environment are the main drivers of the trend
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Category ReportThe rise of the flexitarian: meat-free category report 2017
It’s in vogue to be veggie or vegan. Now shoppers and even some butchers and processors are dabbling in meat free
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Analysis & FeaturesThe sugar tax explained - video
Next April, soft drinks will be hit with a new sugar tax. So what does this mean? Who will be hit the hardest? Find out here
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Analysis & Features10 Things You Need To Know About... Soft Drinks
In our latest instalment of our ‘10 things…’ series, we bring you the lowdown on the soft drinks market, from the incoming sugar tax, recipe reformulations and global trends. Dive in here!