All analysis & features articles – Page 279
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Analysis & 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 & FeaturesConfectionery has a sweet and sour year
It’s been a sweet and sour year for sugar…
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Analysis & FeaturesCereals: Brits go potty for porridge with Quaker
Porridges, mueslis and granola ruled the roost in cereals in 2013…
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Analysis & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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 & 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…
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Analysis & FeaturesBiscuits: It's a Rocky road, but Belvita is flying
Britain has well and truly woken up to the concept of biscuits for breakfast…
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Analysis & FeaturesBatteries look for spark
An 8.2% hike in the average price of a battery to 77p depressed volumes a whopping 8.8%…
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Analysis & FeaturesCosmetics: Nail cosmetics now a better barometer than lipstick
It’s time to rethink the phrase ‘lipstick economy’…
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Analysis & FeaturesHome baking craze fails to stop slump in BSM sales
The Great British Bake Off looked like a huge opportunity for the BSM category…
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Analysis & FeaturesBagged snacks: Sharing bags take a bigger bite of the market
The disastrous 2012 potato crop flattered the fiercely competitive bagged snacks market but sharing has huge currency…
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Analysis & FeaturesYoghurts: Müller steals top spot back from Danone
Müller’s is back. With Corner making a triumphant return as category leader…
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold: Dettol on the attack (and not just on germs)
With innovative brand extensions and hefty ad spend, the likes of Dettol and Domestos are thriving…
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Analysis & FeaturesBaby products: China causes a riot in baby formula aisle
Baby formula usually has enough to cope with from the breast is best brigade, but 2013 has been even more controversial…
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Analysis & FeaturesSavoury pastry sector has pasty look as sales slip 7%
It would be easy to blame the woes of the savoury pastries market on horsegate, but the reality is somewhat more complex…
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Analysis & FeaturesCheese category experienced 'a bloody difficult year' in 2013
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, the UK’s major cheese brands were celebrating a return to form…
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Analysis & FeaturesCanned Food: Has Beanz? Heinz hit by £16m sales slump
Britain’s off the beans. We’ve forked out £20.8m less on them in the past year than in 2012…