All articles by Ash O’Mahony
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Category ReportThe rise and fall: bottled water category report 2020
Bottled water has crashed to earth after five years of solid growth. Can it, like Craig David, stage a comeback?
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Category ReportThe bad guy: juices & smoothies category report 2020
While it may not be a poison apple, juice has become a villain thanks to a flurry of negative press. How is it fighting back?
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NewsNaked swaps to 100% recycled plastic bottles
The juice and smoothie brand is set to ditch virgin plastic from its bottles
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Category ReportMissing the mark: cooking sauces & meal kits category report 2020
Most of the major mults have reacted to the meals kits challenge with versions of their own. Why can’t they make them work?
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Category ReportThe household evolution: household products category report 2020
It’s survival of the fittest in the price-led household market. As own label gains ground, brands are having to evolve to survive
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Comment and OpinionA plastic switch isn’t simple, but Coke is ideally placed to find a solution
Coca-Cola says its customers still want plastic bottles - but the customer isn’t always right
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Category ReportThe break-up: ready meals category report 2020
After years of happiness, Brits are falling out of love with ready meals
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NewsReady meal sales fall for first time since end of Horsegate crisis
Shoppers have switched to alternative solutions – including home delivery services – and abandoned ready meals
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NewsLeon expands grocery range with vegan dips
The fast food chain has launched a Pea-lentiful and Beetziki variants as well as Hummus
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NewsAsda follows Lidl in removing cartoon characters from own-label cereals
Asda has become the second retailer to remove cartoon characters from its cereals
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Comment and OpinionCulling cartoon animals is no panacea for the sugary cereal problem
Waving goodbye to cutesy mascots on the front of packs is a start. But the real problem is what's inside them
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Analysis and FeaturesFestive hot drinks: can retail cash in on the buzz?
The Starbucks red cups have become nothing short of a calendar event. Yet, as coffee shops cash in on toffee nut and gingerbread coffees, retail has been left out in the cold
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Analysis and FeaturesSauces: Table: Top Products 2019
These are the top brands in the Table Sauces category this year
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Analysis and FeaturesSauces: Cooking: Top Products 2019
These are the top brands in the Cooking Sauces category this year
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Analysis and FeaturesFrozen Food: Top Products 2019
These are the top brands in the Frozen Food category this year
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Analysis and FeaturesConfectionery: Sugar: Top Products 2019
These are the top brands in the Sugar Confectionery category this year
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Analysis and FeaturesCereals: Top Products 2019
These are the top brands in the Cereals category this year
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The Big InterviewSam Dennigan on growing Strong Roots in the US and beyond frozen veg
In just four years, Strong Roots has won listings from Musgrave to Morrisons. Where next?
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Category ReportMeal deal or no deal? Food to go category report 2019
Poundland and B&M have swooped into meal deals with offers that undercut the mults. Can they win in this price-driven arena?
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NewsSushi sees £40m value decline as shoppers seek better value and quality
Upmarket sushi concessions are growing at the expense of pre-packed options