All Categories articles
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Analysis & FeaturesGrocery data explained: how do Kantar Worldpanel, Nielsen and IRI work?
We explain how grocery’s three main category data providers collect data, the benefits and limitations of their methodologies – and why their read of certain categories can vary so much
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Category Report
Smashing the scales: weight management category report 2018
Today’s health-conscious consumers are smashing up the scales in favour of a more general focus on wellbeing. Slimming is out, and wellness is in
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Category Report
Fountain of youth: beauty & suncare category report 2018
As more and more consumers look for that eternal glow, the skincare sector is flourishing
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Back from the dead? Halloween category report 2017
Could combining Halloween with Bonfire Night and Day of the Dead help resurrect growth?
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David who? Male grooming category report 2017
David Gandy might still be an icon, but concepts of male beauty have moved from studs to something more flexible
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Can 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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Something for the ladies? Sports & energy drinks category report 2017
A new generation wants to widen energy drinks’ appeal with low-sugar, natural lines. Will it work?
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Down but not out: butters & spreads category report 2017
As sales of block butter edge into growth, can the BSM market benefit from changing consumer attitudes about dairy health?
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A slippery slope? Oils category report 2017
Olive oil prices are soaring as stocks are squeezed and the pound plummets. Now the mafia are moving in
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Roll out the barrel: Scotland category report 2017
Scottish food & drink has big ambitions. Trade group Scotland Food & Drink has unveiled plans to double sector value to £30bn by 2030
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Category Report
The 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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News
Brits spend £158m on olive oil despite higher prices
Value sales for 2016 were up 5.2% in the mults year on year
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Category Report
Can pop outrun the taxman? Soft drinks category report 2017
Spreadsheet Phil is gunning for fizzy pop as he lines up the sugar levy. So who’ll pay the most and how can brands cut their tax bill?
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Centre stage: Own-label category report 2017
Own label has stolen the limelight as retailers put revamped ranges front and centre. Will brands be able to fight back?
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Analysis & Features
As Life is canned, what's the next move for brand Coke?
The trade is unanimous: forget Life and push Pepsi Max rival Coke Zero Sugar
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Category Report
Up yours Cahors! Wine & champagne category report 2017
Brits are turning their back on classic Old World wines, plumping for Argentinian malbecs and Kiwi sauvignon blancs
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Category Report
Marriage of convenience: National Convenience Show preview 2017
The National Convenience Show 2017 will leave no doubt: food to go and technology is a match made in heaven
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Big pots: the new kings of yoghurt? Yoghurts category report 2017
Big pot sales are up £40m as the wider sector goes sour. Why? And what does this mean for smaller pots?
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Category Report
Dude food: Barbecue category report 2017
Burgers have overtaken sausages as the barbie’s most popular meat, with posh patties and stacked toppings now de rigueur
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Category Report
Very much open for business: IFE Preview 2017
IFE 2017 is a chance to gauge the export market post Brexit vote, and to check out all the best NPD
