Archive of all category reports – Page 59
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Category ReportFocus on Pasta
Bellissimo! The British love affair with Italy’s staple food has never been stronger. Sales of pasta have surged 7.3% to £385.7m on volumes up 6.2% in the past year.
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Category ReportFocus on Personal Care
We all know what it’s like to have a bad hair day. But the personal care category has just had a whole year of them…
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Category ReportFocus on Petcare
It’s claws out in petcare and own label has gained the upper paw. Retailer offerings have outgrown all but one of the top 10 bestsellers, leaping 6.5% in value - or £24.9m.
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Category ReportHeinz takes gluten-free pasta into mainstream
Traditionalists might balk at pasta made from anything but durum wheat…
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Category ReportFocus on Pasta: The Italian connection
With pasta sales booming, why aren’t sauces keeping pace? Are Brits losing their loyalty and making sauces from scratch?…
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Category ReportThe Fast 50 2013
The Fast 50 is getting faster. This year, the average two-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the first 50 runners and riders past the post was a galloping 29.3%.
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Category ReportFocus on Soup
Brands are losing share to own label in fresh soup. But as New Covent Garden returns to Tesco, can they win back share?
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Category ReportFocus on Winter Remedies
It’s an ill wind that blows no good, they say - and there’s certainly an upside if you’re in the winter remedy business.
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Category Report2 Sisters, UBUK, Fudges, Carr's: NPD in cakes & biscuits
Fox’s is rolling out more NPD under its new Caffè range…
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Category ReportBreakfast biccies make a bigger splash
More brands are moving into breakfast biscuits. How big can the sector get and what impact will it have on the rest of the…
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Category ReportMcVitie's, Waitrose, Irwin's, Mr Kipling: cake & biscuit NPD
One in five of us are planning to hold a bonfire party this November, says McVitie’s…
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Category ReportFocus on Cakes and Biscuits
Breakfast biscuits are now a £75.9m sub-sector. So what’s driving this phenomenal growth?
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Category ReportSavour the samba (and Jamie) says Moy Park
Northern Ireland’s biggest food company is, in fact, Brazilian…
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Category ReportFocus on Alcohol
After years of pile ‘em high sell ‘em cheap thinking in the beer aisle, something had to give. And this year it’s given…
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Category ReportFocus on Confectionery
If invention is indeed 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation and 2% butterscotch ripple, as Willy Wonka…
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Category ReportPremium chocolate: no expense spared
How are the chocolatiers faring as both supermarkets and arrivistes cash in on the popularity of premium chocolate?…
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Category ReportConfectionery's cautious welcome to stevia and xylitol
With stevia and xylitol, the industry’s going sweet on natural alternatives to sugar…
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Category ReportFocus on Sports Nutrition
The taxman was as unwelcome as ever when he slapped sports nutrition products with VAT last October. Did Osborne land a killer blow on the sports nutrition market? Or has the industry largely absorbed the impact of VAT?
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Category ReportUSN, Enco, Elivar, Kinetica: sports nutrition NPD
USN’s new bar is pitched as a healthier alternative to traditional sugary snacks. What else is new in the world of sports nutrition?
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Category ReportFocus on Sports Nutrition: Ripped Off?
Sports nutrition’s value is bulging after the VAT imposition but struggling volumes suggest its fitness is falling…