All Trends articles – Page 8
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Category ReportA taste for the exotic: Dairymen ice cream category report 2024
While vanilla is still king, more unusual flavours are gaining traction and helping ice cream to rival restaurant desserts
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Analysis & FeaturesThe UK’s 10 favourite chocolate brands 2024
A global shortage of cocoa, triggered by adverse weather, has pushed up chocolate prices. But which brands are Brits still willing to fork out for?
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Comment & OpinionWhy the summer of sport wasn’t enough to boost grocery
Weather influences not just what we buy and how much – but also where we shop, says Alex Lawrence, senior strategic insight director at Circana
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Category ReportChocolate trends 2024: The rise of the ultra-posh chocolate
Imaginative, fancy NPD is aiming to revive flagging chocolate volumes. Who’s leading the way in lavish flavours and formats?
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Promotional VideosConfectionery unwrapped: the expert scoop on the trends shaping the sector
Perfetti Van Melle explore the secrets to confectionery success in their latest video
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Comment & OpinionCould an 11-year-old understand – or even run – your business?
Children ask hard, fresh and seemingly naïve questions – which can be extremely helpful, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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Comment & OpinionHumour is back in advertising. Here’s how to use it properly
About 90% of consumers are more likely to remember a funny ad, says David Wigglesworth, executive creative director at Grey London
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Comment & OpinionFlora’s Smoked Garlic line takes flavoured butters into the mainstream
As the third largest player in the butters and spreads category, Flora’s entry into flavoured lines is a milestone
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Range PreviewLimoncello stilton and crab crumpets: Waitrose Christmas range 2024
The upmarket retailer has unveiled its Christmas 2024 range featuring 554 festive lines, including 175 new dishes
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WebinarsWATCH: How to smash it at social commerce
Watch our webinar on demand where industry experts reveal how to make the most of the growing potential of social commerce.
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Category ReportCold brew trends 2024: Full of beans
RTD iced coffee has enjoyed another growth spurt. Yet some of the giants have suffered a volume decline in the past year. Why?
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Comment & OpinionChefs don’t like Heinz’s carbonara… but shoppers will
Heinz is targeting younger, time-poor shoppers, who have already snapped up the cans DTC
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Category ReportHot beverage trends 2024: How the wellness ‘mega-trend’ hit UK cuppas
The wellness ‘mega-trend’ has landed in the nation’s cuppas, as brands add fruits, herbs, mushrooms and more to hot beverages
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Comment & OpinionLessons from Gen Alpha’s favourite food and drink brands
The likes of Pringles, Oreo and McDonald’s all engage kids in different ways, says Helenor Gilmour, director of strategy at Beano Brain
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Comment & OpinionIceland is right to flag retail crime measures, but police support is a must
Richard Walker’s proposal for more heavy-handed security guards likely stems from concerns over police support
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Analysis & FeaturesCoffee is king of the cuppa: 10 charts that explain UK attitudes to coffee
What makes coffee drinkers tick, and what do they want to see more of in retailers’ fixtures?
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Comment & OpinionPut yourself in your customers’ shoes… and solve their problems!
If you want to change the world, you have to throw a better party than those destroying it, says Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble
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Comment & OpinionWhite Claw’s vodka extension is another sign of hard seltzer’s demise
Hard seltzer sales remain small, and White Claw sees a bigger opportunity in spirits
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Analysis & FeaturesRefills, riots and cats: this month in grocery on TikTok
From alcohol aisles on lockdown to cats shopping at Sainsbury’s, here’s what you missed this month online in the world of grocery
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Comment & OpinionThink local to improve Britain’s high streets
If Labour is to rejuvenate our high streets, it needs to think carefully about the marketing and creative propositions that will thrive in this new future, says Fergus McCallum, CEO at creative agency TBWA\MCR