All articles by Daniel Selwood – Page 5
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Category Report
Petcare eyes wellness: trends report 2024
Petcare is following the human trend for wellness, with a raft of products emerging that offer ‘a holistic approach to animal care’
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News
Old Spice teams up with rapper Chip to inspire men with ‘diss track’
New grime track Big Man Ting is designed ‘to build a brand that young men associate with standing out from the crowd’
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News
Health & Her adds andropause supplements for men over 40
Health & Him is designed to tackle andropause, the decline in testosterone levels men experience as they age
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News
Media Bites 10 October: Quality Street, Ratan Tata, online shopping
Quality Street is trialling a paper tub. Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman, has died at 86
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Analysis & Features
Wrap’s Sebastian Munden on sustainability’s ‘competitive advantage’
The Grocer’s guest editor and Wrap chair on the ‘competitive advantage’ of sustainability, and ‘unintentional greenwashing’
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News
Media Bites 4 October: toddlers/UPFs, Tesco/workers’ rights, Upper Crust
Toddlers in the UK obtain almost half of their calories from UPFs, while Ken Murphy has called on the government to ensure improved workers’ rights also increase productivity
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News
Astonish to make Tesco debut with 10 household lines
Products such as Window & Glass Cleaner and White Vinegar Zesty Citrus will land in 200 stores from 7 October
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News
Media Bites 26 September: consumer spending, Co-op, Brexit border checks, single-use plastic
Co-op has revealed a £40m hit from shoplifting in the first half of the year, and personal spending on retail has improved
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Category Report
A 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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Comment & Opinion
Is Feastables founder MrBeast a good ally for Tony’s?
Does the association with Donaldson risk tarnishing the noble Dutch brand’s reputation?
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News
Media Bites 19 September: Brexit labelling, Asda, John Lewis
As the government ends ‘not for EU’ labelling, the papers scrutinise Mohsin Issa’s decision to step down at Asda
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News
Surf revamps laundry range with ‘mood boosting’ fragrances
The rollout will be supported by a £7m investment from this month
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Comment & Opinion
How M&S clothing went from frumpy to Gen Z favourite
M&S’s style renaissance has been driven by Gen Z shoppers, a demographic that would have steered well clear of the M&S clobber of yesteryear
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News
Ordo partners with Squishmallows for electric toothbrush range
The lineup comprises three rechargeable brushes, three battery-powered brushes and an Ordo Sonic Lite brush
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Category Report
Home baking trends 2024: Bake it yourself
Brits are making more cakes and loaves at home to mitigate the increasing cost of living and concerns about ultra-processed food
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Comment & Opinion
Off Menu: Michelle de Swarte talks vaping and ‘fluffy raisins’ in silly podcast
The 12th series of Off Menu with Ed Gamble and James Acaster kicked off last week
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Comment & Opinion
The Food to Go Podcast: unsurprising insight into ‘cooking royalty’ chef
There’s a lot of dry talk from Ben Tish about starting in London’s restaurant business in the 1990s
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Comment & Opinion
Oh For Food’s Sake: podcast interrogates ‘heated’ topic of UPF
The podcast invited nutritionist Mel Wakeman to contribute to a frank debate
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News
A third of fast food meals ‘contain double recommended calories’
Analysis of out-of-home dining Nesta found common meals from fast food outlets had an average calorie content of 1,121
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News
Cruzcampo makes a splash in biggest booze brands list
The Heineken lager brand is this year’s sensation in the alcohol category