All articles by Daniel Selwood – Page 5
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Category Report
Why own label toiletries could clean up: Personal care category report 2022
Shoppers are already trading down to own label as inflation rises. What will the next year bring, and can brands fight back?
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Reports
How brands and retailers are battling period poverty
More than 137,700 girls in the UK missed school last year because they couldn’t afford sanitary products
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News
Recycling Association CEO Simon Ellin to retire
He will leave in March 2023 after almost 12 years at the head of the trade organisation
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News
Ornua seeks ‘next generation of leaders’ with latest graduate programme
The initiative is inviting applications from graduates in Ireland, the UK, Nigeria, North America, Germany and Spain
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Comment and Opinion
Brits’ changing spending habits offer opportunities for own label and brands alike
If consumers choose not to eat out, even premium food offerings can be a way of downtrading
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Analysis and Features
Dairy’s rising stars: meet six of the best aged 30 and under
The dairy industry is suffering from high vacancy rates – but is also benefiting from the passion and energy of many motivated young workers, across branding, tech, sales and more. Meet some of them in our rising stars roundup
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Comment and Opinion
Frozen’s food waste push could help cool cost of living concerns
The BFFF’s Frozen Food Week campaign comes as food and non-alcoholic beverages’ annual inflation rate hit 12.7%
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Comment and Opinion
Netflix’s Street Food series provides insight into ‘the soul of Hawaii’
The locations across the six episodes are predictable – New York, LA, Miami, etc – with one exception
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News
Henderson’s Relish unveils HFSS-compliant Hendo’s crisps
Hendo’s crisps are vegan and gluten-free, with each pack providing 99kcals and 0.3g of satfat
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Category Report
Can the home baking market rise again? Home baking category report 2022
The lockdown baking craze is over. Can brands revive flagging sales with new healthy, affordable and convenient propositions?
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Comment and Opinion
Is Kate Moss really the best partner for Diet Coke in the ‘body positive’ era?
The model has previously faced backlash for saying “nothing tastes as good as skinny feels”
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Comment and Opinion
Dish: Hartnett and Grimshaw’s Waitrose podcast lacks class
Dubious audio, uninspiring recipes and unnecessary distractions don’t make for a winning podcast
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Comment and Opinion
Why on earth would grocers want to self-sabotage with a change to imperial measures?
UK grocers have been quiet on the matter – probably because they have so much else to think about
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Comment and Opinion
Heinz’s recent move into freezers makes more sense than its Houmouz
Heinz Beanz Houmouz is unusual for all sorts of reasons
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News
Pizza Express names Paula MacKenzie as new CEO
MacKenzie will officially begin her new job on 6 June, having previously been MD of KFC UK & Ireland
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News
Lily’s Kitchen adds new petfood lines for kittens and puppies
The launch is targeted at ‘the ongoing boom of new pet parents since the onset of the pandemic’
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Analysis and Features
Putting a face to the name: what would Mr Kipling look like?
Were Premier Foods to finally reveal Mr Kipling in full, what might he be like? Who would he be? We invited creative agency The Cabinet to answer those questions
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Analysis and Features
What role do brand mascots play in grocery today?
More memorable than a slogan, and more reliable than celebrities, mascots have been ‘visceral shortcuts’ for grocery brands seeking cut-through for years. So, which are most powerful today and what is their future?
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Analysis and Features
The UK’s 10 most powerful grocery mascots in 2022
More memorable than a slogan, and more reliable than celebrities, mascots have been ‘visceral shortcuts’ for grocery brands seeking cut-through for years. So, which are most powerful today and what is their future?
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News
Health & Her to make TV ad debut during Davina McCall menopause show
It will air on Monday (2 May) during the first break in Channel 4 documentary ‘Davina McCall: Sex, Mind & the Menopause’