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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Alcoholic Drinks incl Low & No
Ready-to-drinks, cocktails and low & no continue to be the star performers in a market where flavour exploration is ramping up.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Frozen
From snacks to globally inspired meals and healthy options, the frozen category is rife with innovation and excitement, as suppliers show there is no need for compromise when choosing frozen over fresh.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Christmas
As they seek to entertain more at home, consumers will be looking for affordable indulgence both for gifting and self-treating, as well as multi-sensory experiences from their festive products.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To World Foods
World foods are broadening their appeal, from African jollof seasonings to Polish kefir, as consumers discover authentic flavours in their weekly shop. The days of rigid ethnic food aisles are over - today’s shoppers want authentic flavours that fit their health goals and busy lifestyles.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Protein & Functional Foods
Protein and functional foods suppliers are broadening out their offer as consumers’ focus on health & wellness leads them increasingly to the sector.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Household, Hygiene & Personal Care
While efficacy and convenience remain important factors in household cleanliness, the laundry and personal care sectors are increasingly focused on fragrance and freshness to promote personalised wellbeing.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Franchise & Fascia
Leading UK franchise & fascia operators are implementing ambitious expansion strategies while addressing mounting economic pressures and intensifying competition from supermarket chains.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
As the single-use vapes ban comes into force, nicotine pouches could prove to be the next target for zealous regulators. However, suppliers are pivoting to other products to ensure their businesses continue to thrive.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Beer & Cider
While economic pressures have not disappeared, the beer and cider industry is adapting and finding new ways to connect with drinkers who are becoming more selective about where and what they spend their money on.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Free From & Plant Based
While the free from sector continues to flourish, plant-based suppliers have faced challenges in an environment where their consumer audience, including flexitarians, are watching their wallets.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Breakfast & Brunch
Whether eaten on-the-go in fast-paced hybrid working or during a leisurely weekend gathering, the opportunities afforded by breakfast & brunch are multiple and diverse. Now, as retailers increasingly realise the occasion’s potential, different strategies to capitalise are coming to the fore and suppliers are stepping up to help.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Packaging
Despite cost-of-living challenges, packaging suppliers maintain that consumers are still focused on sustainability and environmentally friendly packaging. So, they are continuing drive for improvements in materials and design. However, recycling infrastructure is an ongoing conundrum.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Petcare
The normally resilient petcare category has taken a knock over the past year as consumers adjust spending to the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. However, premium and natural foods are driving growth and the category is gradually stabilising.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Cheese
While own-label has dominated the UK’s cheese category in recent years, brands are back on the menu as consumer interest in the versatility and origin of products spurs greater interest in recipes, use as a meat alternative, and indulgent snacking.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Confectionery
Appealing to a wide variety of consumer need states – including permissible indulgence, snacking and health – the confectionery category is showing its resilience. However, innovation and fun are key to keeping it vibrant for consumers across all ages.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Hot Drinks & Cold Brew
UK consumers are seeking quality in their at-home beverages, with cold brew, extracts and tea infusions coming to the fore. Meanwhile chilled and iced ready-to-drink coffees are gaining traction as flavours evolve.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Bread & Baked Goods
While customers remain cost-conscious, bread & baked goods suppliers are focusing on quality, as well as adventurous and innovative NPD to attract shoppers to the category and ride out the storm. Discover their thoughts on the trends set to drive consumer spend over the coming year, ...
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Soft Drinks
The UK’s diverse soft drinks market continues to be awash with innovation as functional beverages remain in the driving seat. Discover the latest trending flavours and suppliers’ views on how to tackle in-store presentation of this vast category.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
As the industry awaits the outcome of the proposed Tobacco & Vapes Bill, suppliers are focusing on strategies that will continue to spur growth, such as next-gen products.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Snacking
Suppliers are spicing things up even further in the snacking category in response to consumer demand.