All KP Snacks articles – Page 2
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News
KP Snacks posts strong growth as out-of-home bounces back
KP Snacks returned to strong growth last year as out-of-home snacking rebounded and it gained share in grocery
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Category Report
How grave is the outlook for Halloween? Category report 2022
Despite Covid restrictions, Halloween sales have stayed healthy. But inflation and HFSS rules threaten to kill further growth
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Category Report
What’s the deal with the new working lunch? Lunchbox category report 2022
Hybrid working patterns and economic pressures have changed lunchtimes. Can retailers still lure shoppers with their meal deals?
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News
Soft plastics fund calls for more co-operation, as Ocado, McCain and KP pledge support
Ocado, KP Snacks, McCain and United biscuits are among new members signed up to the The Flexible Plastic Fund
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Video
Video briefing: what is next in healthier snacking
Since Covid, almost 90% of shoppers are trying to consume more healthily, but what can we expect next on the healthy snacks agenda?
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Comment and Opinion
Why all fmcg businesses need to boost their cyber resilience
No organisation is immune from cyber crime irrespective of size or sector, says Jude McCorry, CEO at the Scottish Business Resilience Centre
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Category Report
Savoury snacks’ new diet: healthier snacking category report 2022
Savoury snack aisles will be very different once HFSS rules take effect in October. Can brands make a success of healthier options?
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Comment and Opinion
How retailers are testing out new in-store layouts to navigate HFSS changes
The winners in grocery retail will be those that can use the learnings from trial stores to take action quickly, says Kieran South, senior vice-president UK, IRI
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News
Wholesale clearance supply disrupted following raft of manufacturing issues
Walkers IT problems and cyberattack on KP have impacted clearance market
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Analysis and Features
10 new food launches prompted by HFSS restrictions
Brands with HFSS products must either innovate or reformulate to get around incoming restrictions. Here are some examples of how they’ve done it
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Category Report
Could crisps become a luxury? Crisps, nuts & snacks category report 2022
So, just as the £1 sharing bag is now a relic, it may not be long before the days of a £2 bag are firmly in the past
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Category Report
A better behaved crisp: crisps category report 2022
Crisps have often been seen as a devilish temptation for shoppers. Will the HFSS legislation convert these sinful snacks into saints?
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Analysis and Features
What does Fifa’s winter World Cup mean for food and drink’s summer of sport?
This year, the World Cup is moving to December. Will other summer sporting events take centre stage? And how will food and drink deal with the pressures of a World Cup at Christmas?
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News
KP rapped by ASA over age targeting in The Hundred cricket tournament ads
Two ads out of a selection from the snacking giant fell foul of the watchdog
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Analysis and Features
Will HFSS laws shut down unhealthy innovation for good?
With advertising restrictions imminent, it’s becoming more difficult to interest buyers in HFSS products. How are brands responding?
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News
McCoy’s Fire Pit crisps range vanishes from shelves after one year
The fire pit range hit shelves in early 2021
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News
KP Snacks adds Flavour Kravers peanut range to target evening snackers
As younger consumers were ‘significantly influenced by flavours when making purchasing decisions’, the snacks would ‘drive sales in this demographic’ said KP Snacks
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Rankings
Britain’s Biggest Brands 2022: the top 100
The data in Britain’s Biggest Brands 2022 is for the period 52 w/e 1 January 2022
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News
KP adds new duo of nut lines to target daytime snackers
KP said nuts were not currently tapping daytime demand in the UK compared to Europe
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Comment and Opinion
The Gondola End is dead. Long live the Power Aisle
The lack of HFSS-compliant alternatives in key categories like confectionery and biscuits means retailers appear to be leaning towards using some gondola ends at least for media displays, while freeing up space for longer aisles