Long reads – Page 7
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Analysis and FeaturesThe best launches in every fmcg category for 2023
Each of the categories covered in our Top Products report features a Top Launch – the product most significant to its respective category in 2023
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Analysis and FeaturesHousehold - cleaning 2023: Consumers rein in spend on homecare
As consumers trade down, own label is performing better in all sectors
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Analysis and FeaturesPetfood 2023: Pricier pets drive gains for own label
Pet owners trade down as prices soar
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Analysis and FeaturesSoup 2023: chilled sales back on the boil
Chilled soup brands are hot again. They’re back in volume growth and they’re outperformed own label
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Analysis and FeaturesHousehold - paper products 2023: Rising prices fuel value paper lines
Kitchen roll is up 17.7% and loo roll is up 13.6% in average price
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Analysis and FeaturesBakery & Bread 2023: White sliced benefits from cost-cutting
The death of white sliced bread has been greatly exaggerated. So suggests this year’s performance
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Analysis and FeaturesIce cream 2023: Mackie’s bucking the trend in tubs
Mackie’s has earned the biggest - and almost the only - gain in the sector’s top 15
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Analysis and FeaturesSpreads & jams 2023: Pip & Nut is star spreads & jams brand
Nut butter brands have shed volume but Pip & Nut is bucking the trend
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Analysis and FeaturesAlcohol - wine 2023: Sparkling wine crashes out of favour
The party’s well and truly over for fizz
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Analysis and FeaturesAlcohol - spirits 2023: Premium tipples keep spirits afloat
Cash-conscious drinkers seeking “moments of affordable indulgence – drinking less, but spending more when they do”
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Analysis and FeaturesVaping & tobacco 2023: Controversy can’t prevent ElfBar boom
The continued growth of ElfBar and Lost Mary has come despite their devices being found to contain 50% more than the legal limit of liquid nicotine in independent testing
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Analysis and FeaturesPersonal care 2023 - health: Sickly Brits drive huge value gains
Sickly Brits boost cold & flu remedies
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Analysis and FeaturesCooking sauces 2023: Sauces and spices heat up for cooks
As home cooking enjoys a resurgence, retailers are vying for a seat at the nation’s dinner tables
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Analysis and FeaturesOils 2023: Brands ride out massive price rises
The Ukraine war has taken its toll on cooking oils this year
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Analysis and FeaturesRice, noodles & pasta 2023: Resilient rice volumes rise despite price
Average price per kilo is £2.66, up 9.9% year on year
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Analysis and FeaturesTable sauces 2023: Shoppers seeking out spicy sauces
The collaboration between Kraft Heinz and Ed Sheeran was four years in the making
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Analysis and FeaturesHot beverages 2023: Cost of living boosts own label instant coffee
For an affordable and convenient caffeine hit, more shoppers are turning to instant coffee
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Analysis and FeaturesAlcohol - beer & cider 2023: New brews beating lager stalwarts
Lager’s sales are in better shape than last year, but they’re still lacking fizz
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Analysis and FeaturesCereal 2023: Cost of living and HFSS hit cereal brands
Of the top 20 brands, 16 have shifted fewer kilos than last year
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Analysis and FeaturesBagged snacks 2023: Crisp brands prioritise exciting NPD
Creating excitement in bagged snacks will be crucial for brands overall as they work to claw back volumes