Long reads – Page 182
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit and bad harvest hit oil prices
Much-needed growth has returned to the flagging oils category. But it’s largely been down to inflation
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Analysis & FeaturesOral care all white as sales surge by £7m
At last – reason to smile in the struggling personal care sector!…
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Analysis & FeaturesNexium gives most relief as OTC sales fall
If you’re looking for relief from all the doom, gloom and deflation, you won’t find much here
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Analysis & FeaturesNappies and loo rolls hit rock bottom
It’s truly been a race to the bottom for paper products this past year
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Analysis & FeaturesPetcare's top dogs lose out to posh lines
Petcare is in the doghouse. The biggest brands have had millions clawed from their sales
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Analysis & FeaturesBrits fork out for healthier ready meals
Slimming World has piled on the pounds – £23.9m to be exact, the greatest gain of any ready meal brand in the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesPasta panned as rice and noodles rise
Carbohydrates have become collateral damage for supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesJarred sauces cool as health concerns rise
Brits are getting saucy. Rather than reaching for a jar of the ready-made stuff, they’re bubbling up a pan from scratch
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Analysis & FeaturesSugar & spice mark table sauce sector
Brits are showing growing willingness to try out a dollop of something exotic and/or spicy on their plates
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Analysis & FeaturesDurex stands proud as sex care rises £2m
Sex in the supermarkets is all about one brand: Durex, which has a 75% share of condoms, lubes and sex device sales
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Analysis & FeaturesA rough year for juices but smoothies fly
Juices and smoothies are looking decidedly green
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Analysis & FeaturesCoke crashes as sugar back lash grows
Life has been very tough for fizzy pop purveyors this year
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Analysis & FeaturesHeinz toils as soup lovers go off the boil
It would be easy to blame the weather for all of soup’s woes, what with last winter being the third warmest on record
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Analysis & FeaturesCoke makes waves with smartwater
The clash of the Titans continues in bottled water
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the litre deal dampen spirits sales?
Ask any marketer in any big booze supplier and they’ll tell you: growth in spirits is being driven by premium brands
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Analysis & FeaturesSports food & drink nears £100m mark
Sports nutrition is in the midst of an identity crisis, no longer the sole preserve of pumped up gym bros
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Analysis & FeaturesCan sugarless sweets really rescue candy?
Supermarket sweet sales have fallen £18.5m, with 32.4 million fewer packs sold in the past year
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Analysis & FeaturesSmokers cut spend as new rules come in
The biggest changes to ever hit the tobacco market in the UK are in full swing…
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Analysis & FeaturesCould Brexit backfire for fizz drinkers?
Boris Johnson says Italy will flog less Prosecco in Britain if no tariff-free trade is thrashed out between the two countries
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Analysis & FeaturesYoghurt loses 200m litres in sugar war
Things have soured in yoghurts in the past year, as the amount of sugar many products contain has come under growing scrutiny