Lorraine Mullaney
Analysis & FeaturesHot beverages: premium teas and coffees take growing share
The past year has been a year of contrasting fates for hot beverages. While topline figures for the sector have been under…
Analysis & FeaturesFree-from: hitting the big time as sales boom to half a billion
Free from has come of age, blasting through the £500m barrier for the first time, in 2014…
Category ReportFocus on World Cuisine: a whole new world of food
The world foods category is changing – fast. While Asian food continues to be the largest world food range in the major mu…
Category ReportWorld Cuisine Category Report 2014
Move over Nigella and Delia, Britons want to become experts at cooking more exotic cuisines… Submissions deadline: 17 October
Category ReportHot Beverages Category Report 2014
There’s trouble brewing for makers of Britain’s traditional cuppa, as Brits develop a taste for premium and speciality brands…
Category ReportFocus on Hot Beverages
Coffee pod sales are soaring. Now tea pods want in. How big can pods get? And what do changing tastes mean for staple brew…
Analysis & FeaturesDairy alternatives market booms as NPD flourishes
The dairy free market is seeing a flurry of indulgent dessert NPD. Will this tempt more mainstream Brits to go dairy free?
Category ReportFocus on Hot Desserts
Recession-hit Brits sought comfort in retro puds but now their enthusiasm is cooling. Time for a brand makeover?…
Category ReportHot Desserts Category Report 2014
Hot desserts aren’t that hot anymore. We’re not talking temperature, we’re talking sales…
Comment & OpinionFoodservice must wise up as new rules approach
From December 13 diners will be able to ask restaurant staff whether any of the 14 key allergens are contained in the food on their plates and the staff will need to be able to tell them – by law.
Category ReportCanned Goods Category Report 2014
The past year hasn’t been easy for canned & ambient. Value slipped 0.6% while volumes fell by 2.7%…
Category ReportFocus on Canned Goods
The vital signs for canned & ambient food aren’t good. Can world food-inspired NPD jumpstart growth?…
Category ReportFree From Category Report 2014
Free-from is one of grocery’s great success stories. Worth just £173.5m five years ago, the category is now valued at a whopping £355.1m.
Analysis & FeaturesAlpro rides high as consumers reach for plant-based milk
Dairy alternatives have hit the big time. For proof, see The Grocer’s 2014 list of Britain’s 100 Biggest Grocery Brands…
Category ReportFocus on Free From
The healthy eating trend has taken free-from food out of the prescription food ghetto and into the mainstream…
Analysis & FeaturesHobgoblin creator turns lagerboy as craft revolution gathers pace
The man who developed Hobgoblin – as well as Britain’s biggest premium bottled ale brand Old Speckled Hen – has turned to …