Megan Tatum
Megan is a freelance writer and editor.
Category ReportTinned turnaround: the brands sprucing up canned food
The canned aisle hasn’t traditionally bothered about appearances
Category ReportCanned own label goes posh in response to shoppers trading up
Retailers are challenging brands with new and improved ambient ranges
Category ReportBranded tomato lines outperform own label following BBC investigation
Canned and puréed tomatoes were mired in controversy in late 2024
Category ReportAmbient suppliers experiment with new formats and global flavours
Canned isn’t typically prolific when it comes to NPD, but that’s beginning to change
Category ReportPotts’ puts sauce in aluminium cans
Potts’ Partnership transitioned its range of stocks and gravies to aluminium cans in 2020
Category ReportAesthetic tins and culinary cues: canned food gets a glow-up
Rio Mare’s Tuna Fillets hit shelves last month, offering a reprieve from the bland, functional seafood cans UK shoppers have grown used to
Category ReportValue versus health in canned
Canned’s role as a long-lasting, value-for-money addition to consumer cupboards is as important as it ever was
Analysis & FeaturesSocial impact transforming food and drink: Charity Power List 2026
Charities and campaigners are holding more influence than ever. The Grocer’s Charity Power List charts the people reshaping what responsibility really means in food and drink today
Analysis & FeaturesCan food brands crack the longevity market?
Scientific breakthroughs mean brands have a real opportunity to create products designed to delay the ageing process
Analysis & FeaturesHow the psychology of price hikes has played out on shelves
The unwelcome return of inflation has prompted a wide range of tactics. How have shoppers responded and what should brands do next?
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Fizzy & sparkling drinks
With ‘a bold and fun can design with clear messaging for both parents and kids who may buy it’, the drink has a ‘great, fruity flavour’, said judges
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Food on the go
‘What a wonderful pork pie,’ said our judges. ‘The packaging doesn’t do justice to the hand-rolled, genuine PGI proposition, taste and aroma’
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Free-from & plant-based – savoury
Quite simply, a ‘brilliant product that’s bang on consumer trends, as people look to limit UPFs and eat whole plant foods instead’
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Free-from & plant-based – sweet & milk
‘Taste-wise this absolutely delivers,’ said one judge, who had high praise for the quality of the ingredient deck too
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Frozen – sweet
All our judges loved the sense of indulgence in the Hackney Gelato Banana, Caramel & Pecan. As one put it: ‘banana flavour finally done right’
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Frozen – savoury
‘A great product for parents looking for that extra nutrition to a standard nugget,’ said one judge
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Healthier snacking
Combining puffed red black-eyed beans with Phka Rumduol brown jasmine rice, Ibis’s rice cakes contain only three ingredients and have ‘great flavour and crunch’
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Hot drinks & cold brew
Given the chance to try it themselves, our judges felt it created ‘a delightful chocolate taste with great depth and a very silky-smooth texture’
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Household
Zip’s Great Bags of Fire were ‘pleasant to handle, easy to use, light, and easy to place amongst kindling’ said one judge
Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Infant & children’s food
Our judges enjoyed the Organix Fruit Bar’s ‘light aroma, with sweet dates, prunes and a slight hint of oil flavour with a soft bite texture’