All articles by Natalie Brown – Page 3
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Category ReportCan BSM avoid meltdown? The Dairymen butters & spreads 2017
A Europe-wide butter shortage and fresh rationalisation by the mults pose serious challenges for butters & spreads
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Category ReportThere's always room: The Dairymen ice cream report 2017
After being in the doldrums, sticks, bars, lollies, tubs and cones are undergoing a revival
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Category ReportParty on! Hot beverages category report 2017
Tea is back on the up after five years’ decline as Brits buy up more weird & wonderful brews. Who’s cashing in?
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Category ReportSmashing! Hot desserts category report 2017
Pies, tarts & flans are up as retailers push traditional comfort food for pud in meal deals
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Analysis and FeaturesGuilty pleasures: How can sweets get the feel good factor?
Is Britain becoming a nation of secret eaters?
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Category ReportLittle emperors: Infant care category report 2017
Parents are forking out more on feeding their little ones, with the price of milk formula and branded babyfood soaring
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Category ReportAdult soft drinks category report 2016
Which brands and retailers are driving the boom in adult soft drinks? And how will the market develop in 2017?
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Analysis and FeaturesA rough year for juices but smoothies fly
Juices and smoothies are looking decidedly green
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Analysis and FeaturesCoke makes waves with smartwater
The clash of the Titans continues in bottled water
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Analysis and FeaturesAs happy as a pig in ...? Pork pastry booms
Premium savoury pastry players must be as happy as pigs in the proverbial right now
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Analysis and FeaturesCoke crashes as sugar back lash grows
Life has been very tough for fizzy pop purveyors this year
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Analysis and 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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Category ReportZero-proof pioneers: adult soft drinks category report 2016
It looks like booze, is priced like booze, tastes like booze, yet it’s non-alcoholic. Can adult pop save soft drinks?
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Category ReportCheese Category Report 2016
Cheese is on the chopping block. Retailers are wielding their axes, targeting brands in brutal range rationalisations. How are brands fighting back?
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Category ReportThe big pig-out: Pies & Meat Snacks Category Report 2016
Scotch eggs, sausage rolls and pork pies are hogging more share of pastries as pork scratchings win growth in meat snacks
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Category ReportPies & Meat Snacks Category Report 2016
Scotch eggs, sausage rolls and pork pies are hogging more share of pastries as pork scratchings win growth in meat snacks
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Category ReportToiletries Category Report 2016
Forget Hollywood smiles. Today it’s all about the Brentwood smile: the bleached white teeth popularised by the cast of TOWIE, Brentwood’s…
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Category ReportThe age of the Brentwood smile: Toiletries Category Report 2016
Oral care has put in a dazzling performance compared with the rest of toiletries. What role is the Essex effect playing?
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Category ReportConfectionery Category Report 2016
Confectionery’s best brains are proving their mettle as the market continues to get battered by tectonic societal changes.
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Category ReportBrain candy: Confectionery Category Report 2016 - innovation
As the war on sugar rages, sweet sales are holding up thanks to innovative NPD and marketing