All New Product & Packaging Awards articles – Page 6
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Frozen
While areas of the frozen category have seen some decline since the sales surge during Covid lockdowns, the cost-of-living crisis is once again driving consumers back indoors, re-invigorating the opportunity for frozen suppliers to again make their mark.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
As the cost of living crisis takes hold in the UK, suppliers are turning to value offers as a way to retain smokers’ interest. Meanwhile, vaping and next-gen products continue to capture increasing sales.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Alcohol
With at-home cocktails still popular, spirits suppliers are extending their flavour ranges, while world beers and fruity ciders are also taking centre stage, and the low & no sector just keeps on growing.
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NewsFinalist lineup for The Grocer New Product Awards 2022 revealed
Entries were scrutinised by panels of expert industry judges, who assessed and scored them on a range of metrics
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Christmas
Despite the UK’s cost-of-living crisis and HFSS helping to spoil the in-store parade, consumers always find ways to indulge and celebrate at Christmas, even on a restricted budget.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Store Cupboard & World Foods
Food inflation, the cost of living crisis and hybrid working are continuing to spur consumers to retain at-home cooking habits developed during the pandemic lockdown – and their tastes are increasingly adventurous.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Household, Hygiene & Personal Care
Following explosive sales during the pandemic, a more normal trajectory is returning to the household, hygiene & personal care category. However, consumers have retained some of their cleanliness habits and their trust in brands is evident.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Franchise & Fascia
With competition in the symbols and franchise arena as fierce as ever, leading players are choosing different strategies – from delivery to data-driven insights – to attract independent retailers to their folds.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Protein & Functional Foods
With consumers focused on promoting mental and physical wellbeing in the wake of the pandemic, category growth for protein & functional foods looks assured, despite the cost of living crisis.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Beer & Cider
Flavour innovation and premiumisation are two of the major trends set to continue spurring the beer & cider market forwards. However, the low- & no-alcohol sector, while small, is also making its impact felt as an increasing number of suppliers join the bandwagon.
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NewsDeadline extended for entries to The Grocer New Product Awards 2022
Suppliers wishing to enter their products now have until 29 June
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
Category suppliers are increasingly focused on developing alternatives to traditional tobacco that closely replicate the latter’s experience. But the sheer diversity in the market requires a more consultative approach from retailers, they say.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Free From & Plant Based
With competition in the free-from & plant-based category heating up, some suppliers are welcoming the growth trajectory, as it brings more awareness, while others are concerned about too much product proliferation.
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NewsMeatless Farm debuts plant-based steaks
They are soya and gluten-free, and are touted as containing over 15g of protein per fillet
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NewsEntries open for The Grocer New Product Awards 2022
The awards, which showcase the best of product development and innovation in grocery, span 39 categories of food and three categories of non-food
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Breakfast
Health and convenience are proving key drivers for shoppers when it comes to breakfast and brunch in a newly reopened UK market. However, hybrid working and trends established during lockdown will see consumers continue to embrace at-home family and weekend socialising occasions, giving suppliers plenty of opportunity across the board.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Packaging
Growing environmental awareness, government legislation on plastics and increasing e-commerce are all driving change in packaging sustainability, as brands compete to win the hearts and minds of tech-savvy consumers.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Petcare
Growing pet ownership in the last two years has boosted sales in the petcare category, but inflation-driven cost of living challenges over the year ahead mean owners may need to balance their budgets carefully, despite a desire to prioritise their pets’ health and welfare.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Cheese
As the UK market returns to relative normality, cheese suppliers are stepping up efforts to meet varying consumer demands on myriad occasions, from snacking to meat alternatives to indulgence. Yet there are some challenges on the horizon.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Confectionery
While the on-the-go impulse market is returning, as Covid-19 restrictions ease, hybrid working and the ‘big night in’ moments are continuing to spur sharing bag sales. But now the category is facing into the looming challenge of HFSS regulation.