New product development reports and analysis – Page 3
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Analysis and Features
How food & drink brands are celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022
As patriotic Brits gear up for next month’s Jubilee festivities, brands are helping them to celebrate with new products, recipes, rebrands and more
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Healthier snacking brand profiles: from snack bars to sorghum treats
A host of brands are looking to break into the big time with snacks that make life healthier and easier for shoppers
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Analysis and Features
11 fruity innovations in soft drinks and mixers
The latest wave of soft drinks launches offers everything from exotic fruit flavours to out-of-this-world inspiration
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All the ready-to-drink cocktails launching for summer 2022
Frozen, bottled or ready to drink straight from the can, summer-ready cocktails are launching in all shapes and sizes as drinks brands prepare for the months ahead
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Analysis and Features
10 new food launches prompted by HFSS restrictions
Brands with HFSS products must either innovate or reformulate to get around incoming restrictions. Here are some examples of how they’ve done it
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Analysis and Features
10 new products to discover at the Farm Shop & Deli Show 2022
Many of the products on show at the NEC, Birmingham, from 25 to 27 April will be new to market
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Analysis and Features
Will HFSS laws shut down unhealthy innovation for good?
With advertising restrictions imminent, it’s becoming more difficult to interest buyers in HFSS products. How are brands responding?
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Dragons’ Pantry: what to expect from this year’s Farm Shop & Deli Show workshops
Experts will tackle issues such as recruitment, working with wholesalers, supplying airlines and securing funding
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Analysis and Features
All the barbecue food innovations launching for summer 2022
Now that British Summer Time is upon us, brands are launching meat, sauces, sides and more to cater for al fresco dining occasions
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Analysis and Features
Eight products proving blonde chocolate will be the next big thing
What is blonde chocolate and why have brands and retailers have cottoned on to blonde chocolate as the next big trend
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Six fruit juice innovations that aren’t just for breakfast
Juice brands are targeting more than just the morning occasion with these recent launches
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Analysis and Features
Six convenient yet sustainable cooking sauce innovations
These innovative cooking sauces deliver on nutrition and convenience as well as being sustainably packaged
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Analysis and Features
Six innovations bringing global flavours to the frozen aisle
From a US breakfast craze to a mainstay of Chinese cuisine, innovation in UK freezers is going global this year
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Analysis and Features
Eight innovations changing the landscape of vaping and tobacco in 2022
As Big Tobacco’s vision of a smoke-free future comes ever closer, here are some of the new formats and technologies companies are exploring
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Analysis and Features
All the chocolate egg innovations for Easter 2022
From Ostrich Eggs to protein chocolate, here are the new seasonal innovations to hunt out in stores this Easter
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Analysis and Features
Six water innovations using alternatives to plastic packaging
A continuing shift away from plastic bottles – and the rising popularity of flavoured and sparkling waters – means products are more commonly launching in alternative packaging such as cans and cartons
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Analysis and Features
All the food & drink gift ideas for Valentine’s Day 2022
Forget the red roses and jewellery. Sometimes, the best Valentine’s gifts are edible
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Analysis and Features
11 meal kits to try at home on Valentine’s Day 2022
Couples have plenty of choices when it comes to cooking a decadent dinner at home this Valentine’s Day. Here are the recipe boxes and meal kits on offer from brands and restaurants
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Analysis and Features
Quintessential Brands Spirits Centre: a new hub of drinks innovation
Quintessential Brands’s ‘first of its kind’ Spirits Centre allows supermarkets to develop a new drinks product in a single day, covering everything from branding to liquid development
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Analysis and Features
Eight household innovations helping Brits slash their environmental impact
As Brits look to reduce their impact on the planet, household brands are stepping up on sustainability. Here’s our pick of some of the best eco-friendly household product launches over the past 12 months