All New product development articles – Page 13
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Category ReportThree quarters of drinkers say alcohol-free beer is too pricey
After years of consistent growth, low & no beer and cider is now worth just shy of £260m. But that’s, well, small beer compared with the £5.7bn alcoholic beer and cider category [NIQ]
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Category ReportCan beer put the ‘fun’ in functional?
Traditionally, beer is made with just four ingredients: water, malted barley (or other grains), hops and yeast
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Category ReportSmall Beer hails big gains as mid-strength brews gain ground
Supermarkets have invested heavily in low & no alcohol offers in recent years. The category has grown in value by 14.3% to £378.3m on volumes up 11.2% [NIQ]
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Category ReportCider brands big up craft cues
In this era of growing suspicion about the processes and ingredients used to produce food and drink, it’s perhaps no surprise lurid, saccharine-sweet fruit ciders are falling out of favour
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Category ReportIs fruit cider a waste of space?
Fruit flavours are tipped as the next big thing in beer but have lost their lustre in the cider category
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Category ReportLow & no alcohol sales surge beyond Dry Jan
You could be forgiven for thinking the low & no alcohol bubble had burst
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Category ReportIs 2026 the year for fruit beer?
The coming year will see a “huge” number of fruit lagers roll into the market, predicts Jesse Wilson, founder & CEO of fruit lager brand Jubel
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Category ReportWhy stout is back in the black and still growing
Not long ago, stout was the preserve of rugby fans and real ale aficionados. But, in less time than it takes for a pint of Guinness to settle, it’s become hot property
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Category ReportThe rise of premium and nostalgic pints
Booze brand directors could be excused for reaching for the bottle right now. That’s because sales data for many big-name beers and ciders doesn’t make for pleasant reading
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NewsMade Without Nitrites bacon range launched by Spoilt Pig
The range includes four SKUs, including smoked back bacon, smoked streaky bacon, unsmoked back bacon, and unsmoked streaky bacon
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NewsTwister adds Frrreeze ice lollies with ‘innovative cooling sensation’
The NPD has rolled out across grocery, convenience and wholesale
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NewsSV Wholesale brings viral ‘chocolate chicken’ imitation food concept to UK
Cluck-o-Late is Belgian chocolate shaped like a chicken drumstick, covered in crumbled caramel biscuit and filled with vanilla cream
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NewsBrothers Drinks debuts lower-abv Cider Shandy range
The NPD would ‘bridge the gap between established no & low products and more regular abv offerings’
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NewsTennent’s joins fruit beer movement with ‘zesty’ Tennent’s Tops lager
Other beer brands to have debuted fruit beers since the turn of the year include Cruzcampo, Peroni, Heineken and 1664
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NewsAir fryer pizza brand Slicey makes UK debut in Sainsbury’s
Slicey’s pizzas are made in Italy with a 25-hour fermented sourdough base
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NewsChouffe lowers abv of alcohol-free brews and adds cherry variant
The new brew aims to strengthen Chouffe’s position in the fast-growing low & no category
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NewsCo-op and Holy Moly launch ‘dip and dunk’ chicken wrap with guac
The NPD features pulled chicken with chipotle chutney, beans, lettuce and spicy slaw
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain’s Biggest Brands 2026: the challengers threatening the top 100
Aiming to break into the main ranking next year, here are grocery’s 10 fastest growing brands just outside the top 100
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NewsHatch Mansfield debuts new-to-market Portuguese wine brand Nós Somos
The wines will be produced by Portuguese winemaker Esporão and distributed by Hatch Mansfield
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Analysis & FeaturesNPD rolling out at The UK Food & Drink Shows 2026
Just a few examples of products buyers will be able to see at the event in Birmingham