All New product development articles – Page 2
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Category Report
The flavour boom: trends in crisps, nuts & bagged snacks 2025
Brits are demanding snack flavours that provide excitement and spice. But that doesn’t mean old favourites are being left behind
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News
Schweppes gets boozy RTD extension in bid to revive sales
Schweppes Mix has rolled out across grocery and convenience
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Category Report
How snacks are going viral
As HFSS brands face an advertising crackdown, some are trying to emulate TikTok sensation Takis. So, what does it take to go viral?
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News
Party Rings unveils first new biscuit shape in 42 years
The NPD features Party Rings’ ‘much-loved’ iced shortcake biscuit recipe, but in ‘fun, fish shapes’
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Comment & Opinion
BrewDog or lapdog? The craft beer rebel’s sauce range is far from punk
For a brand that once defined itself by challenging the status quo, BrewDog’s sauce range feels surprisingly conventional, says Gareth Turner, director at Big Black Door
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News
Funkin extends into spritzes with RTD duo
Spritz serves were ‘a consumer favourite’ in the summer months, said Funkin
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News
Cauldron launches Butternut & Red Chilli Bites to capitalise on snack growth
The new snack line builds on the success of Cauldron Middle Eastern Falafels and is a source of protein, high in fibre and low in saturated fat
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News
Vivera extends Protein Bites range with Thai variant
The Thai bites are made of vegetables including white cabbage, carrot, onions and edamame beans
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News
Flora rolls out improved Plant recipe
Flora Plant’s reformulation, which like its previous iteration has only seven ingredients, has enhanced performance across cooking, baking and spreading, it says
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News
Coca-Cola and Bacardí RTD to get UK launch
The new Bacardí & Coca-Cola RTD comes in a ‘sleek’ 250ml can
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News
M&S and Iceland add Dubai-style chocolate bars amid viral trend
M&S has added a Pistachio version of its chunky tablet, The Big Daddy
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News
Astonish rolls out 13-strong range of household cleaning products
Astonish’s new range includes cleaners, stain removers, toilet gel, disinfectant and carpet freshener
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Range Preview
Sainsbury’s Taste the Difference new launches for summer 2025
Sainsbury’s is manifesting summer, with new collection from tapas and mezze to slow-cooked BBQ - and new cocktails to wash it all down
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News
Brothers Cider u-turns to bring back Toffee Apple flavour
Reformulations to Brothers’ base cider earlier this year facilitated the return of Toffee Apple
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News
Genius and Candy Kittens launch free-from rocky road into grocery
The treats contain mini versions of Candy Kittens’ Wild Strawberry sweets
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News
Mindful Chef enlists Megan Rossi to launch gut healthy recipes
Rossi (aka the Gut Health Doctor) is a registered dietician and the co-founder of gut healthy breakfast brand Bio&Me
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Category Report
The big tomato fight: trends in canned & ambient foods 2025
Brands’ ambient tomato products are battering own label as they cash in on scratch cooking, provenance and the fallout from a BBC exposé
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News
Nescafé continues iced coffee push with Espresso Concentrated launch
The NPD would “revolutionise how iced coffee is prepared at home” said Nescafé
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News
Old Jamaica rebrand hits shelves following ‘retirement’ stunt
Old Jamaica pretended to be ‘retiring’ in a viral stunt last autumn
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News
Florette launches Peri-Peri and Caesar salad bowls
The range is designed to introduce more choice to the salad category