All articles by Nick Hughes – Page 5
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Category ReportOver the counter - Brands smart as own label gains ground
Suppliers of branded medicines have a headache no tablet can cure…
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Category ReportHousehold: Air Wick off the scent, but Dettol shines
Household products should be relatively immune to consumer spending cuts…
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Category ReportDairy: Cheese - Big cheese brands back in the black
The juggernaut of the cheese category is firmly back in the fast lane…
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Biscuits: Belvita is a lone beacon in biscuits
The British love affair with sweet biscuits hasn’t crumbled…
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Category ReportSeeking the winning format in convenience
The past few years has seen an explosion of interest in convenient cheese formats….
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Category ReportCan Cheddar do a Philly and cook up more sales?
Suppliers know that if the Cheddar market is to deliver long-term sustainable volume growth……
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Category ReportThe brands ride again in Cheddar
If the story of 2011 was the resurgence of own-label Cheddar, 2012 will be remembered as the year the brands bit back….
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Category ReportHow licensing can add value to a Cheddar brand
Despite the best efforts of the big Cheddar brands, the market remains heavily promotion-driven….
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Analysis & FeaturesA taste for health in the butter market
So the BSM market is shifting towards healthier products, is it? The reality is complex, as taste still remains key for shoppers
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Analysis & FeaturesThe great cheese snack attack
The cheese snacks category is increasingly busy with NPD, but what does it take for a product to really stand out and appeal?
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Category ReportThe exotic canned food trend
Fancy some Giant Bug Chilli Paste on your sandwich? How about a healthy serving of Pork Brains in Milk Gravy?
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Category ReportCanned food suppliers look to build health cred
Consumers are attracted to canned goods for a number of reasons - but it’s fair to say that health has not, traditionally, been one.
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Category ReportCanned goods: Steeled for battle
Canned goods suppliers used to relish a recession in the same way confectionery suppliers delight in Christmas. Not any more.
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Category ReportImproving picture for frozen foods
After years of false starts and missed opportunities, are we finally entering a new ice age?
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Analysis & FeaturesEffects of the sow stall ban
Soaring prices, scores of producers leaving the sector and manufacturers scrambling to secure supplies - the aftershocks of the battery egg ban introduced this January are still being felt throughout Europe.
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Category ReportEau what an opportunity for bottled water!
Could 2012 be the year bottled water stops being a nice to have and becomes a need to have?
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the riots
For most of us, the riots were little more than a depressing news story. But six months on, several indie retailers are still feeling the pain. So what support have they received and how is the future looking?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen suppliers told porkies
Today regulation of health claims is getting ever tougher. But 150 years ago, quackery and exaggeration abounded.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe seeds of the global supplier
Consumer goods have changed hugely over 150 years - but for today’s suppliers it’s still a case of ‘survival of the fittest’.
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News
We’re the kids from America
Britain's had a fascination with America ever since the days of Buffalo Bill. We've been buying US brands for just as long. But in recent months there's been a proliferation of food and drink brands from across the pond attempting to crack the UK market.