All Ranging and merchandising articles – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionHow premium brands can survive the bargain-hunting era
The rise of budget supermarkets, copycat products, price deals, own brands, bulk offers, and loyalty prices have all further embedded price-savvy consumer behaviour, says Natasha Murray, chief client officer at media agency UM
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Category ReportFree-from trends 2024: Dull and tasteless no more
Gone are the days when free-from was often thought of as joyless. What’s driving today’s livelier approach to avoiding allergens?
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NewsTesco adds ‘easy meal’ fixture with exclusive Ben’s Original NPD
Sitting alongside pot noodles and canned soups, the fixture includes own-label and branded meals
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NewsAldi launches Biotiful Gut Health copycat kefir range
The Beautiful Everyday range bears a striking resemblance to market leader Biotiful Gut Health and is available in two variants
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Comment & OpinionWhy don’t brands listen to gen Z’s interest in packaging?
Brands should take note of the content creators educating younger consumers about packaging, says Gillian Garside-Wight, consulting director at packaging consultancy Aura
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Events & AwardsGrocer Gold Awards 2024: Tesco Finest is Own-Label Range of the Year
Judges were particularly impressed with premiumising meal deals and the brand’s laser focus on great packaging
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Comment & OpinionThe UK spud offer is sorely lacking in variety and taste
The range of potatoes in supermarkets seems to have shrunk in terms of diversity, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsSysco’s KFF launches new fresh fish range with over 35 new products
The new range of high-quality fresh fish comes from M&J Seafood, part of sister company Fresh Direct
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s driving the flurry of premium own label NPD?
Waitrose and Asda are the latest with big premium tier launches
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NewsAndrews Liver Salts packs sold for up to £73 online, after being discontinued
Shoppers are forking out more than 14-times the original retail price for the stomach settler
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Comment & Opinion‘Ultra-processed’ food is a distraction. We should be talking about nutrition
The concept of UPF is one that was never intended to determine the healthfulness of a food, says Quorn’s CEO Marco Bertacca
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NewsMars Wrigley trials second display unit made from cocoa beans in Tesco
The unit is made from a corrugated cardboard alternative developed in partnership with sustainability consultancy Medoola
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Comment & OpinionWhat immigration will mean for UK food & drink
Newcomers to the UK will import inspirational tastes, flavours and customs along with religious and cultural festivals, says Richard Cope, senior trends consultant at Mintel Consulting
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Comment & OpinionHow challengers should approach Tesco’s new Marketplace
There are two clues in Tesco’s press release I would be latching onto if I was a brand owner, says Thea Alexander, CEO at YF
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Range PreviewCo-op summer 2024 range: global flavours and British BBQ
Co-op is taking the impulse shopper on a taste tour around the world
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NewsHeinz discontinues Vegan Salad Cream to meet ‘changing tastes’
The condiments giant used X to confirm the product had been pulled
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Range PreviewM&S refreshes own-label spirits offer
The retailer has listed 15 new products across vodka, gin, rum, liqueurs and RTD cocktails
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Comment & OpinionTesco toppling Amazon’s reign isn’t completely bonkers
Tesco is striding into the colosseum, talking a big game and abandoning the coy, cautious corporate-speak we might have expected
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy would vape brand Lost Mary want to move into food and drink categories?
New Lost Mary trademark applications are paving the way for brand extensions into sweets, ice cream and booze
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NewsHuel and Little Moons among brands delisted by Planet Organic
Both products ‘no longer’ conform with Planet’s ‘organic and healthy’ product standards, founder Renée Elliott said