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Comment & OpinionWorld foods is where free-from was 20 years ago. It needs its trailblazers
World foods is a £1.8bn category with no agreed identity and no standout brands, says The Black Farmer’s Alex Emmanuel-Jones
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NewsEmmi Caffè Latte Vanilla to launch exclusively into Iceland this month
The business said the SKU combined ‘premium’ arabica coffee, ‘fresh Swiss milk’ and ‘smooth vanilla’ made from ‘100% natural ingredients’
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Comment & OpinionThe high-growth category no one talks about
One in three people will experience incontinence, yet stigma – not distribution or innovation – remains the category’s biggest barrier to growth, says Jenna Duguid, senior sales director at Procter & Gamble UK
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NewsPlanet Organic losses narrow after year of ‘significant improvement’
The turnaround marked ‘a really good effort’, MD Mark Broomfield told The Grocer
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NewsAsda completes rollout of 1.2 million ESLs across Express estate
The technology has replaced the manual task of swapping out over 120,000 paper price tickets per week
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Comment & OpinionThe healthy food tax hiding in the lunchbox aisle
Healthy packed lunches cost 45% more than unhealthy ones, but the gap varies widely by retailer, suggesting this is a category management problem that should be solvable, says Patrick Finlay, MD at The Category Management Company
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Comment & OpinionThe plant-based aisle was answering the wrong question
Supermarkets should stop separating protein by dietary identity and start merchandising it around how people actually cook, argues Elin Roberts, co-founder & CEO at Better Nature
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NewsDrink Tank conference to explore trends shaping the drinks industry landscape
Drink Tank will bring together buyers, operators, retailers, wholesalers and suppliers from across the UK’s drinks industry
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Comment & OpinionHFSS regulations prompt a switch from discount promos to hybrid advertising – and it’s working
New rules have required brands to create a compliant mix of brand and product adverts, the data suggests it’s working, says James Dunaj, partner success director at Circana
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NewsAllwyn doubles top scratchcard jackpot with new £4m game
The £10 ‘When it’s Gold Outside’ scratchcard, which lands in selected stores next month, offers 37 chances to win on each card
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NewsParfetts upgrades Go Local vape displays in Phoenix 2 Retail tie-up
The trial project will update the vape displays behind the counter and help to represent the full range of products with adjustable shelving and modular components
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Comment & OpinionRetailers are sleepwalking into the ‘Club Ozempic’ era
As 8.25 million Britons take or consider GLP-1 medications, retailers from Boots to Ocado are racing to work out what ‘Club Ozempic’ shoppers actually want, says Amy Stobie, co-founder and commercial director at AgencyUK
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Comment & OpinionWhen is a JBP not a JBP?
Joint business planning has become an adverserial spreadsheet exercise that is costing both sides real growth, says Andrew Rayner, founder of Hairetic Anti-Dandruff Haircare
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NewsPublic backs vape display and packaging crackdown
The public backs wide-ranging measures to clamp down on how vapes would be displayed and marketed – including vapers themselves
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Category ReportGrocery gets behind a healthier Halloween
Could healthier Halloween become the new normal? What role is HFSS legislation playing in shaping sales? And which categories are tipped for growth as confectionery slides?
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NewsUS plant-based brand Tofurky launches into Ocado
The move marks the American business’s first major UK grocery listing since 2020, when it launched into Whole Foods Market UK
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NewsBestway launches Red Hot Deals summer campaign to drive retailer sales
The campaign, called ‘Red Hot Deals – Whatever the Weather’, will run until 10 September across Bestway’s depot network
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to make brands shine on the digital shelf
Simply shrinking pack pictures won’t do when it comes to driving online sales. What works best?
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NewsAsda backing regional suppliers with new 50 West Country lines
Asda wants to make its ranges and stores more appealing to local shoppers as part of its Take a Fresh Look campaign
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NewsAllwyn readies retailers for UK Powerball launch
Powerball tickets go on sale from 5am on Tuesday 21 July, marking the first time the game will be available outside the US