How retailers can refresh the squash category
With squash holding continuing popularity in the UK, Britvic explains why it taps into so many key consumer needs and reveals how Robinsons’ NPD and link with The Hundred competition is driving category growth.
Maximising brand power to capitalise on the rising treat occasion
Despite economic uncertainty, demand for quality drives premiumisation. Brands like Baileys capitalise on this with popular licensed products, boosting year-round retail sales of high-quality treats.
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Why K-food is rapidly gaining traction with the UK's foodies
Among the different Asian cuisines gaining popularity in the UK is South Korean food, with the market proving the starting point of a K-food wave in Europe, according to CJ Foods.
How consumer acceptance has stimulated low-sodium product growth
While it has taken some time to achieve, health-conscious consumers have increasingly taken to low-sodium products. Here, MicroSalt details the progress made in the last 20 years.
How to cut plastic while keeping freshness and shelf life
Discover how the latest trends in meat packaging are responding to consumer demands for more sustainability
Cold brew coffee 101: everything you need to know
While the iced coffee category has been performing well in the UK market, it is cold brew coffee that is really stealing the limelight. Discover why it is becoming so popular with consumers and how retailers and brand owners can benefit
Taste elevated: premium tomato category growth
Robust growth in the canned and ambient tomato category is being driven by price inflation and consumers trading up. Read Mutti’s in-depth review of the sector and how retailers can capitalise.
How creative automation can change the future and scale of retail marketing
For retail marketing teams, the pressure is on to create content that resonates across multiple channels – and the task is huge. Discover how creative automation can transform and streamline the process, optimising content creation and performance.
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Why innovations in low-sodium foods are still in their infancy despite a centuries-old journey
Educating consumers on the health benefits of reduced sodium intake while delivering on flavour expectations is paramount in shaping future culinary landscapes. MicroSalt Inc traces the journey that has led to this point and discusses why it is so important.
How artifical intelligence can transform food distribution
Discover how AI is revolutionising food distribution, boosting efficiency and competitiveness in the industry. Dive into the Crowbond story!
Interest from consumers in responsibly sourced seafood is growing
With consumers’ tastes and shopping habits evolving and sustainable sourcing, health and nutrition being crucial to their decision-making, find out how seafood meets these credentials – and how UK retailers can capitalise.
How ingredients can boost brand sustainability
Pressure is growing on F&B producers to meet sustainability targets in both their own businesses and wider supply chains. Discover how choosing the right functional ingredients supplier can help to boost these environmental credentials.
Why reformulation to reduce sodium is needed - and why it just got easier
Sodium is widely used in food manufacture to enhance flavour, but overconsumption can carry severe health risks, and replacements to date have come with their own problems. So, how can suppliers reformulate to reduce sodium while retaining the flavours consumers love?
How Wales is meeting the challenges of a sustainable future
With a need for food and drink businesses across the UK to demonstrate sustainability practices, Wales is showing why B Corp certification has become key in its bid to be one of the most sustainably responsible supply chains in the world.
Enhance both consumer health and retail returns: the value of natural mineral water
As consumers increasingly understand the impact of what they drink and eat on their health & wellbeing, they are looking for solutions. Bottled water offers retailers a customer solution and the opportunity to premiumise the category, with a subsequent boost to their returns.
Achieving greater sustainability in coffee
With around 98m cups of coffee consumed in the UK every day, the pressure is on for the category to improve its sustainability credentials – and one clear way forward is through packaging refill and reuse.
Why UK consumers are seeking quality chicken
With British shoppers seeking reassurance on the production transparency and provenance of their food, poultry suppliers are having to satisfy these high expectations. And Poland’s poultry industry believes it has a strong card to play.
How solar can make supermarkets more sustainable
With the rising impact of environmental and economic issues for supermarkets, find out how rooftop solar panels can enhance their sustainable footprint and win kudos with consumers.
How provenance and quality are influencing food and drink purchase decisions
With British consumers increasingly seeking reassurance and transparency on the origins and production of their food and drink, a study in Wales has highlighted how important this has become – and how it translates back down the chain to the country’s producers.
How retailers can make their biscuits range bite
With biscuits purchased by more than 28m UK households in 2023, the category is fully embedded into the nation’s heritage. With growth in its three key segments of sweet, savoury and healthier*, Mondelēz International examines how retailes can trade on consumer need states to boost sales.
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