All articles by Rob Brown – Page 13
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Category ReportMashing spuds: rice & noodles category report 2018
As Brits fall out of love with potatoes, sales of rice & noodles are booming
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Category ReportCreepy chic: Halloween category report 2018
Hip young things are spending growing amounts on dressing to kill at ghoulish gatherings every October - and fmcg wants in on the action.
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Category ReportA new lease of life: ambient & canned goods report 2018
Early signs of recovery are starting to show. Over the past year, sales have shot up 2.7% to £2,303.5m
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Category ReportCraft revolution? Bread & baked goods category report 2018
It seems shoppers are eschewing mass-produced sliced bread in favour of something more artisanal
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Category ReportUp in the air: crisps, nuts & snacks category report 2018
The sector’s NPD pipeline resembles a conveyor belt dialled up to 11, rattling out weird and wonderful new products at a blistering rate
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Category ReportPlaying the game: Soft Drinks Category Report 2018
You’d expect the taxman to have lost a few friends last week when he began levying as much as 24p for every litre of sugar
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Analysis & Features16 innovative new soft drinks coming to supermarkets
This isn’t just a new flavour variant, says Vita Coco. It’s a whole new category for the brand
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NewsHow Brexit is shaking up the grocery price landscape
The clearest picture yet of how Brexit is changing the way Britain eats, drinks and shops is revealed in our Top Products 2017 survey
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NewsPrice disputes see booze brands suffer year's biggest losses
Hardys Wine suffered the greatest loss of any food or drink product in The Grocer’s 2017 Top Products report
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NewsUK winning war on sugar as industry responds on health
The war on sugar is working, exclusive analysis by The Grocer reveals
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NewsMayonnaise passes ketchup to become top sauce in the UK
Mayonnaise has stolen ketchup’s crown as Britain’s bestselling sauce
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Comment & OpinionWhy ketchup needs craft more than it needs Kraft
Ketchup’s biggest brand is to thank for most of mayo’s £10m growth
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Analysis & FeaturesA lost generation: How to bring the young back to breakfast
The hunt is on for breakfast’s lost generation: millennials. And we’ve unearthed new evidence that might help bring them back to the breakfast table.
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Category ReportWill an ageing nation recharge sales? Batteries report 2017
Could the boom in at-home medical devices such as blood pressure and glucose monitors boost flattening battery sales?
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: How free-from sales surged by a whopping £230m
Brits have forked out an extra £230m on free-from food & drink in the past year. That’s a rise of more than 40%. Here we reveal the retailers and brands driving growth and how they’re doing it. Cut yourself a slice here!
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Comment & OpinionAmbient grocery needs a fresh approach to in-store marketing
Rice & noodles brands are the latest to be engaged in a vicious cat & mouse game with own label. Here’s how they can fight back and reclaim the aisles …
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Comment & OpinionBread is a barometer for Brexit Britain. And it is getting more expensive
So much for cheap food prices post Brexit … be prepared for less bread for your dough is the message coming out across the grocery industry
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NewsWrapped bread returns to value growth after four years of decline
Latest figures show that sales of a basic loaf continue to rise, due to soaring wheat prices and the impact of a weak pound
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Analysis & FeaturesAs bread prices rise again, how can sales be beefed up?
Less than half the population now eats bread daily. In this special report we look at ways to reinvent bread, see where baked goods’ biggest opportunities are and ask brands what they are doing to get a rise out of a loaf
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RankingsBritain's Biggest Alcohol Brands 2017: the battle for the booze aisles
The big guns of booze are going to war over dwindling shelf space as a wave of agile and on-trend craft brands advances