All articles by Rob Brown – Page 15
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Category ReportPDF: Soft drinks category report 2017
The countdown to the sugar tax is on, and Spreadsheet Phil must be rubbing his hands with glee
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Category ReportCan pop outrun the taxman? Soft drinks category report 2017
Spreadsheet Phil is gunning for fizzy pop as he lines up the sugar levy. So who’ll pay the most and how can brands cut their tax bill?
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NewsCoca-Cola could face £200m sugar tax from Classic alone
Sugar levy will hit Coca-Cola hardest due to its size but also the relative importance of full-sugar variants
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Life is canned, what's the next move for brand Coke?
The trade is unanimous: forget Life and push Pepsi Max rival Coke Zero Sugar
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Category ReportPDF: Suncare category report 2017
Mel and Madge Harvey might not seem likely pinups for an article discussing the beauty & suncare category, but we’d beg to differ
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Category ReportThe new face of beauty & suncare? Suncare category report 2017
As own-label beauty & suncare wins share, brand NPD is aiming for those ‘of a certain age’
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Comment & OpinionJack Daniel’s entry to cider is a landmark move. As a long as it hasn’t done a Magners
Jack is back. And this time he’s dressed up as a cider.
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Brands 2017: The Brexit issue - video
A special video preview of The Grocer’s mammoth in-depth report on Britain’s Biggest brands 2017
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat do Britain’s Biggest Brands stand for in 2017?
I’m not sure who would be most offended, Johnny Rotten or Nigel Farage
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NewsRed Bull flies high as full-sugar sales surge
Despite a health backlash against the white stuff, sugary pop is still powering huge growth for some of Britain’s top soft
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NewsFairtrade appeal broadens as Mars bars drive growth
Fairtrade food & drink is no longer the sole preserve of the well-heeled, The Grocer can reveal
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NewsDolmio sales slump after brand's sugar and salt warning
Britain’s biggest cooking sauce brand’s sales fell 7.7% to £113.9m last year
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Comment & OpinionRevealed: What trainers and peanut butter have in common
Ethical peanut butter maker ups the ante with a sporty tie-up
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NewsAldi's booming babycare sales ignite nappy & wipes price war
Nearly £30m, or 4.6%, has been wiped off the nappies and baby wipes market
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Comment & OpinionTake five: how changes in society are impacting on grocery sales
In the last 10 years we have had the smoking ban in pubs, the rise of remote working, free-from food and abstinence in the young and they are all having an impact on our spending habits …
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NewsIs there life in Coke Life yet?
Reformulation hasn’t boosted sales, and listings and variants have been cut
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NewsAdult soft drinks fizz past £100m as Brits ditch booze
Adult fruit carbonates have surged 12.3% to £101.2m
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Analysis & Features10. Infographic: Which retailers have the biggest slice of free-from?
We’ve teamed up with Kantar to show which retailers are making the most of free from. So who’s growing fastest?
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Analysis & Features7. Who drinks the least - men or women?
We’ve polled 2,000 Brits to settle the argument once and for all. So who is most likely to be teetotal?
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Analysis & Features10. Craft and class: Who shuns mass-produced beer?
Mass production is the antithesis of craft, claim many craft beer brands. But who really cares?