All articles by Rob Brown – Page 19
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Comment & OpinionBread needs a Killer thriller to be fit for the future
The wrapped bread market has lost almost £140m in the past year
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NewsBrits go off baking as health and cost concerns increase
The home baking fixture has suffered a 3.6% decline to £696.4m, driven by a 9.7% slump in sugar
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Analysis & FeaturesMary Berry effect cools as Brits hang up their pinnies
The number of Brits who bake weekly has fallen by a quarter in the past year. Plus: how many have their cake and eat it, all by themselves?
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Analysis & FeaturesDr Oetker forks out most on ads as rivals move online
Exclusive analysis shows that home baking brands are slashing spend on traidtional ad channels. Why?
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NewsSoft drinks vendetta called into question by obesity study
New data also suggests no correlation, positive or negative, between consumption of diet cola and obesity
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NewsProsecco sales soar 40% but supply could soon run dry
Britain knocked back more than 40 million litres of supermarket Prosecco last year
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Analysis & FeaturesBrits unsure on portions as 17% admit ice cream binges
An exclusive poll for The Grocer has revealed shopper confusion on how much ice cream they should be eating
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Analysis & FeaturesLuxury ice cream shines with £17m growth as singles melt
With Brits forking out more on posher ice cream, which retailers are cashing in on the luxury trend?
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: The hottest ice cream launches of 2015
With the help of IRI, we’ve crunched the numbers on ice cream’s biggest innovations in 2015. So who’s made the top three?
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NewsPosh retailers to be hardest hit by the sugar levy
Waitrose and Ocado are set to have the largest proportion of own-label products in the firing line of sugar levy
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Comment & OpinionStevia, sugar and bowel-loosening algae drinks
Anyone for a refreshing glass of algae?
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Analysis & FeaturesBritain's Biggest Brands 2016
Market headwinds have led to a £400m decline for the top 100, but some are still sky high. How?
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Comment & OpinionPrice isn’t everything… as our Britain’s Biggest Brands report shows
Targeted, creative and well-invested marketing has never been more valuable
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Comment & OpinionCoffee pod sales face a green challenge in Hamburg
Can a player come up with a material to keep coffee fresh without costing the earth?
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Comment & OpinionGrocers still need help getting to grips with e-cigs
As specialist vaping chains and online players cashed in, it seems the grocers were unworried, or out the back having a fag
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Comment & OpinionBrands should be clearer on portion sizes to evade snack attacks
Brands could be doing more to silence those who would support drastic measures
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Comment & OpinionPack size sulks ignore real impact on sugar intake
The papers love a good pack size reduction story
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NewsCoca-Cola admits shopper confusion as it reformulates Life
Coca-Cola is changing the recipe of Coke Life after admitting half of consumers don’t understand what the product is
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NewsTony and Coco to go on diet as Kellogg's sugar cereals slump
Sugar levels in Frosties and Coco Pops (currently 37% and 35%) will be cut by an unspecified amount
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Comment & OpinionKellogg's is right to reformulate Frosties and Coco Pops
Tony the Tiger and his pal Coco the Monkey aren’t looking so grrrr-eat right now