All articles by Rob Brown – Page 20
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about... bagged snacks
There are big opportunities in bagged snacks. Our latest digital feature reveals all…
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Category ReportFocus on Infant Care
With half of big brand babyfood products ‘sweet,’ according to a survey, how can manufacturers make dentists smile again?…
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NewsWhole Earth catching up on Sun-Pat as nut butter sales surge
Sales of peanut butter have overtaken marmalade after a year of intense NPD and marketing…
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Analysis & FeaturesTop Products Survey 2014: Total War
The price war has gone nuclear. Morrisons dropped the bomb in March, issuing the mother of all profit warnings as it slash…
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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol: Prosecco tops an uplifting year for alcoholic drinks
Heroes emerge from the unlikeliest of places at times of war. In the price war, they’ve stepped out of the booze aisles…
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Analysis & FeaturesSherry and port given a 21st-century makeover
The Grocer commissioned global branding agency Coley Porter Bell to blow the proverbial dust off port and sherry and drag them into the 21st century…
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NewsMore Brits drinking at home as pub sales carry on falling
Brits are boozing more at home as drink sales in pubs continue to fall, according to exclusive research for The Grocer…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe top 10 global hot beverage innovations: in pictures
We scour the wonderful world of global hot beverages innovation for the most out-there brews you’re likely to see.
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Analysis & FeaturesTwo thirds of tea drinkers would pay more for a cuppa
More than two thirds of tea drinkers would pay more for a cuppa, according to an exclusive poll for The Grocer.
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about... ice cream
Ice cream is one of grocery’s hottest tickets right now. The second in our series of exclusive digital features reveals why…
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Analysis & FeaturesFifth of young people eat a tub of ice cream in one sitting
One in five young people regularly eat 500ml tubs of ice cream – five times the recommended serving size – to themselves in one sitting, an exclusive poll for The Grocer has revealed.
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen yoghurt sets its sights on Britain's freezers
Frozen yoghurt sales have surged by a third in the past year, according to research carried out exclusively for The Grocer.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Finest tops our ice cream taste test: video
We asked our digital panel to review four recent ice cream launches from Tesco Finest, Heston from Waitrose, Snog and Bessant & Drury…
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream ad spend surges with Magnum leading the way
Ice cream’s top 10 advertisers have spent £9.3m, a rise of 30.7%, on ad space alone.
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Analysis & FeaturesMagnum going great guns in its 25th year
Magnum is shooting from the hip. Sales of the brand’s core lines have smashed the £100m barrier for the first time.
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Analysis & FeaturesTop 10 global ice cream innovations: in pictures
We scour the wonderful world of global ice cream innovation for the most out-there confections you’re likely to see…
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Analysis & FeaturesHumour, cash and free ice cream: how brands use social media
Häagen-Dazs reached more people on Facebook than any other ice cream brand this summer, analysis carried out exclusively for The Grocer has revealed. This article is part of our Ice Cream Report 2014. The brand inspired more than 70,000 interactions in under a month with a photograph of its ...
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Analysis & FeaturesMen vs women: the ice cream gender divide - revealed
Men have tucked into ice cream on 52% more occasions in the past year than they did in 2010 - but women still eat more of it.
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Comment & OpinionOnline shoppers with a sweet tooth
We’re buying more confectionery online - a stat we reveal in the first of a new series of digital reports.
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about... confectionery
In the first of a major new series of digital features on The Grocer, we lift the lid on the confectionery market. Here are 10 things you absolutely need to know…