All articles by Rob Brown – Page 22
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RankingsBritain's Biggest Grocery Brands 2014: The list
It’s a cut-throat time for the UK’s leading brands, with own label fighting hard and volumes over a barrel. So which brands are ship shape? And who’s leaking water?
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RankingsBritain's Biggest Brands 2014: The search for growth
You’ll notice a difference between Britain’s Biggest Brands this year and last: a lot of the brands are appreciably bigger…
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NewsTesco meals frozen out more than most in wake of Horsegate
Tesco has been worst hit by the slump in sales of frozen ready meals, the sector at the centre of the horsemeat scandal…
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NewsConsumers remain in dark over Sustainable Palm Oil logo
Consumers are as ignorant of a key sustainable palm oil logo as they were 15 months ago, an exclusive YouGov survey for The Grocer has revealed.
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NewsMarmite toppled in a Top Products year of shake-ups
Marmite has been usurped as Britain’s bestselling spread by Rowse Honey, as The Grocer presents its Top Products Survey.
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Analysis & FeaturesTop Products Survey 2013: Executive Summary report
It’s been a year of polarised priorities, as shoppers seek out both value for money and a little comfort. So who has benef…
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest value winners in 2013
As part of The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2013, we round up the biggest brand winners in 2013…
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest value losers in 2013
The Grocer’s Top Products Survey continues with a look at the biggest brand fallers of the year…
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Analysis & FeaturesOils: Lack of rain in Spain falls mainly on oil
The lack of rainfall last year on the olive groves of Spain decimated the year’s harvest…
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Comment & OpinionA strong future for weak beer?
Heineken predicts we’ll be spending more than half a billion quid a year on lower-abv beers and ciders by 2020. But does this burgeoning sector have a long-term future?
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Analysis & FeaturesCider hits £1bn mark but fizz offers true sparkle
What is it they say about mixing your drinks? It certainly doesn’t end well if you combine the volume losses of the ale, lager, wine, spirits and RTD sectors in the past year.
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Category ReportFocus on Petcare
It’s claws out in petcare and own label has gained the upper paw. Retailer offerings have outgrown all but one of the top 10 bestsellers, leaping 6.5% in value - or £24.9m.
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NewsBelazu launches its first pasta sauces
Mediterranean food supplier Belazu has made its debut in pasta sauces with two new lines…
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Comment & OpinionFrances Quinn's Bake Off win: inevitable... but worth watching
The final of The Great British Bake Off was rather disappointing…
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My Alternative CVLeane Bramhall of Burts Chips on otters and Dartmoor
My first-ever job was waitressing in a restaurant. I got the job at lunchtime and started working that afternoon…
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Category ReportFocus on Confectionery
If invention is indeed 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation and 2% butterscotch ripple, as Willy Wonka…
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NewsCadbury fans happy to pay more for 'inventive' NPD
Chocolate fans seem willing to swallow price hikes if they are accompanied by exciting NPD…
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NewsJW Lees marks Asda listing with a 'Manc dance' in Covent Garden
How’s this for a celebration dance? Manchester brewer JW Lees bared its northern soul down south yesterday to mark its latest listing with Asda.
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Category ReportFocus on spirits
As spirits value sales outpace duty hikes, forward-thinking players are rewriting cocktail culture. Can they put volumes in growth too?
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Category ReportCocktails & dreams: can soaring spirits achieve volume growth?
As spirits value sales outpace duty hikes, forward-thinking players are rewriting cocktail culture. Can they put volumes in growth too?