All Top Products articles – Page 14
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold – paper products 2021: no change for loo roll volume sales
This year, stockpiling shoppers pushing trolleys piled high with loo rolls were hard to find. And yet toilet tissue’s unit sales haven’t declined at all
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care – over the counter 2021: lockdowns ravage cold & flu remedies
A year of social distancing and mask-wearing has played havoc with the category
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks – carbonates & energy drinks 2021: energy drink players enjoy £206m boost
Top three soda brands Coke, Pepsi and Fanta have all racked up sizeable value gains
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy – yoghurts & desserts 2021: healthy yogs win out over indulgence
Other yoghurt brands have relied on their sustainability credentials to help grow sales
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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol – beer & cider 2021: pandemic beer habits hold strong
The supermarkets have shifted an extra 112.6 million litres of lager, ale and stout in the past 12 months
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Analysis & FeaturesBatteries 2021: leading duo keep brands in the black
Batteries’ power appears to be waning in grocery
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco 2021: sales of cigarettes rise for first time in seven years
The collapse of illicit trade caused by lockdowns has led to the boost in tobacco sales
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco – vaping 2021: more quitters bolster vape & NRT sales
It seems there is some truth to the idea that the pandemic has proved a catalyst for more people to quit smoking
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen food 2021: growth slows but ice age continues
It’s added a modest £12.5m across the six sectors in this report
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh – meat, fish & poultry 2021: salmon leaps as meat & poultry slows
Fresh salmon was this year’s star performer in fresh meat, fish and poultry
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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol – spirits & RTDs 2021: vodka booms as gin bubble finally bursts
For the first time in years, spend on gins has fallen
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy – cheese 2021: UK’s cheese lovers spend extra £49m
It’s still a powerful indication of cheese’s ongoing revival – first recognised in the Top Products Survey 2019, after a few years of uncertainty
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2021: who’s up, who’s down – and our overview of the key trends
Covid, Brexit costs and shortages in labour and material have caused chaos in grocery this year. Which sectors are best placed to deal with the inflationary storm on the horizon in 2022?
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Analysis & FeaturesCereal 2021: cereal dives as life gets back on track
Kellogg’s Frosties and Krave both netted an extra £2.5m – despite containing 37g and 28g of sugar per 100g respectively
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Comment & OpinionHighlights from The Grocer Top Products 2020 – from tea to Viennetta
After a year like no other, we’ve published a Top Products Survey like no other. Here’s some highlights
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Comment & OpinionOur Top Products Survey maps subtle and profound changes in consumer behaviour
Our Top Products Survey offers incredible insight into the events of the last year
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NewsPersonal care sales go down the toilet as Brits focus on germs
Cosmetics was the fastest falling category in grocery in 2020
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NewsCorona defies coronavirus link with extra £68m sales
Fears that sales would be impacted by link to coronavirus proved unfounded
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Analysis & FeaturesAlcohol: Beer & cider: Top Products 2020
Stella and other big-name lagers are some of the highest-grossing brands in this entire Top Products report
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery: Chocolate: Top Products 2020
In contrast to last year’s sweet performance, this year’s sales are likely to leave a bitter taste in the mouths of suppliers