All Top Products articles – Page 3
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RankingsSoup 2025: Chilled soup heats up as ambient falls
Soup brands have served up a steady stream of innovation as they’ve looked to claw back volumes
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RankingsRice, noodles & pasta 2025: Bulk buying helps rice sales rocket
Rice is the king of starchy sides once again. Its volumes have jumped 4.1% – higher than pasta, noodles or potatoes
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RankingsSoft drinks - bottled water, squash & cordial 2025: Highland Spring soars to top spot
There’s a new number one in bottled water. Highland Spring has rocketed past Danone duo Evian and Volvic on a 43.3% value gain
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RankingsSoft drinks - carbonates & energy drinks 2025: Sales fizz for functional soda brands
Functional soft drinks have sparkled this year, as the rise of Trip and Goodrays illustrates
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RankingsMeat-free 2025: UPF concerns boost clean-label brands
In a declining meat-free market, tofu and tempeh are bucking the trend thanks to ‘clean’ ingredient decks
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RankingsPersonal care - hygiene 2025: Unilever freshens its hygiene offer
Unilever’s been freshening up its personal care portfolio
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RankingsOil 2025: Oil demand rebounds as prices settle
The weighted average price of European extra virgin olive oil fell 49.3% to €4.59 per kilo between January and November this year
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RankingsPersonal care - haircare 2025: Brits willing to spend big on haircare
As Brits go ever further in their pursuit of lustrous locks, haircare sales in shampoos, conditioners and styling products are gaining volume
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RankingsPersonal care - beauty 2025: Brits switch cosmetics out for skincare
The growing interest in international skincare has coincided with a rising focus on ingredients
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RankingsPizza 2025: Posh pizzas drive growth for brands
On the high street, some of the best-known pizza chains are having serious problems
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RankingsBaby & infant products 2025: Babyfood hit by problems for pouches
In April a BBC Panorama investigation concluded several babyfood brands had made misleading health claims about pouched lines - and the fallout can be seen in NIQ’s numbers
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RankingsSports nutrition 2025: Protein bars surge despite UPF debate
Joe Wicks might want to look away: sales of protein bars and other sports nutrition products are booming
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RankingsBiscuits & cakes 2025: Sweet treats tap global flavours
The cakes & biscuits category is fast becoming a hotbed of international, on-trend innovation
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RankingsBeef, BuzzBallz and bacon: the winners and losers of 2025
The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2025 found the following products had gained and lost the most over the past year…
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Promotional VideosHow PepsiCo is crunching its way through the competition
Savoury snack sales are soaring as flavour innovation and event tie-ins bump growth 1.3%. Get the latest trends direct from the experts taking snacking to a brand-new stage.
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Analysis & FeaturesFood, drink and fmcg’s best new launches of 2024
Each of the categories covered in our Top Products report features a Top Launch – the product most significant to its respective category in 2024
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RankingsThe winners and losers of 2024 by brand and category
The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2024 in association with NIQ found these products to be the most significant in terms of value and volume lost and gained over the past year
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NewsTop Products Survey 2024: scratch cooking boom boosts fresh meat and fresh veg sales
The Grocer’s Top Products survey 2024 reveals how this year’s focus on home cooking has benefited a whole host of kitchen cupboard staples.
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RankingsWhat 2024 sales data teaches us about thriving in 2025
Inflation did ease mid-year but consumers remained cautious, leaving brands with a tough challenge, says Rachel White, NIQ UK & Ireland MD
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Analysis & FeaturesTop campaigns 2024: Who killed the traditional TV ad?
Research shows Brits are turning away from TV ads. Are smartphones or retail media responsible? Or is the victim not quite as dead as we thought?