All Trends articles – Page 113
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream faces challenge of growing handheld impulse sales
The UK still gets through much less ice cream than its neighbours in Europe. How can it catch up, whatever the weather?
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Analysis & FeaturesProtein-enriched dairy drinks: what growth potential?
Protein drinks are muscling in on the dairy drinks fixture. But what does their rise mean for more traditional competitors?
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Analysis & FeaturesMilk price war blasts £150m hole in retail revenues
It’s great news for consumers but what’s the impact of the latest price war on the overall health of the milk category?
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy cooking NPD driven by Lurpak, Philadelphia, Arla, First Milk
Dairy players are boosting their role in cooking by making it more convenient and promoting more unusual ingredients
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Analysis & FeaturesCheesemongers embrace the opportunities of online
Who are the people buying cheese online? And how can retailers connect with them?
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NewsGuinness to go beyond stout with craft beer-inspired porters
Diageo is launching a range of craft beers under its Guinness brand…
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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 & 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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Category ReportFocus on Batteries: the buzz is back
After years of value decline, battery sales are up, with Energizer and Panasonic in particular thriving. What’s brought the change?
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Analysis & FeaturesAre markets making a comeback?
Although supermarkets will forever be the dominant force in grocery retail, markets are enjoying something of a comeback…
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Analysis & FeaturesHow promotional strategies can deliver improved economics
Many fmcg manufacturers are stuck between rising input costs and pressure from retailers for discount pricing…
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Comment & OpinionDiscounters can be rivalled with information and innovation
The modern savvy shopper is concerned about far more than just low prices, especially in the wake of food crises…
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NewsMajor suppliers line up to back new MyShop indie retailer app
Some of the UK’s biggest fmcg suppliers are backing a new reward scheme aimed at building brand loyalty among indies…
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NewsArtificial sweeteners: consumer suspicion on the rise
Consumer attitudes towards artificial sweeteners are hardening – despite the current anti-sugar campaign…
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Analysis & FeaturesBrands told: don't get caught out with your deal strategy
As the weather has turned colder, has brands’ appetite for featured space cooled off too?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill railway stations prove a platform for store success?
Waitrose and Morrisons are the latest to add new stores at stations…
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Comment & OpinionQuality will be the next big trend in food and drink
There’s been so much talk about value-driving. Now I think we will start to see a serious counter-move back to quality…
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Analysis & FeaturesFood to go doesn't have to mean soggy pastry
There’s plenty of competition, but convenience stores are still managing to turn heads with fancy food-to-go offers…
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Analysis & FeaturesCraft beer shops: the new-wave offie?
Can the booming interest in craft beer generate enough business to create a new off-licence sector?…
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Comment & OpinionAldi and Lidl are far from the plucky underdogs of UK grocery
How big can the discounters get in the UK? That is the £175bn question we are tackling this week…