All Trends articles – Page 13
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Category ReportAesthetic tins and culinary cues: canned food gets a glow-up
Rio Mare’s Tuna Fillets hit shelves last month, offering a reprieve from the bland, functional seafood cans UK shoppers have grown used to
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Category ReportValue versus health in canned
Canned’s role as a long-lasting, value-for-money addition to consumer cupboards is as important as it ever was
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Category ReportWhat’s stirring in yoghurts & potted desserts? Trends report 2026
Shoppers hoping to pick up a pot of natural or Greek yoghurt in February might have been disappointed as a viral craze drove out-of-stocks
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Category ReportViral yoghurt recipes: frozen bark and flatbread
Japanese cheesecake is just one example of how TikTok trends are driving sales of yoghurt
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Category ReportPot desserts hit by health targets
Pot desserts are losing fridge space as retailers prioritise health
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Promotional FeaturesExploring the retail potential of premium cheese
For grocery retailers, premium cheese is emerging as a category with clear ‘trading up’ potential and the EU has plenty to offer.
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InterviewsHow refusing to be beige made Jason’s Sourdough the UK’s third-biggest bread brand
In six years, Jason Geary has built the UK’s third-biggest bread brand, thanks to a focus on quality and going beyond ‘beige’
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Analysis & FeaturesAs inflation bites, why are budget food ranges disappearing?
With the cost of living squeezing shoppers ever harder, you’d expect value ranges to be expanding – but the opposite is true. What’s going on?
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Category ReportHow ‘picky bits’ are supercharging the aisle: deli trends 2026
The appetite for ‘picky bits’ has pushed value sales of deli items up 6.7% to just shy of £3bn in the past year
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Category ReportLovelier lunches for hybrid workers
Supermarkets can testify to the appeal of the deli aisle at lunchtime
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Category ReportPickles, condiments and posh dips take centre stage
Condiments are no longer an afterthought in deli
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Category ReportWhat’s the outlook for meat alternatives?
Plant-based meat is facing a challenge in grocery
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Analysis & FeaturesWho is worst hit as the UK buys less food & drink?
GLP-1 weight-loss drugs are only part of the story as data shows spend is down or in suppressed growth in multiple channels
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Category ReportThe rise of ‘affordable indulgence’
Deli is often associated with excitement and flavour, but it’s rarely known for coming cheap
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NewsShot brand Unrooted eyes fibremaxxing trend with new baobab powder sachets
Functional shot brand Unrooted has launched 100% baobab fruit powder sachets
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Comment & OpinionNetflix has put microplastics on the health agenda. Are food brands ready?
The arrival of The Plastic Detox documentary on Netflix has been hailed as a potential game-changer in the public’s views on plastic, says Harvey Choat, MD at Nexus PR
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Comment & OpinionSalt reduction risks repeating the low-fat mistake
Focusing on a single nutrient risks repeating the unintended consequences of the low-fat era, where solving one problem created another, says Cornish Sea Salt MD Philip Tanswell
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NewsIndependent brewers hesitant to embrace cans despite EPR hit on glass
The proportion of beer packaged into cans by SIBA members has fallen from 13% in 2021 to 11% last year
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Comment & OpinionImpact Makers podcast provides straight-talking scrutiny
Throughout, the podcast stays hyper-focused on why the subject at hand matters to brands
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Comment & OpinionBrands keep following trends. It’s time to lead them instead
From pumpkin spice to salted caramel and sriracha the pattern is the same: brands arrive late and end up just adding noise, says Simon Massey, co-founder at Neverland