All The Grocer articles in 16 December 2023 – Page 5
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Comment & OpinionFood eco-labels: is it wise to let industry mark its own homework?
The IGD’s recommendations provide significant potential for industry domination, says Catherine Chong, engagement lead at CLEAR
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RankingsHow advertisers got serious about humour: Top Campaigns 2023
i The days of earnest, purpose-driven marketing may be behind us. This year brands have turned to laughter to entice and entertain shoppers
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RankingsFace off: Top Products Survey 2023 pits brands vs own-label
It’s no longer a battle of the brands. The bigger battle, after two years of inflation, is between brands and own label. Who’s winning?
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NewsPrime planning extensions into vaping, CBD, booze and more
It comes as value sales of Prime’s Hydration and Energy ranges have reached a combined £131.1m
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RankingsThe best launches in every fmcg category for 2023
Each of the categories covered in our Top Products report features a Top Launch – the product most significant to its respective category in 2023
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Comment & OpinionPromotions are back with a bang, but who will buy these brands at the rsp?
Are brands helping customers if it’s only via promos? It’s a dangerous game
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Comment & OpinionMake KPIs work by keeping focused and cutting out woolliness
While everyone has heard KPIs, people’s understanding is still vague, at best, says Darren A Smith, founder & CEO, Making Business Matter
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Comment & OpinionDispatches exposé fails to answer its own question about turkey safety
It quickly became clear the link to Christmas (and festive turkeys) was tenuous at best
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Comment & OpinionBurger King’s seasonal serenade outstays its welcome
The first thing you wonder, if you’re watching the YouTube version of Burger King’s festive advert, is ‘what happens after the song finishes?’
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RankingsFive shopping basket staples Brits are falling out of love with
The Grocer’s Top Products survey found these five brands struggling on shelves
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RankingsThe UK’s 10 shopping categories growing fastest in popularity
Vaping continues its meteoric rises, while the cost of living crisis is reflected in more purchases of ingredients to make home cooking more special
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NewsMedia Bites 18 December: Morrisons, Farming, UK retail
The new boss of Morrisons, the troubled supermarket chain, has laid down the gauntlet to staff
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NewsCity snapshot: Unilever sells Elida Beauty brands to US private equity firm
Unilever has agreed to sell its Elida Beauty business to US private equity player Yellow Wood Partners
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NewsLindt enlists cocoa-free brand ChoViva to launch vegan chocolate bars
ChoViva is claimed to produce 90% less CO2 emissions per kilo manufactured than regular chocolate
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat are the big opportunities and challenges for farm shops in 2024?
Leading industry figures give their views on what the coming year may hold for the farm shop and deli market
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NewsQuorn adds ‘better texture’ fillet pieces
The new fillets are said to have an improved taste, shape and texture
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NewsHorticulture businesses added to intensive energy support scheme
Following lobbying from the NFU, the government has announced that horticulture businesses will now be included in the IETF
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NewsAsda opens more than 80 convenience stores in December
The conversions of its recent acquisition of Co-op and EG UK sites, alongside the opening of eight standalone Asda Express stores, brings the total number of Asda Express sites to 229 nationwide
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NewsSainsbury’s ‘doubles’ value products in c-stores
The lineup of products stocked by major supermarkets in their convenience stories has come under increased scrutiny during the cost of living crisis
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NewsHackney Gelato nets £1.3m funding boost to fuel global growth
The premium UK ice cream brand has secured a £1.3m investment to scale up production to meet surging global demand for upmarket gelato