All The Grocer articles in 17 December 2022 – Page 4
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Analysis & Features
Oils 2022: Supply issues disrupt oil brand sales
The war in Ukraine took a heavy toll on edible oil brands this year
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Analysis & Features
Household paper products 2022: Tissues grow by £33m as post-Covid sniffles surge
The sector’s added £33.4m with volumes up 15.4% as a surge in sneezes and runny noses boosted demand
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Analysis & Features
Fresh meat, fish & poultry 2022: Very few real winners in meat and fish
The three sectors in this report have lost a combined £491.2m
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Analysis & Features
Soft drinks – carbonates & energy drinks 2022: Drinks dodge challenges to maintain fizz
The cost of living crisis has seen many categories fall flat this year – but fizzy drinks is not one of them
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Analysis & Features
Baby & infant products 2022: brands see benefit among Brit ‘baby bump’
You’d be forgiven for thinking the UK was in the grip of a post-pandemic baby boom. After all, sales in the three main infant care categories have grown a combined £84.2m
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Analysis & Features
Jams & spreads 2022: Spreads lose £19m in wake of pandemic
The category has taken a knock after lockdown stockpiling came to an end
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Analysis & Features
Fresh fruit & veg 2022: fresh produce hit by ‘tough 12 months’
Fruit & veg has borne the brunt of the cost of living crisis
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Rankings
The top 10 biggest growing categories of 2022 by value
The craze for disposable vapes was led by the seemingly ubiquitous Elfbar whose £318.4m gain accounts for 73% of the uplift
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Rankings
The 10 fastest falling categories of 2022 by value
The reopening of bars and restaurants was a powerful blow for grocery’s sales of spirits
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News
Juvela gluten-free brand snapped up by S-Ventures
Fmcg investment house S-Ventures has acquired gluten-free brand Juvela to expand its portfolio of free-from suppliers
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Comment & Opinion
Waitrose at Christmas: shop floor staff shine in pricey-looking production
We breathed a sigh of relief when chef Zoe finally nailed the nduja and mozzarella profiterole centrepiece
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Grocer 33 store of the week: Tesco Montrose
‘Christmas is for me the best time of year to be a store manager in retail. It’s all action’
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Staff members are Tesco’s best asset in winning store
Our shopper said staff ‘gave their full attention with a smile’ in Tesco Montrose
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News
AF Blakemore sales soar 19% to £1.19bn
Key investments meant the group delivered a pre-tax loss of £3.3m, down from a pre-tax profit of £6m in the previous year
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Asda cheapest on our premium festive Grocer 33 shopping basket price comparison
Only Tesco managed to get within touching distance of Asda, and only after factoring its Clubcard Prices deals
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Promotional Features
Ways to healthier biscuit sales
With biscuits purchased by nearly 28m UK households in 2022, the category should form part of any retailer’s core food and drink offer. Mondelēz International looks at how stores can better understand the market and boost their biscuit sales.
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Comment & Opinion
How brands can help tackle 2022’s ‘cost of living’ Christmas
As individuals and organisations, we reflect on our commitments to creating positive change
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News
City snapshot: Losses widen at Real Good Food as volumes tumble
Falling volumes and a delay in passing through price increases has pushed Real Good Food further into the red. Plus, consumer confidence edges up but remains at historic lows, and retail sales fall unexpectedly.
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News
Media Bites 16 December: Unilever, interest rates, consumer confidence
Unilever has resolved a lawsuit brought by the board of Ben & Jerry’s over sales in the occupied Palestinian territories, ending an 18-month dispute.
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Reports
A viral food trend for each month of 2022
From a mega chippy to a ’healthy’ cola alternative