All articles by Amy North – Page 3
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Category ReportPDF: Barbecue category report 2017
The Dude would surely abide by the rise of dude food
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Category ReportDude food: Barbecue category report 2017
Burgers have overtaken sausages as the barbie’s most popular meat, with posh patties and stacked toppings now de rigueur
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NewsBurgers overtake sausages as Britain's favourite BBQ meat
Beefburgers featured in a third more barbecues last year, an increase of 7.8 million occasions
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Analysis & Features10 Things You Need To Know About... Canned Goods
It’s crunch time for canned food with £70m wiped off sales. We’ve lifted the lid on the multi-billion pound category to find out what’s going on and what brands are doing to reinvigorate sales and their image. Dive in here…
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Analysis & Features1. Why canned food must lift the lid on modern NPD - video
In this video summary, we take a look at the performance of the multi-billion pound canned goods category. Sales are down 3.1%, so what’s going on?
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Analysis & Features3. Creative challenge: will self-heating cans ever be red hot?
Self-heating cans haven’t really taken off in the UK. We’ve tasked creative agency PSONA with changing that. Here’s what they came up with…
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Analysis & Features4. Can brands convince young Brits canned is cool?
Exclusive consumer research for The Grocer shows younger generations’ views of canned foods are worsening. So, what can brands do to entice them?
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Analysis & Features5. Scratch cooking whips up £5m growth for tinned toms
Tomatoes defy the downward turn of the overall canned goods market as Brits seek healthier, homemade alternatives to jarred sauces
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Analysis & Features10. Price crunch: canned prices get squeezed 2.4%
Average prices in canned goods have fallen with fish, soup and tomatoes feeling the squeeze. But, with inflation reported elsewhere in grocery, are price rises on the horizon?
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Analysis & Features9. Analyst: Aldi and Lidl add £13m to canned sector
Own label is storming ahead in canned goods. We quiz Kantar analyst Will Sohler to find out what part the discounters have to play in this and what, if anything, brands can do to fight back
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Analysis & Features8. Canned plays to its health credentials
With consumers’ opinions of canned goods waning, the market’s biggest players are keen to show off their health credentials. Here’s how they’re doing it
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Analysis & Features6. Infographic: who eats the most canned food?
We quizzed the nation, with the help of Harris Interactive, to find out what their favourite canned food is and who eats the most. Find out here…
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Analysis & Features7. Down the can: £142m wiped off sales since 2013
Value sales of canned goods have fallen by 6.1% over the past four years but how does this compare with grocery’s other ambient categories? Kantar crunches the numbers…
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Category ReportPDF: Toys & collectables category report 2017
Five Nights at Freddy’s is storming the toy world, but it’s not the only one making waves as the mults battle Amazon
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Category ReportLet's play: Toys & collectables category report 2017
Five Nights at Freddy’s is storming the toy world, but it’s not the only one making waves as the mults battle Amazon
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Category ReportPDF: Fairtrade Category Report 2017
Thousands more shoppers pouring into the Fairtrade market means 94% of the population are now in on the revolution. So how much has Mars had to do with this?
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Category ReportFairtrade for the people: Fairtrade category report 2017
Thousands more shoppers pouring into the Fairtrade market means 94% of the population are now in on the revolution. So how much has Mars had to do with this?
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Mauritian growers are preparing for sugar quota changes
“We are very afraid of the future,” one farmer tells The Grocer
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Category ReportCereal offenders: Cereals Category Report 2017
At the forefront of the war on obesity, how much progress are the big brand bad boys making in reformulation?
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Category ReportBad eggs? Easter category report 2017
Easter eggs are shrinking yet prices are staying put or rising: ‘rip-off Britain’ or innovative NPD and marketing?