All articles by Amy North – Page 9
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Analysis and Features
Decoration innovation: our top picks
Decorations are the pièce de résistance of any home baking creation. Here’s our rundown of some of the most innovative and creative ways to top them…
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Analysis and Features
Life is sweet! Our top sugar-free baking recipes
We’ve hunted down some of the tastiest recipes using sugar alternatives such as agave syrup and sweetener. Sweet!
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Analysis and Features
Food & Drink Expo gallery: boozy ice creams to rose drinks
A round-up of some of the standout products from the Food & Drink Expo at Birmingham’s NEC
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Comment and Opinion
It’s showtime: trends and advice fresh from the NEC
Food & Drink Expo, Farm Shop & Deli Show, National Convenience Show, Foodex and the ACS Summit set up shop in the exhibition centre
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Category Report
Northern Ireland Category Report 2016
Northern Irish producers have kept a low profile until now but with 2016 the Year of Food & Drink that looks set to change
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Analysis and Features
Buyer Q&A: super-premium is key to ice cream's growth
We quiz buyers from Costcutter and Spar on how ice cream can combat the lack of sunshine, health and NPD…
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Analysis and Features
Top 10 global NPD: Buffalo ice cream to gelato pops
With the help of Mintel, we’ve scoured the globe to find the best ice cream innovations. Here’s what we came up with
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Analysis and Features
Ice cream brands slash ad spend by 11.8%
The category’s biggest advertisers splashed out £13.9m on traditional advertising as Magnum cut spend by nearly half
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Analysis and Features
Creative challenge: can sugar be a virtue for soft drinks?
Can energy drinks be advertised without boobs and extreme sports? Is there such as thing as a relaxation drink? And can sugar ever be a virtue? We’ve asked creative agency RPM to find out…
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Analysis and Features
Spar buyer: 2015 was a 'wake-up call' to soft drinks industry
Nichola Borg expects full-sugar drink ranges to reduce earlier than expected following the Chancellor’s sugar tax announcement
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Analysis and Features
Top 10 global launches: algae drinks to high-caffeine cola
With the help of Mintel, we’ve scoured the globe to find the best soft drinks innovations. Here’s what we came up with…
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Analysis and Features
Craft pop sales sparkle as 'discerning' drinkers stock up
Small batch brands are cashing in as the craft scene spreads to soft drinks. But can mainstream players do craft?
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Analysis and Features
Coke splashes the cash as ad spend soars to £30m
Soft drinks brands are pouring money into traditional advertising with spend up 51.4%
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Analysis and Features
Revealed: Third of Brits won't serve canned foods to guests
But they’re great for store cupboard options as baked beans, soup and tomatoes top consumers’ best quality canned goods
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Analysis and Features
Spar buyer: 'Modernise canned goods to defy decline'
We quiz Spar buyer James Hatch on how grocery’s sleeping giant can be pushed back into growth
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Analysis and Features
Fond of fondue? Canned treat tops our global launches list
We’ve teamed up with Mintel to scour the world’s canned aisles for the hottest launches. Here’s what we found…
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Analysis and Features
Creative challenge: Can canned goods be sexy?
We’ve tasked creative agency Doner with reinvigorating the canned category. So, can canned food be sexy?
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Analysis and Features
Splat! Canned bestsellers take a tumble with £108m losses
Value sales in nine key areas of canned goods fall, with the likes of fish, meat and soup hit hardest
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Analysis and Features
Fancy fish flies into our top three ambient innovations
From healthier soup to deluxe sandwich fillings, here’s our pick of on-trend canned launches…
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Analysis and Features
Canned brands slash ad spend by 28%
Biggest advertiser Heinz reins in spending for soup and beans as the likes of Green Giant and Branston splash out