Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 195
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Buyer Q&A: space is one of frozen's 'biggest challenges'
We quiz buyers from Spar and The Co-op on frozen trends, top launches and what to watch out for in 2016
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Creative challenge: Can frozen tap into breakfast?
We’ve tasked creative agency Elephants Can’t Jump with reinvigorating the frozen category. So, can it tap the breakfast market?
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Top 10 global innovations: Fake shark fin to sea cucumber
We’ve scoured the globe, with the help of Mintel, to find the best frozen innovations from the past year including Beastly Sliders and Cake Pops
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Horsegate closed: Frozen ready meals enjoy £18m surge
Frozen ready meals defy deflation with strong value growth, proving the category has finally laid the ghost of Horsegate to rest
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Ooh la la! Posh produce drives gains in the freezer
Brits are splashing the cash in the freezer aisles as brands roll out added-value NPD. Here’s how they did it
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Frozen brands take family focus in TV ad campaigns
Birds Eye puts family occasions at the heart of TV ads in 2015 as it cuts spend by nearly a third
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Birds Eye reinvents the frozen aisles
With a third of consumers believing frozen food aisles are unappealing, Birds Eye has set out to revamp the in-store experience
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Revealed: Brits eat 220 million fewer frozen meals
Brits ate frozen food on 220.8 million occasions over the past year with significant declines seen in meat and fish
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Steinhoff's Argos bid leaves Sainsbury's in a tricky spot
Sainsbury’s is in a tricky spot after its bid for Argos was comprehensively gazumped by South African retailer Steinhoff
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M&S Lamb Shoulder Rogan Josh: acid test
In a fresh meat category that has declined in value 3.5%, lamb is one of the worst performers
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Heidi Dark Raspberry Chocolate: acid test
Brits are buying less chocolate. Volume sales last year fell 3% as consumers sought ways to cut down on sugar
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Pork farmers earning less despite on-shelf price rises
As pig farmers warn of a mass exodus amid plummeting farmgate prices, fresh pork prices on the shelf have increased
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Will 'grass-fed' grow into more than a lush niche?
More products now carry the claim but shopper appeal is unclear
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Olive harvest 'disaster' set to drive up retail price of oil
Suppliers warn there is unlikely to be any reprieve from global shortages and high prices
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Nestlé shares drop following 'average' performance
Nestlé shares dropped by 3.4% on Thursday morning after the global food giant missed its own revenue target
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Goodbye middleman?
The online shopping revolution is bringing fmcg brands and consumers closer together and threatening to cut middlemen out. How worried do retailers need to be?
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The gig economy: what can online grocery learn from Uber?
Is there a way for the gig economy to help online grocery become more profitable? Or is it more trouble than it’s worth?
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Is Aldi rattled by rivals or just setting the record straight?
A ‘misleading’ ad came under fire but does Aldi have a point in claiming the price gap is not being closed?
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Retrenchment and other key themes to look out for at CAGNY 2016
The Consumer Analysts Group of New York conference kicked off yesterday
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The Big 30 Wholesalers report 2016
Consolidation, specialists, new disruptors, fresh food fails, the NLW and tobacco are all challenging wholesalers