Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 243
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Soup: warm weather puts soup out in the cold
Soup is in hot water. A mild winter and hot summer have dragged both value (–7.9%) and volumes (–9%) down…
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Cereals: perfect storm proves a real cereal killer
It’s crunch time for cereals. A perfect storm of deflation, changing consumer habits, the ongoing sugar debate and a lack …
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Ice cream: Champagne celebrations for Magnum
Although temperatures have soared on occasion this year, it’s often been at the wrong time for ice cream consumption…
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Confectionery: Kinder Magic trumps even CDM's strong growth in confectionery as chocolate sales divide
Mars and Nestlé execs could be excused for feeling a little bitter at the success of their rivals in 2014…
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Ready meals: Horsegate still haunts the category
Almost two years on from the first discovery, and ready meals are still haunted by Horsegate…
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OTC: flu remedies catch a cold in mild winter
It’s not just the kids who will be praying for a white Christmas this year…
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Grooming: discounters are groomed for personal care success
Supermarket sales of grooming products are on a slippery slope, with volumes sliding…
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Sex care: sales of condoms and lubes grow, but toy sales fall
Size matters in sexcare… pack sizes, that is. Supermarket condom sales have surged…
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Canned goods: NPD winning for John West and Princes
Shoppers gave canned goods the cold shoulder in 2014…
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Confectionery: sweets dodge bullets in the war on sugar
For a category directly in the firing line of the war against sugar, confectionery is looking surprisingly unscathed…
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Household: posh brands clean up in household category
The household aisles in the supermarkets are under fire, with discounters and pound shops rounding on the sector…
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Savoury pies & meat snacks: brands make the running
For players operating in a category that goes against key food trends such as health, weight loss and carb reduction…
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Personal care: Trend for Hollywood smiles boosts value in oral care
Hollywood smiles are so hot right now, as they might say in Tinseltown…
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Yoghurts & desserts: Greek-style NPD helps boost growth
The ‘war on sugar’ has made life rather uncomfortable in yoghurts and desserts at times this year…
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Soft drinks: bottled water sales boom while squash and cordials plummet
One of the biggest stories from last year’s Top Products Survey was the phenomenal growth enjoyed by bottled water….
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Snacks: Walkers Pops boom in slow sector
The bagged snacks sector is a conveyor belt. As soon as a new product rolls on to retailers’ shelves, another starts to fa…
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Cooking sauces: More losses than gains for big names
Everyone loves Homepride, according to this year’s ads to mark the birth of the brand 50 years ago…
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Hot beverages: premium teas and coffees take growing share
The past year has been a year of contrasting fates for hot beverages. While topline figures for the sector have been under…
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Butters & spreads: I can't believe it's not better
If 2013 was a tough year for butters and spreads (value was down 4.3% on volumes down 5.9%), the past year has been even t…
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Frozen food: sector melts as economy begins to thaw
As the credit crunch dawned, Britain entered a new ice age. Shoppers went looking for value…