Archive of all analysis and features articles – Page 10
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Cereal 2023: Cost of living and HFSS hit cereal brands
Of the top 20 brands, 16 have shifted fewer kilos than last year
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Bagged snacks 2023: Crisp brands prioritise exciting NPD
Creating excitement in bagged snacks will be crucial for brands overall as they work to claw back volumes
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Personal care - oral care 2023: Brits brush up on green innovations
A growing number of shoppers are choosing eco-friendly products for their oral health – and innovative challengers are at the forefront of the sustainability drive
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Home baking 2023: Home bakers ditch brands for own label
Private label has shifted an extra 5.1 million kilos while brands have sold 1.3 million fewer
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Personal hygiene 2023: Bathroom brands face plastic fight
The nation’s bathrooms have a problem: plastic waste
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Soft drinks - carbonates & energy drinks 2023: Viral drink Prime steals the spotlight
Prime’s performance is symptomatic of a buoyant sports & energy drinks market
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Baby & infant products 2023: Babyfood’s leading five brands falter
The category has mustered value growth of just 2% on volumes down 6.1%
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Ready meals 2023: Asian options benefit from at-home shift
Shoppers are turning to east Asian flavours as an alternative to pricier takeaways and meals out
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Batteries 2023: No boost yet from home working shift
The category maintained overall value thanks to price inflation of 4.6% per pack
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Eggs 2023: Brands make most of egg supply issues
Branded units are up 13.6% despite being 26.6% pricier on average
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Soft drinks - bottled water, squash & cordial 2023: Slow summer hurts water’s volume sales
Five of the top 10 brands have felt the impact of the summer slump
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Pizza 2023: Posher pizzas take the fight to own label
Own label is king in pizza, with 65.5% of the category’s value across chilled and frozen
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Frozen food 2023: Frozen grabs attention as inflation hits
Supermarket shoppers are spending more of their time in the frozen aisle
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Meat-free 2023: Plant-based feels brunt of tight budgets
Overall, the category has lost 4.2% of its volumes, and £38.4m of its value
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Dairy - yoghurts 2023: Brands turn to functional yoghurt lines
Private label has grown volumes by 4.6%
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Dairy - cheese 2023: Cheese snack lines secure brand loyalty
Strings & Things is the only top 10 name to have grown volumes as well as value
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Canned goods 2023: On-trend fish cans still face falling sales
Meals centred on canned fish took off in earnest in early 2023
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Confectionery - sugar 2023: HFSS rules keep candy on its toes
Not only have confectioners faced the same supply chain challenges and cost pressures as everyone else, they’ve also had to get to grips with the ban on HFSS lines in impulse fixtures
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Dairy - butters & spreads 2023: BSM suffers volume blow as prices rise
Inflation-driven volume declines in butters, spreads & margarine have slowed in the past year
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Savoury pastries 2023: Shoppers ditch pastries as prices soar
Cash-strapped shoppers have put down pasties and shunned sausage rolls