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Category ReportThe rise of ‘homecooked’ ready meals
Ready meals are booming thanks to hearty NPD and marketing that challenges UPF associations. Whose sales are heating up?
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NewsGherkin brand Mrs Elswood adds Pickle Bites for on-the-go snacking
The NPD will ‘help consumers enjoy our gherkins wherever they may be’, according to the brand
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NewsPrinces hits out at union as industrial action rumbles on
Unite warned strike action was ‘likely to lead to shortages in supermarkets and shops’
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NewsM&S backs brain health and mushrooms in new year NPD drive
Two brand new functional food & drink ranges have launched into M&S food halls and Ocado
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NewsMr Kipling seeks to ‘modernise’ tarts with two new flavours
Strawberries & Cream and Birthday Cake were designed to appeal to younger shoppers
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Analysis & Features2024 in grocery: Seven trends that influenced food and drink innovation
From Wicked collabs to the K-food wave, we look at the inspiration behind grocery’s most significant trend-led food and drink launches for 2024
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NewsMr Organic channels Bold Bean Co with range of pulses in glass jars
The beans are ‘cooked to perfection in Italy’, according to Mr Organic
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Analysis & FeaturesFood, drink and fmcg’s best new launches of 2024
Each of the categories covered in our Top Products report features a Top Launch – the product most significant to its respective category in 2024
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RankingsThe winners and losers of 2024 by brand and category
The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2024 in association with NIQ found these products to be the most significant in terms of value and volume lost and gained over the past year
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NewsTop Products Survey 2024: scratch cooking boom boosts fresh meat and fresh veg sales
The Grocer’s Top Products survey 2024 reveals how this year’s focus on home cooking has benefited a whole host of kitchen cupboard staples.
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RankingsSoup 2024: health now huge driver of chilled soup sales
This year’s success in chilled soup boils down to health
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RankingsCanned goods 2024: Beanz bashed but NPD aids canned sales
Heinz’s baked beans have struggled to perform, losing 1.3% value and 0.6% of volumes
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Analysis & FeaturesNice idea: how sustainable rice farming can catch on
New techniques can lower ‘plane crazy’ CO2 emissions from rice
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NewsUnited Food Brands appoints Neil Pittman as sales director
Pittman, who has three decades’ experience in the fmcg industry, joined the business last month
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ProfilesMerchant Gourmet MD Richard Peake on buffets, Elf and an HFSS tax
‘In an ideal world, unhealthy and highly processed foods would be expensive through heavy taxation’
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NewsPeanut allergy advice on mustard lifted as FSA investigation ends
The FSA issued an initial recall of 48 products after identifying contaminated mustard powder supplied by FGS Ingredients
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Store cupboard – Sweet
This cookie mix for stuffed s’mores from Dr. Oetker is a bang on-trend addition to the baking aisle
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Store cupboard – Savoury
These winning crackers have an ultra-premium look and feel – which reflects the hand-crafted production process behind each bite
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2024: Rice, pulses, pasta & noodles
The term ‘ramen’ has overtaken Google searches for ‘stir fry’, which makes this ready-made ramen broth a smart launch
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NewsFarm Shop & Deli Product Awards 2025 open for entries
This year’s awards will be accepting entries across a range of food, drink and non-food categories