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Category ReportStatic charge: batteries category report 2020
Brits have been powering up more devices at home, boosting core battery sales. But less travel has disrupted other power generators
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Feature SynopsisFocus on Male Grooming: 6 July
From bamboo razors to reusable packaging schemes, male grooming is getting sustainable
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Lunchbox and Back to School: 29 June
Why is Britain turning to leftovers? And how are children’s lunchbox options adapting to growing health concerns?
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Feature SynopsisPersonal Care Series: Good Enough to Eat, 5 January
A new wave of beauty products and toiletries is hitting retailer shelves – and they’re good enough to eat.
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Feature SynopsisFocus on Sports and Nutrition: 22 September
Wake up to the ‘woke’ sports buff. Today’s gym bunnies are no longer just chowing down on protein bars and extolling the virtues of a paleo diet
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Feature SynopsisFocus on Batteries: 25 August
New formats such as Powerbanks and micro batteries are offering charge for the devices that are preoccupying the younger generation: smartphones and wearable technology
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Feature SynopsisFocus on lunchbox: 30 June
Are we facing the end of the sandwich? Once a lunchbox staple, the humble sarnie is in continuing decline
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Category ReportFocus on Food To Go: do sarnies stack up?
Is there no one left in Britain who can make a sandwich? So screamed the Daily Mail’s front page splash on 10 November…
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Category ReportFocus on Lunchbox
Schools are policing lunchboxes. Parents may be packing kids off with more fruit, but 26% admit flouting packed lunch rule…
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Category ReportFocus on Oils
Sunflower oil has stolen the top spot from vegetable… but is it already under threat from own label-driven extra virgin?
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Category ReportAre we becoming a bunch of Hyacinths?
Britain is becoming increasingly house proud, with volumes up in all bar one of the household subcategories…
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Category ReportShoppers on ‘green wave’ to cleaner households
Shoppers don’t just want clean undies these days. They want their consciences to be spotless too. Hence the rise in environmentally friendly household brands.
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Category ReportLeerdammer and Dairy Crest have year round TV ads for cheese
Leerdammer’s been flashing the cash, a hike in spend of more than 200% elevating it to the number nine spot…
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Category ReportWyke Farms, Butlers, Dziugas, Pilgrims Choice: NPD in cheese
A 15-month-old ‘full and rounded’ vintage Cheddar is the latest offering from Somerset-based Wyke Farms…
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Category ReportThe rise of low fat and salt cheeses
‘Healthy’ and ‘cheese’ are not two words historically seen in the same sentence…
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Category ReportDziugas sets up coffee shops to promote new cheese
Lithuanian cheese brand Džiugas is taking the concept of sampling to another level…
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Category ReportNew Philadelphia flavours inspire own-label copies
‘Chocolate Philly – don’t be silly’ Jennifer Saunders told viewers in an ad campaign…
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Category ReportAssosia assesses cheese market promotional activity
All of the 10 most-promoted cheese brands (including own label) have increased their use of featured space deals…
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Category ReportCheese brands look to cross-category launches
Crunch time is fast approaching for many mainstream cheese brands as growth becomes increasingly elusive…
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Category ReportFirst Milk eyes growth after deal with Adams
After losing a major contract to Arla to supply own-label Cheddar to Asda, things could be looking up for First Milk…