Category reports – Page 55
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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…
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Category ReportSmall organic suppliers to woo retail's big cheeses
It’s not so much a case of being left on the shelf… organic cheese is having trouble even getting on the shelf…
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Category ReportKantar Worldpanel on the cheese market
Cheddar makes up 54% of the total cheese market and growth has been driven by volume…
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Category ReportFocus on Cheese: Hard cheese
Brands are being left on the shelf as shoppers opt for cheaper own label…
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Category ReportFocus on Cheese
Talk about hard cheese! Brands have had precious little luck over the past year as they have been battered by own label in the increasingly price-sensitive cheese aisle.
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Category ReportHiggidy, Birds Eye, Holland’s, Ginsters: NPD in pies
A Christmas-themed pie is the first in a series of Special Guest pies from Higgidy
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Category ReportMattessons, Holland’s, Jack Link’s, Pork Farms: NPD in meat snacks
The meat snacks category is short on choice for adults, says Mattessons
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Category ReportPies in desperate times?
Pies are struggling as meat snacks tap into demand for quick and convenient ‘mini meals’…
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Category ReportFocus on Pies and Meat Snacks
Desperate Dan, famed connoisseur of the cartoon cow pie, would be incredulous. Britain’s love of the simple pleasures of meat, veg and gravy wrapped in pastry seems to be waning.
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Category ReportFocus on Fish
It’s enough to send a shiver down the spine of anyone who makes a living from frozen fish. A 4.1% value decline in fish finger sales, on volumes down 4.6%.
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Category ReportFocus on World Foods
While chilled ready meals have grown gradually more adventurous and exotic, this has arguably detracted from a more fundamental, category-wide move by supermarkets to adapt better to Britain’s multicultural tastes.
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Category ReportFocus on World Foods
The explosion in world food has been attributed to package holidays and celebrity chefs; but the biggest source of growth …
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Category ReportThere is far more to Japanese than just sushi...
How do supermarkets overcome the technical barriers to be able to offer ‘fresh’ sushi?
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Category ReportChilled ready meals embrace modernity… and tertiary
The ready meals category is dominated by own label at 94.7% and its share has tightened as almost everyone revamps ranges or launches fresh offerings.
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Category ReportFoodies get kitted up to be more adventurous
Semi-scratch cooking is booming, with new suppliers on both the branded and own-label side creating credible world food meal kits.
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Category ReportFocus on Pasta
Bellissimo! The British love affair with Italy’s staple food has never been stronger. Sales of pasta have surged 7.3% to £385.7m on volumes up 6.2% in the past year.
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Category ReportFocus on Personal Care
We all know what it’s like to have a bad hair day. But the personal care category has just had a whole year of them…
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Category ReportFocus on Petcare
It’s claws out in petcare and own label has gained the upper paw. Retailer offerings have outgrown all but one of the top 10 bestsellers, leaping 6.5% in value - or £24.9m.
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Category ReportHeinz takes gluten-free pasta into mainstream
Traditionalists might balk at pasta made from anything but durum wheat…
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Category ReportFocus on Pasta: The Italian connection
With pasta sales booming, why aren’t sauces keeping pace? Are Brits losing their loyalty and making sauces from scratch?…