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Category ReportDear Mr Cameron...
We asked leading wholesale figures from the Big 30 what they would ask the government to do to help their business. Here’s what they said…
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Category ReportThe Big 30 wholesaler rankings
Booker’s acquisition of Makro is under investigation by the Competition Commission. As we reveal this year’s Big 30 wholesaler rankings…
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Category ReportFocus on household
They dominate share in household goods but the big names are being hammered by own label. And don’t mention the Olympics…
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Category ReportFocus on cereal
The daytime TV ad ban hit sugary kids cereals hard. Now they are aiming for the sweet spot with healthier offerings. Will they hit it?
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Category ReportFocus on baby and toddler
The infant care category has been hit by consumers cutting back - with baby food suppliers under pressure to fight for share
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Category ReportSomething borrowed AND something new
Although there have been numerous examples of cross-category packaging hitting the supermarket shelves over the past few years…
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Category ReportEaster eggs go off the boil
The egg came before the chicken in Easter confectionery… but the chicken made up for lost time in 2012…
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Category ReportThinking outside the box... or jar
Beer in a bag? Yoghurt in an edible container? Sprayable Marmite? Totally implausible?…
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Category ReportEaster - innovations
The Lindt bunny better watch its back there’s a new rabbit in town. Ferrero Rocher is adding a ‘golden touch’ to the £35m…
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Category ReportBeyond eggs: Easter toy story to get 'interesting'
Thought Easter was all about chocolate? Think again. Easter toys have been a key sales driver in Europe for years and now the trend is taking off here.“Toys make a perfect gift for Easter,” says Frederique Tutt, toy industry analyst for consumer market research company The NPD Group. “Toys sales ...
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Category ReportThe zero packaging store
Back in the 1980s, weigh-your-own shops were a common sight on Britain’s high streets.
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Category ReportHome-baked Easter is just what the Dr ordered
Simnel is no longer the only cake on offer at Easter. People are whipping up all manner of home-baked goodies to mark the occasion…
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Category ReportThe pundits' packaging picks
A plethora of innovative new packaging formats have hit supermarket shelves recently, from tactile drinks packs through to ingenious household cleaning products…
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Special report: packaging
There’s nothing new about brands nicking packaging ideas from other categories, but why has the trickle turned into a flood?
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Focus on Easter
Traditional treats are lagging, but confectioners and even toymakers are doing all they can to rejuvenate the Easter market
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Innovations: Jams, preserves, honey & spreads
Nutritional products specialist Lifeplan has struck a licensing deal to create a new branded honey for kids named after the Disney Junior…
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Category ReportIs Paddington the last fan of marmalade?
In the battle of the bears, Winnie the Pooh has soundly beaten his rival Paddington over the past 12 months…
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Category ReportDiscounter sales boom has spread... to spreads
It may come as a surprise to learn that the fastest growing jams, spreads and honey retailer is not Waitrose or one of the big four…
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Focus on jams, preserves, honey & spreads
Paddington’s favourite marmalade finds itself in a sticky situation with suppliers looking to other spreads to drive category growth…
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Category ReportCooking Sauces - Sauces suffer from scratch cooking shift
The cooking sauces category is stuck in a rut…