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Category ReportCHOCOLATE: Sharing shines as chocolatiers fight sugar price rises
Things have gone a bit sour for many in chocolate confectionery of late.
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Category ReportCEREALS: Some like it hot: classic cereal left out in the cold
It’s not been an easy 12 months for the cereal aisle. Industry observers suggest at least some of the old favourites…
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Category ReportCANNED GOODS: Down the can - consumers reject recession-busters
It has been a challenging year for canned foods. Price inflation caused by the hike in raw material prices has dramatically…
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CAKES: 'Boring' formats & bake-at-home create cake hole
The British love affair with cake appears to be on the wane, with volume sales down by 4.1% year-on-year.
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Category ReportBISCUITS: Some biscuits go soggy as others keep their crunch
Biscuit sales haven’t crumbled, but they’re not the downturn success story many experts thought they would be.
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Category ReportNo plans to stop at soup for Crosse & Blackwell
After changing hands last July, one of Britain’s oldest and most recognisable canned foods brands is to receive a long overdue makeover.
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Category ReportThe exotic canned food trend
Fancy some Giant Bug Chilli Paste on your sandwich? How about a healthy serving of Pork Brains in Milk Gravy?
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Category ReportCanned food suppliers look to build health cred
Consumers are attracted to canned goods for a number of reasons - but it’s fair to say that health has not, traditionally, been one.
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Category ReportCanned goods: Kantar Worldpanel data
Canned goods growth has accelerated in the past year to 4.2% compared with 1.7% in the previous year
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Category ReportCanned goods: Steeled for battle
Canned goods suppliers used to relish a recession in the same way confectionery suppliers delight in Christmas. Not any more.
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Category ReportHome baking: Kantar Worldpanel figures
The UK home baking market is currently worth £644.8m, and has grown by 18.2% year-on-year on the back of price…
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Category ReportSymphonyIRI data: Own-label butters show growth
In block butters, own label is winning share at the expense of brands - indeed, five of the top brands have…
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Category ReportSuppliers hoping the Jubilee spirit catches on
In the US, almost any occasion is an excuse to bake, with major sales uplifts at Thanksgiving, Independence Day…
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Category ReportCould men help to grow the baking market?
Home baking might not sound particularly macho. Men mow the lawn, or clean the car, but they don’t bake, do they?
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Category ReportAnyone for pies or cakes... on a stick?
Who fancies chicken layer cake, shot with a hubba bubba heart and a dollop of hamburger cream on a stick?
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Category ReportBaking sugars and Moshi Monster cake kits
This new range is the first in the sector to explicitly target home bakers, specifically those lacking experience and confidence.
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Category ReportHome baking: Selling like hot cakes
Home baking is hot. In the past five years, the market has almost doubled in size from £376m to £645m…
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Category ReportOnes to watch: canned goods
Pie brand Fray Bentos is set to break out of pastry - into ambient soups
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Category ReportThe best TV ads of 2011
How great was your last TV ad? Ask 100 people and you’re likely to get 100 different opinions.
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Category ReportOC&C Global 50
Global fmcg giants are losing out to smart smaller operators in emerging markets, according to the 10th Global 50 ranking.