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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.
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Category ReportHistory of Brands
What is a brand? Why do brands exist? Laura Evans lifts the lid on how brands began - and how they’ve changed.
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Category ReportBeers over 7.5% blamed for problem drinking
When duty breaks for beers below 2.8% abv were announced last October, the fact that beers over 7.5% abv would be required to pay more duty attracted relatively little attention.
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Category ReportToys and collectibles: no longer just child's play
Next time you see a lone 40-year-old man hanging around the toy aisle, don’t be too quick to alert security.
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Category ReportImproving picture for frozen foods
After years of false starts and missed opportunities, are we finally entering a new ice age?
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Category ReportGreat year for great Scots food
Dark clouds are hovering over the Scottish food and drink industry at the moment.
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Category ReportPower List 2012
In drawing up this year’s Power List we’ve weighed up everything from market clout to reputation, media attention and influence - on not just their own businesses, but the industry as a whole.
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Category ReportGrocery Retail Structure 2012
The convenience sector is in growth for the first time in a decade, but it’s supermarket chains and symbol groups that are driving it.
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Category ReportOILS: Oils squeezed by pressure of promotions
The biggest brands in cooking oils individually continue to chalk up strong growth…
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Category ReportMeat & Fish Supplement 2012
The big players in meat snacks are in doldrums, but smaller players are growing strongly. Plus the EU’s…
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Category ReportTop 50 Independents 2012
As the Top 50 independents mark a solid year, MBOs are increasingly in vogue, with Iceland’s Malcolm Walker setting the pace as he looks to take control.
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Category ReportEau what an opportunity for bottled water!
Could 2012 be the year bottled water stops being a nice to have and becomes a need to have?