Category reports – Page 87
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Cakes: wrapped comes to t
The cakes market is showing a surge of great activity through its realignment away from the tea table and into the snack box. Mintel's research shows overall growth will be driven by the wrapped cakes sector at the expense of the unwrapped sector,...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Bottled sauces: on a flat
The bottled sauce market has remained largely static, in real value terms, since 1995. According to Mintel, it was estimated to be worth nearly £227m in 2000. Lifestyle changes more working women, smaller households, greater focus on leisure...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: soft drinks: Carbonates:
A number of factors drive the carbonates market, not least of which are the under-15s. These account for approximately one third of volume consumption, and have greater spending money for an increased availability of product, not to mention the...
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Brandwatch: Mintel category report: Non-sweet biscuits the
The market for non-sweet biscuits was valued at an estimated £275m in 2001. Plain biscuits are the unhappy story of the market because consumer interest has waned. The ever-growing awareness of foods of the world means that they demand an...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Fruit juice and juice dri
Between 1995 and 2000, the fruit juice and juice drinks sector grew by an estimated 51% in volume terms. In 2000, the total juice sector sold a volume of 1,879 million litres, equating to sales of £1,973m. The main threat for fruit juices comes...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Breakfast cereals
Cereals: a key meal but when? Over the last 20 years, there has been considerable promotion of the breakfast occasion as a key meal of the day, with a high nutritional content. This has contributed to good growth for the breakfast market....
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Brandwatch Mintel Category Report: Household cleaning produc
The total market for household cleaners and polishes has experienced a period of stagnation since 1996. The market reached a value of a little over £493m in 2000, representing only 7% growth in 1995-2000. This may be explained by a degree of...
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Brandwatch Mintel Category Report: Biscuits: portability and
Changing eating habits have been at the core of new biscuit market trends. While biscuit eating has traditionally accompanied hot drink consumption, sweet products have moved more firmly into the snacking arena. More food is being eaten on the go...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Dogfood market
Fewer dogs but food spend is up Mintel's latest petfood research finds a growth in the sales of dogfood, the value increasing by almost 20% between 1995-2000 to reach £856m. This increase has occurred despite declining dog ownership levels. The...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Baby food and drink: thri
Despite a dwindling birth rate and advertising restrictions, the baby food and drink market grew by over 20% between 1995 and 2000 to reach £372.5m. This performance reflects manufacturers' success in adding value, creating new segments through new...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: chocolate confectionery
Confectionery: countlines rule The chocolate confectionery market was worth an estimated £3.8bn in 2000, an increase of 17% on 1995. The sugar confectionery market was worth £1.7bn, accounting for around 30% of total confectionery sales....
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Organic food
Organics: a receptive audience The growth of the organic food market has been fuelled by food related scares such as pesticide residues, GM foods and cancer risks. Each of these has urged consumers to further embrace organic labels. Mintel valued...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: "in car" food and drink
Dashboard dining drives sales With 28 million cars on the road by 2000, it is not surprising there has been a noticeable increase in eating on the go. The potential market for dashboard dining is growing in line with the growth in the use of...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: UK wine market: growth of
The UK wine market is currently prospering at 7% per annum. Between 1995 and 2000, sales of red wine increased from 280 million litres to an estimated 445 million litres, overtaking white wine's larger share in volume sales. Wine sales are growing...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Vitamins/mineral suppleme
Despite the negative effect of the media on the efficacy and promotional bloodline of the vitamins, minerals and supplements manufacturers, the market gained a real growth of 5%, over 1999 with a value of £365m in 2000. The sector had its worst...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: TV snack foods
Informal eating/TV snack foods The television set has a virtually universal presence in UK homes. Some 98% of adults own or have access to a TV, and the average number of TV sets per household has increased to two, up from an average of 1.75 sets...
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Brandwatch Mintel Category report: Washing detergents/laundr
The total market for washing detergents and laundry aids was valued at £1.2bn in 2000. New product development and related advertising and promotion have been key features in maintaining consumer interest in what are basically commodity products....
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Sanpro
Promotions drive volume Modern women's need for sanitary protection varies and therefore wide ranges of sanitary protection products are essential to their comfort and performance. The key driver of demand for sanitary protection products is, of...
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Brandwatch: Mintel category report: nappies
Nappies: mums have more cash The battle for babies' bottoms in a dwindling consumer base is being fought largely via new product development. Birth rate and population trends are of course the major drivers of market volume sales of nappies. The...
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Brandwatch Mintel category report: Crisps, snacks: innnovati
The general trend towards casual eating and away from formal mealtimes, including lighter packed lunches, has benefited crisps and snacks. Young children enjoy interesting textures, pronounced flavours and cheap prices. Teenagers and young...