All Industry Insight articles
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Comment & OpinionKevin makes a case for the boozer in ‘Pub Alone’
Grown-up Macaulay Culkin-a-like Kevin finds himself apparently abandoned in his local boozer. Hooray!
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Comment & OpinionThe English Table: a scientific and cultural history of British food
Author Jill Norman interrogates the topic from multiple angles: scientific, cultural and downright tragicomic
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RankingsWhat 2024 sales data teaches us about thriving in 2025
Inflation did ease mid-year but consumers remained cautious, leaving brands with a tough challenge, says Rachel White, NIQ UK & Ireland MD
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Analysis & FeaturesTop campaigns 2024: Who killed the traditional TV ad?
Research shows Brits are turning away from TV ads. Are smartphones or retail media responsible? Or is the victim not quite as dead as we thought?
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Comment & OpinionShoppers have been re-evaluating red meat, but not necessarily in a good way
The Top Products Survey is always full of surprises. And this one, tracking the performance of thousands of products in a record 127 categories – has more surprises than ever
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ProfilesSt Ewe Eggs’ Rebecca Tonks on cigars, horses and Joe Wicks
’I just love a cigar. It makes my toes tingle, the flavour and the smell: perfection’
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Category ReportSquash goes posh: Adult soft drinks category report 2024
Premium fruit cordials are booming as the wider adult soft drinks category struggles. Who’s cashing in on the posh squash trend?
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NewsLIVE 2025 Retail Week x The Grocer full programme revealed
The one-day event showcases the latest thinking in technology, digital and customer innovation across retail and grocery
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Comment & OpinionGrocers are missing a trick with Christmas toy sales
Grocers can capitalise on the influx of Christmas demand to claim a larger share of the toy market, says Melissa Symonds, executive director, UK toys at Circana
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Rosalie De Bruin, senior brand manager, Danone
’If you have a strict career plan in place, you’re not going to be as open to new opportunities. And you really don’t know where life can take you!’
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Comment & OpinionA thumbs-up for Captain Morgan’s odd ad
The oddity of the ‘thumbs’ ad, unveiled this week in Canada (and set to hit GB TV screens in February), feels different
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Analysis & FeaturesNice idea: how sustainable rice farming can catch on
New techniques can lower ‘plane crazy’ CO2 emissions from rice
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Comment & OpinionDispatches uncovers brazen, highly organised shoplifting tactics
The eye-opening episode saw journalist Matt Shea hunt for the ringleader of the ‘Morrisons Four’
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Analysis & FeaturesThe battle for the best Christmas ad 2024: which ones impress our expert panel?
From a star-laden ‘crime scene’ to Kevin Carrot making boob jokes, this year’s ads are a varied bunch
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Comment & OpinionChaos cakes and ‘newstalgia’: Pinterest’s 2025 food & drink trends
We predict next year will be all about experimentation, playfulness and expression, says Beth Horn, MD at Pinterest UK
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ProfilesMerchant Gourmet MD Richard Peake on buffets, Elf and an HFSS tax
‘In an ideal world, unhealthy and highly processed foods would be expensive through heavy taxation’
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Comment & OpinionSticking-plaster tactics won’t solve systemic food issues
Instead of trying to treat the symptoms, we should be asking why problems of injustice and ill health are happening to begin with, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Category ReportBack with a bang: food to go trends 2024
Food to go has exploded in the past year, with annual unit sales at last overcoming the slump caused by Covid. Who’s cashing in?
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Comment & OpinionValue isn’t all about price. Know your brand’s DNA
Price is just one facet of value – and it may not even be the most important for long-term growth, says Rachel White, MD UK&I at NIQ
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Comment & OpinionBrands are missing a trick by neglecting older shoppers
As our population ages, there is a huge opportunity for brands to target older consumers, says Jonny Forsyth, director of Mintel Food & Drink