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Baby & infant products 2023: Babyfood’s leading five brands falter
The category has mustered value growth of just 2% on volumes down 6.1%
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Savoury pastries 2023: Shoppers ditch pastries as prices soar
Cash-strapped shoppers have put down pasties and shunned sausage rolls
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Vaping & tobacco 2023: Controversy can’t prevent ElfBar boom
The continued growth of ElfBar and Lost Mary has come despite their devices being found to contain 50% more than the legal limit of liquid nicotine in independent testing
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Alcohol - wine 2023: Sparkling wine crashes out of favour
The party’s well and truly over for fizz
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Alcohol - beer & cider 2023: New brews beating lager stalwarts
Lager’s sales are in better shape than last year, but they’re still lacking fizz
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How advertisers got serious about humour: Top Campaigns 2023
i The days of earnest, purpose-driven marketing may be behind us. This year brands have turned to laughter to entice and entertain shoppers
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Eggs 2023: Brands make most of egg supply issues
Branded units are up 13.6% despite being 26.6% pricier on average
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Fresh - fruit & veg 2023: Perfect storm of challenges hits UK fruit
For an indicator of the crisis in fresh produce, just look at apples
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Personal care - beauty 2023: Bargains on beauty lines drive growth
The lipstick effect took on a literal meaning in 2023
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Ice cream 2023: Mackie’s bucking the trend in tubs
Mackie’s has earned the biggest - and almost the only - gain in the sector’s top 15
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Oils 2023: Brands ride out massive price rises
The Ukraine war has taken its toll on cooking oils this year
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Hot beverages 2023: Cost of living boosts own label instant coffee
For an affordable and convenient caffeine hit, more shoppers are turning to instant coffee
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Soft drinks - juices & smoothies 2023: Tropicana crashes as Moju soars
Moju has grown its top line 40.2% on volumes that have swelled 29.3%
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Cereal 2023: Cost of living and HFSS hit cereal brands
Of the top 20 brands, 16 have shifted fewer kilos than last year
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Bagged snacks 2023: Crisp brands prioritise exciting NPD
Creating excitement in bagged snacks will be crucial for brands overall as they work to claw back volumes
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Home baking 2023: Home bakers ditch brands for own label
Private label has shifted an extra 5.1 million kilos while brands have sold 1.3 million fewer
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Soft drinks - carbonates & energy drinks 2023: Viral drink Prime steals the spotlight
Prime’s performance is symptomatic of a buoyant sports & energy drinks market
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Ready meals 2023: Asian options benefit from at-home shift
Shoppers are turning to east Asian flavours as an alternative to pricier takeaways and meals out
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Soft drinks - bottled water, squash & cordial 2023: Slow summer hurts water’s volume sales
Five of the top 10 brands have felt the impact of the summer slump
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Pizza 2023: Posher pizzas take the fight to own label
Own label is king in pizza, with 65.5% of the category’s value across chilled and frozen