All articles by Laura Evans
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Category ReportSoup: Own label on top as soup war heats up
The big story in soup this year has been the battle of the brands versus own label…
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Category ReportTable sauces - Some like it hot, but sales run a tad cold
Britain, it seems, is well and truly off the sauce…
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Category ReportRice, pasta & noodles - Pot snacks give brands instant win
On most people’s lists of cheap, filling foodstuffs, rice, pasta and noodles would probably feature…
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Category ReportOils: Oils struggle to kick deal dependency
It’s hard to think of a more commoditised market than oils – and for yet another year the category has suffered…
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Category ReportLaundry: New formats winning out once again
After a blip last year, when consumers’ long-term migration to gels and liquids was suspended…
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James & spreads: Jams stuck in reverse as spreads shine
Fewer and fewer consumers, it seems, want jam today…
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Cereals: Pot of gold? It's all about the deskfast
With more and more breakfasts eaten at work or even in transit…
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Cakes: Cake brands fail to rise to the occasion
Another year, another slightly stale performance in the cakes sector…
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Bread: Sliced sales suffer as new formats fly
Daily bread? Not so much. As the long-term fall in consumption continues, there’s no relief for sliced loaves…
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Analysis & FeaturesA great year for sport. A washout for grocery...
Exhilarating highs. Crashing lows. With the Jubilee and Olympics on the cards, everyone expected 2012 to be a year of extremes…
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NewsBig brands feel the pinch as shoppers buy fewer staples
Shoppers are cutting back on staple products, including bread, tea, fruit juice, cheese, pasta and breakfast cereals…
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NewsYe Olde Oak to rival Peperami with peperoni snack line
Ye Olde Oak will go head-to-head with Peperami next year when it rolls out a snacking peperoni….
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NewsTesco axes New Covent Garden soups
New Covent Garden Soup Co has been delisted by Tesco – a year after the retailer launched its own chilled soup brand.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat's new in the global food marketplace? The sights at Sial
Sial 2012 took place in Paris this week. Here’s our pick of the most interesting products and stands.
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Comment & Opinion
Turning up the Turbo Tango
You couldn’t ask for a better demonstration of Turbo Tango’s USP.
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NewsBreakfast biscuits higher in satfat than a Hobnob
Breakfast biscuits contain more saturated fat - and less fibre - than McVitie’s Hobnobs, research by The Grocer has revealed.
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NewsUK biscuit brands feel full force of economic crunch
Sales of 14 of the UK’s top 20 biscuit brands - including Hobnobs, Jaffa Cakes and Kit Kat - have dipped as shoppers trade down to own label and retailers pull back on multibuys.
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NewsHP, Branston and Lea & Perrins down as Brits go off the sauce
Traditional sauces and condiments are failing to cut the mustard with today’s shoppers - plunging eight of the top 10 brands into decline.
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Rankings
91-100: Britain's Biggest Alcohol Brands 2012
Some of Carlsberg’s brands are struggling, but the same can’t be said of Holsten…
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Category ReportRice & Noodles: SymphonyIRI data
Uncle Ben’s remains the largest rice brand, although its sales have plateaued…