Long reads – Page 173
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Analysis and FeaturesIce cream up £32m as Brits go for luxury
Thanks partly to the twin heatwaves Britain enjoyed this summer, an extra £31.7m of ice cream was shifted
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Analysis and FeaturesNutella takes top spread as Marmite fails
As unlikely as it seems, this sector has been the scene of grocery’s biggest post Brexit vote bust-up
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Analysis and FeaturesLaundry: major players hope it will all come out in the wash
It was a year in which £83m was wiped off sales and only one of the top five detergents achieved growth
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Analysis and FeaturesMen fork out £5m less on grooming
The decline of metrosexual man and rise of the bearded hipster has intensified pressure
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Analysis and FeaturesAs happy as a pig in ...? Pork pastry booms
Premium savoury pastry players must be as happy as pigs in the proverbial right now
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Analysis and FeaturesBrexit and bad harvest hit oil prices
Much-needed growth has returned to the flagging oils category. But it’s largely been down to inflation
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Analysis and FeaturesOral care all white as sales surge by £7m
At last – reason to smile in the struggling personal care sector!…
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Analysis and FeaturesNexium gives most relief as OTC sales fall
If you’re looking for relief from all the doom, gloom and deflation, you won’t find much here
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Analysis and FeaturesNappies and loo rolls hit rock bottom
It’s truly been a race to the bottom for paper products this past year
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Analysis and FeaturesPetcare's top dogs lose out to posh lines
Petcare is in the doghouse. The biggest brands have had millions clawed from their sales
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Analysis and FeaturesBrits fork out for healthier ready meals
Slimming World has piled on the pounds – £23.9m to be exact, the greatest gain of any ready meal brand in the past year
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Analysis and FeaturesPasta panned as rice and noodles rise
Carbohydrates have become collateral damage for supermarkets
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Analysis and FeaturesJarred sauces cool as health concerns rise
Brits are getting saucy. Rather than reaching for a jar of the ready-made stuff, they’re bubbling up a pan from scratch
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Analysis and FeaturesSugar & spice mark table sauce sector
Brits are showing growing willingness to try out a dollop of something exotic and/or spicy on their plates
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Analysis and FeaturesDurex stands proud as sex care rises £2m
Sex in the supermarkets is all about one brand: Durex, which has a 75% share of condoms, lubes and sex device sales
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Analysis and FeaturesA rough year for juices but smoothies fly
Juices and smoothies are looking decidedly green
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Analysis and FeaturesCoke crashes as sugar back lash grows
Life has been very tough for fizzy pop purveyors this year
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Analysis and FeaturesHeinz toils as soup lovers go off the boil
It would be easy to blame the weather for all of soup’s woes, what with last winter being the third warmest on record
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Analysis and FeaturesCoke makes waves with smartwater
The clash of the Titans continues in bottled water
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Analysis and FeaturesWill the litre deal dampen spirits sales?
Ask any marketer in any big booze supplier and they’ll tell you: growth in spirits is being driven by premium brands