Long reads – Page 69
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Analysis and FeaturesDairy: yoghurts & desserts: Top Products 2020
While cheese, milk and butter have all enjoyed laudable gains this year, sales of yoghurt and potted desserts have been disappointing
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Analysis and FeaturesFrozen food: Top Products report 2020
Shoppers have sought to recreate their favourite pub and restaurant grub at home this year, and frozen has benefited
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Analysis and FeaturesHousehold: paper products: Top Products report 2020
It’s the image that defined pre-lockdown panic-buying: a shopper pushing a supermarket trolley brimming with toilet rolls
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Analysis and FeaturesBaby & infant products: Top Products report 2020
Big brands are losing shelf space as grocers focus on their own ranges and challenger brands
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Analysis and FeaturesE-cigarettes: Top Products 2020
Lockdown rules deemed vape stores non-essential, and they were obliged to close for large swathes of 2020
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Analysis and FeaturesAlcohol: Beer & cider: Top Products 2020
Stella and other big-name lagers are some of the highest-grossing brands in this entire Top Products report
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Analysis and FeaturesAlcohol: Spirits & RTDs: Top Products 2020
Britain’s love affair with premixed cocktails has hit new heights in the age of lockdown
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Analysis and FeaturesAlcohol: Wine: Top Products report 2020
Sales of table wine are up £717.4m, and nearly every brand in the top 50 is in growth
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Analysis and FeaturesTop Products Survey 2020: How Food Came Home
We teamed up with Nielsen to review the performance of the leading brands, and own label, in 108 categories, from alcoholic drinks to tobacco, via condoms, bleach, ready meals and, of course, toilet paper
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Analysis and FeaturesBiscuits: Top Products report 2020
“Customers are looking for something that provides them with little moments of joy at home, and biscuits do just that”
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Analysis and FeaturesSoft drinks: carbonates & energy drinks: Top Products report 2020
Large multipacks of cola and lemonade sold well this year as Brits sought mixers for at-home drinking occasions
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Analysis and FeaturesMeat-free: Top Products report 2020
The plant-based behemoth’s performance was underwhelming in a year of huge gains for the category
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Analysis and FeaturesCereals: Top Products report 2020
During lockdown sales of cereal surged, but a dichotomy between health and indulgence has emerged
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Analysis and FeaturesSoft drinks: bottled water, squashes & cordials: Top Products report 2020
Bottled water has lost £148.5m this year as on-the-go sales dried up
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Analysis and FeaturesBagged snacks: Top Products 2020
Source: Unsplash When times get tough, Brits turn to crisps. At least, that’s what the sales figures suggest. In the first month of the initial national lockdown, sales surged by a fifth on the same time last year. That’s proven a substantial boost to full-year performance. The ...
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Analysis and FeaturesHousehold: cleaning: Top Products 2020
An extra 49 million packs of surface care products went through the tills this year
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Analysis and FeaturesSoft drinks: juices & smoothies: Top Products 2020
The category has suffered 2020’s fourth-biggest decline by absolute value: £50.2m
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Analysis and FeaturesCakes: Top Products report 2020
In a year of home baking and little to celebrate, value went flat
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Analysis and FeaturesFree-from: Top Products report 2020
Oat milk has grown ahead of soya, lactose-free and nut milks
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Analysis and FeaturesHot beverages: Top Products report 2020
Shoppers have splashed out on tea, coffee and hot chocolate this year but it doesn’t touch the heavy losses endured by foodservice