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Analysis & FeaturesTop Products Survey 2013: Executive Summary report
It’s been a year of polarised priorities, as shoppers seek out both value for money and a little comfort. So who has benef…
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest value winners in 2013
As part of The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2013, we round up the biggest brand winners in 2013…
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Analysis & FeaturesBiggest value losers in 2013
The Grocer’s Top Products Survey continues with a look at the biggest brand fallers of the year…
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Analysis & FeaturesSqueezing the pips: how to get the most out of your ad budget
Ten per cent of British ad spend comes from food retailers and suppliers, yet the effectiveness of such ads is falling…
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Analysis & FeaturesIndulgence dominates promotional space in run-up to Christmas
With Christmas just days away, the gondola ends of the nation’s supermarkets are more than ever focused on indulgence…
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Analysis & FeaturesBagged snacks: Sharing bags take a bigger bite of the market
The disastrous 2012 potato crop flattered the fiercely competitive bagged snacks market but sharing has huge currency…
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Analysis & FeaturesBaby products: China causes a riot in baby formula aisle
Baby formula usually has enough to cope with from the breast is best brigade, but 2013 has been even more controversial…
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Analysis & FeaturesCosmetics: Nail cosmetics now a better barometer than lipstick
It’s time to rethink the phrase ‘lipstick economy’…
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Analysis & FeaturesSpreads: Marmite will hate losing to Rowse Honey
Britain’s going sweet on honey. Rowse, the country’s biggest honey brand, has ousted Marmite from the top…
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Analysis & FeaturesYoghurts: Müller steals top spot back from Danone
Müller’s is back. With Corner making a triumphant return as category leader…
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery has a sweet and sour year
It’s been a sweet and sour year for sugar…
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Analysis & FeaturesCanned Food: Has Beanz? Heinz hit by £16m sales slump
Britain’s off the beans. We’ve forked out £20.8m less on them in the past year than in 2012…
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Analysis & FeaturesBiscuits: It's a Rocky road, but Belvita is flying
Britain has well and truly woken up to the concept of biscuits for breakfast…
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Analysis & FeaturesCereals: Brits go potty for porridge with Quaker
Porridges, mueslis and granola ruled the roost in cereals in 2013…
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco: Tailormades lose share to rolling tobacco
In the world of non-electric cigarettes, hand rolling tobacco (HRT) has once again been the success story of the year….
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream: lolly sales soar in summer heat, but tubs stand still
Ice cream has been a game of two halves – the hot summer fuelled a boom in handheld, while tubs were left on the (freezer)…
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Analysis & FeaturesOTC: Sniffles and coughs help sales flourish
That long, cold winter followed by a blistering summer has given over the counter a much-needed shot in the arm…
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Analysis & FeaturesPaper products: Brands lose out in nappy sales stinker
We may have seen a 23% hike in births over the past decade but that hasn’t stopped the nappy market from having a stinker…
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Analysis & FeaturesCheese category experienced 'a bloody difficult year' in 2013
What a difference a year makes. This time last year, the UK’s major cheese brands were celebrating a return to form…
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Analysis & FeaturesOils: Lack of rain in Spain falls mainly on oil
The lack of rainfall last year on the olive groves of Spain decimated the year’s harvest…