Long reads – Page 85
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Analysis & FeaturesSauces: table: Top Products report 2020
With nowhere to eat out in the summer, Brits enjoyed a taste of their favourite restaurants at home
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Analysis & 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 & 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 & FeaturesOils: Top Products 2020
Reduced harvests across southern Europe have tightened supplies and prices have started to creep up
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Analysis & 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 & 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 & FeaturesPersonal care: haircare: Top Products report 2020
Retailers have designated more shelf space to colour-protect lines this year as shoppers couldn’t get to salons
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Analysis & FeaturesBatteries: Top Products 2020
Grocers axed promotions to prevent stockpiling this year, leading to a boost in battery prices
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: cosmetics: Top Products 2020
Make-up has made huge losses this year as social gatherings were put on hold
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Analysis & FeaturesBakery & Bread: Top Products 2020
Housebound Brits have been making butties by the shedload in 2020
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Analysis & 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 & FeaturesFresh: Meat, fish & poultry: Top Products 2020
The closure of pubs and restaurants and the subsequent boom in home cooking has sent meat, fish and poultry sales soaring
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Analysis & FeaturesJams & spreads: Top Products 2020
Just five of the top 50 spreads brands are in volume decline this year
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold: laundry: Top Products 2020
The increase in home working has been the most significant blow to the category
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: over the counter: Top Products 2020
In the first half of 2020, cases of the common cold and influenza fell to nine times lower than the five-year average
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: male grooming: Top Products 2020
As men stayed at home this year, their attitude to being clean shaven got even more lax
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: oral care: Top Products 2020
Source: Unsplash Lockdown has played havoc with the nation’s teeth. With less socialising to do, Brits aren’t caring for their chompers like they used to. “New routines were always likely to emerge, and some shoppers did take a more relaxed approach to their standards of personal hygiene,” ...
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: grooming: Top Products 2020
In terms of brands, the biggest winners this year were those with eco credentials
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Analysis & FeaturesPetcare: Top Products 2020
Investment has been rich in petcare despite the continued decline in volume sales
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Analysis & FeaturesReady meals: Top Products 2020
The increase in scratch cooking during lockdown has pushed ready meals into decline