All articles by Natalie Brown – Page 10
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Category ReportAs tea bags get squeezed are tea sticks the answer?
Could the days of the humble tea bag be numbered? In a bid to stir up some excitement in premium tea, suppliers are turning to a new format.
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Tea giants unite in face of climate challenge
The impact of climate change and soaring populations in tea producing countries is exercising the minds of many in the industry.
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Category ReportCan hot fruit drinks stir up a new subcategory?
The founder of posh tea brand Clipper Teas is hoping to create a brand new sub-category with the launch of FruitBroo, a seven-strong range of caffeine-free hot drinks.
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Category ReportTea brands change tactics as steeper deals miss the spot
Half of Twinings’ volume may be sold on deal, but those promotions help keep customers loyal…
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Category ReportTea troubles: a spotta bother for the traditional cuppa
As hot drinks steam ahead, more of us are skipping tea. Why? How can this most English mainstay be returned to growth?…
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Analysis & FeaturesButters and spreads: can provenance trump promotions?
Can playing the provenance card give butter enough cachet to reverse losses? It’s working for ‘British’ Anchor and Kerrygold
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Analysis & FeaturesToasted cheese is old hat as cooking with cheese comes of age
From Tesco to Philadelphia, retailers and suppliers want to inspire Brits to use cheese in a wider range of hot dishes
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Category ReportFocus on rice and noodles
Rice & noodles are flying. But can brands continue to stave off own label by pushing posher, pricier and more convenient NPD?…
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Focus on rice & noodles: the challenge for brands
Rice & noodles are flying. But can brands continue to stave off own label with posher, pricier and more convenient NPD?…
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Category ReportThe lunchbox squeeze
A proposed ban on school packed lunches has forced the sector to take a long hard look at its health credentials… or lac…
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Category ReportFocus on free-from: From fad to fashion
The free-from category is booming, widening into new categories and pulling in mainstream manufacturers…
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Category ReportFocus on butter & spreads
Butter is booming. But with costs rising, is growth sustainable and how can margarine recover lost sales?
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Category ReportInnovations in butter and spreads
As spread sales slide, butter is booming. What is happening in NPD in the butter and spreads sector?
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Category ReportArla shifts promo tactics to push value back into category
It’s not how much you promote that really matters in butters and spreads…
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Category ReportRecord price hikes for dairy farmers in tight times
With bad weather leading to continuing milk shortages, manufacturers are set to feel the pinch in 2013…
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Category Report'Healthy' spreads face battle to convince shoppers
There may have been a glut of health-orientated NPD but sales in the sub-category are anything but healthy…
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Category ReportFocus on butter & spreads: Moove over margarine
Butter is booming. But with costs rising, is growth sustainable and how can margarine recover lost sales?…
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NewsBazooka Candy launches Despicable Me 2 sweets
Bazooka Candy Brands has linked with Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment to launch Despicable Me 2 sweets…
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NewsKellogg’s Crunchy Nut sponsors C4's Million Pound Drop
Kellogg’s Crunchy Nut is to sponsor Channel 4’s hit live TV game show The Million Pound Drop in a six-week campaign that launched on Friday (14 June).
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NewsSmall cakes boost lead over large cakes as NPD pays off
Volume sales of small cakes have overtaken large cakes – in part thanks to inventive NPD, new research from Mintel revealed today.