All articles by Natalie Brown – Page 12
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Category ReportFocus on Ice Cream: Magnum force
Ice cream has a new hero: super-indulgent handheld treats. But can the category return to growth by going posh?…
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Category ReportFrozen yoghurt in healthy sales surge
Super-indulgent stick and tub formats might be ones to watch in the ice cream aisle in 2013, but so is super-healthy froze…
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Category ReportFocus on Ice Cream: the latest NPD
The Beechdean Group has signed a licensing deal with Nickelodeon to bring SpongeBob SquarePants ice cream to the UK…
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Category ReportShoppers spoiled for choice as ice cream promotions increase
There was no shortage of deals in ice cream in 2012…
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Category ReportIce cream: Kantar Worldpanel analyst comments
Growth in ice cream has been driven almost entirely by an increase in average volume prices…
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Category ReportNet boost as ice cream suppliers vary advertising tactics
The top 10 biggest advertisers slashed their spend by a third last year – but this masked big differences in strategy…
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Category ReportKelly's of Cornwall star of top 10 ice cream brands
Kelly’s of Cornwall has got it licked…
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Focus on ice cream
Ice cream has a new hero: super-indulgent handheld treats. But can the category return to volume growth in 2013 by going posh?
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Category ReportPouch and sachet formats - ignore them at your peril
Cooking sauces are going all Hollywood…
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Category ReportCooking sauces: the latest NPD
Curry fans no longer need to head to the nearest Indian restaurant for a Goan prawn curry…
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Why cooking sauces need to cook up more NPD
A lack of innovation has taken its toll on cooking sauce sales… and pouches may be part of the problem…
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Category ReportFocus on cooking sauces
A lack of innovation has taken its toll on cooking sauce sales… and pouches may be part of the problem rather than the solution
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Category ReportEaster - innovations
The Lindt bunny better watch its back there’s a new rabbit in town. Ferrero Rocher is adding a ‘golden touch’ to the £35m…
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Category ReportHome-baked Easter is just what the Dr ordered
Simnel is no longer the only cake on offer at Easter. People are whipping up all manner of home-baked goodies to mark the occasion…
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Category ReportEaster eggs go off the boil
The egg came before the chicken in Easter confectionery… but the chicken made up for lost time in 2012…
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Category ReportBeyond eggs: Easter toy story to get 'interesting'
Thought Easter was all about chocolate? Think again. Easter toys have been a key sales driver in Europe for years and now the trend is taking off here.“Toys make a perfect gift for Easter,” says Frederique Tutt, toy industry analyst for consumer market research company The NPD Group. “Toys sales ...
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Focus on Easter
Traditional treats are lagging, but confectioners and even toymakers are doing all they can to rejuvenate the Easter market
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Category ReportHot beverages - Builders' tea diluted by fancy brews
Whatever happened to the good old British cuppa? Walk down the hot beverages aisle today and you’re inundated…
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Analysis & FeaturesWaste not want not
Remember the Wombles? A new breed of entrepreneurs is making good use of what they find in oder to reduce the millions of tonnes of food waste sent to landfill every year.
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Category ReportHot beverage innovations: Sachets and hot chocolate sticks
In a bid to reverse declining sales, GlaxoSmithKline is launching a cappuccino-flavoured version of Horlicks.