All articles by Natalie Brown – Page 4
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Category ReportBrain candy: Confectionery Category Report 2016 - innovation
As the war on sugar rages, sweet sales are holding up thanks to innovative NPD and marketing
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Category ReportConfectionery Category Report 2016: Consumption habits
Brands are under fire for cutting pack sizes. How can they persuade the public their products remain great value?
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Analysis & FeaturesButters & spreads: Opportunity knocks
Rock bottom commodity prices have seen BSM values melt away. But a post-Brexit recovery offers a sliver of hope
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Category ReportFunctional food & drink category report 2016
Powerseed bread, probiotic tea and protein-enhanced milk and cereal… Britain’s everyday favourites have been given an injection…
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Category ReportFree-from category report 2016
If sugar is public enemy number one in today’s health-obsessed age, there are a number of ingredients vying for the dubious title…
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Category ReportFunctional food & drink category report 2016
Functional lines are racing to the rescue of the health-conscious but are they getting the spotlight they need?
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Category ReportThe new normal? Free-from category report 2016
Innovation is flourishing as free-from options have firmly arrived in the mainstream as a lifestyle choice
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Category ReportFreezer la revolución: Frozen Food Category Report 2016
Chicken nuggets and fish fingers are against the wall as retailers bring frozen delicacies to the masses
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Category ReportSoft Drinks Category Report 2016
Britain is the fat man of Europe. Soft drinks are being blamed but new data shows a different story…
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Analysis & FeaturesHas the great sugar cull been enough to rescue kids drinks?
Last year Tesco delisted a raft of added-sugar kids’ fruit juice drinks. So what impact has this had on sales?
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Analysis & FeaturesPepsi Max Cherry sweetens sales in sugar-battered market
No sugar Pepsi Max delivers 12.4% growth for Britvic as rival Coke’s sales go flat
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Analysis & FeaturesBottled water continues to boom as drinkers go posh
Bottled water sales are overflowing with all top 10 plain water brands in value and volume growth. So will Osborne’s sugar tax further whet consumers’ appetite for the natural stuff?
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Category ReportBottled Water Category Report 2016
Sales are booming as consumers turn from sugary soft drinks. But will possibilities for clever marketing and NPD run dry?
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Category ReportDairy drinks category report 2016
The flavoured milk success story continues apace – but are dairy drinks brands doing enough about sugar?
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Category ReportJuice & smoothies category report 2016
Shock headlines and growing calls for a sugar tax have hit juices & smoothies. Can ‘healthier’ NPD lure shoppers back?
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Category ReportInfant care category report 2016
Babyfood brands are cashing in on superfood as the bottom falls out of nappy sales
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Category ReportInfant care category report 2016
The overall babycare sector has declined 1.9% to just shy of £1.5bn on volumes down 2.5% in the past year
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Category ReportEaster Category Report 2016
With Easter falling on 27 March this year, there’s now just 11 weeks for confectioners to sell their eggs
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Category ReportEaster Category Report 2016
Forget Christmas. It’s now just 11 weeks until Easter, the next most important date for grocery
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Analysis & FeaturesGiants clash as bottled water booms
The UK soft drinks sector is a land of giants