Archive of all New Product & Packaging Awards articles – Page 9
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Franchise & Fascia
With competition in the symbols and franchise arena as fierce as ever, leading players are choosing different strategies – from delivery to data-driven insights – to attract independent retailers to their folds.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Protein & Functional Foods
With consumers focused on promoting mental and physical wellbeing in the wake of the pandemic, category growth for protein & functional foods looks assured, despite the cost of living crisis.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Beer & Cider
Flavour innovation and premiumisation are two of the major trends set to continue spurring the beer & cider market forwards. However, the low- & no-alcohol sector, while small, is also making its impact felt as an increasing number of suppliers join the bandwagon.
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Analysis & FeaturesDeadline extended for entries to The Grocer New Product Awards 2022
Suppliers wishing to enter their products now have until 29 June
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Tobacco, Vaping & Accessories
Category suppliers are increasingly focused on developing alternatives to traditional tobacco that closely replicate the latter’s experience. But the sheer diversity in the market requires a more consultative approach from retailers, they say.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Free From & Plant Based
With competition in the free-from & plant-based category heating up, some suppliers are welcoming the growth trajectory, as it brings more awareness, while others are concerned about too much product proliferation.
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NewsMeatless Farm debuts plant-based steaks
They are soya and gluten-free, and are touted as containing over 15g of protein per fillet
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Events & AwardsEntries open for The Grocer New Product Awards 2022
The awards, which showcase the best of product development and innovation in grocery, span 39 categories of food and three categories of non-food
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide to Breakfast
Health and convenience are proving key drivers for shoppers when it comes to breakfast and brunch in a newly reopened UK market. However, hybrid working and trends established during lockdown will see consumers continue to embrace at-home family and weekend socialising occasions, giving suppliers plenty of opportunity across the board.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Packaging
Growing environmental awareness, government legislation on plastics and increasing e-commerce are all driving change in packaging sustainability, as brands compete to win the hearts and minds of tech-savvy consumers.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Petcare
Growing pet ownership in the last two years has boosted sales in the petcare category, but inflation-driven cost of living challenges over the year ahead mean owners may need to balance their budgets carefully, despite a desire to prioritise their pets’ health and welfare.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Cheese
As the UK market returns to relative normality, cheese suppliers are stepping up efforts to meet varying consumer demands on myriad occasions, from snacking to meat alternatives to indulgence. Yet there are some challenges on the horizon.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Confectionery
While the on-the-go impulse market is returning, as Covid-19 restrictions ease, hybrid working and the ‘big night in’ moments are continuing to spur sharing bag sales. But now the category is facing into the looming challenge of HFSS regulation.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Hot Drinks & Cold Brew
Hot drinks suppliers continue to garner popularity for their brands, as they broaden their selections to cater for different consumer mood states and occasions. Meanwhile, the cold brews sector is gaining increasing traction in the UK.
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer’s New Product Awards show brands are meeting the needs of post-pandemic shoppers
In the darkest days of the pandemic there were real fears the coronavirus would put the kibosh on food and drink NPD
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Soft Drinks
Impulse on-the-go purchases in soft drinks are recovering as Covid-19 restrictions ease. Yet consumers’ renewed focus on health, as well as HFSS legislation on the horizon, means soft drinks with functional benefits or energising properties are driving the category.
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Bread & Baked Goods
Despite the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, bread & bakery suppliers consider the at-home occasions adopted by consumers will continue to retain importance, with the market being driven by premium products and innovation.
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Events & AwardsAll the winners of The Grocer’s New Product Awards 2021
The full list of winners of the awards – as well as highly commended entries – were revealed at a sold out ceremony at London’s Hilton Bankside
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product Awards 2021: Sweet Snacks
This latest addition to the Urban Fruit range sees the brand take on a brand new proposition: the booming wellness trend
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product Awards 2021: Yoghurt
Graham’s Gold worked with an external research agency to uncover that its unique selling point of sourcing from Jersey cows