All articles by Nick Hughes – Page 5
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Category ReportHousehold: Air Wick off the scent, but Dettol shines
Household products should be relatively immune to consumer spending cuts…
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Category ReportDairy: Cheese - Big cheese brands back in the black
The juggernaut of the cheese category is firmly back in the fast lane…
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Category Report
Biscuits: Belvita is a lone beacon in biscuits
The British love affair with sweet biscuits hasn’t crumbled…
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Category ReportSeeking the winning format in convenience
The past few years has seen an explosion of interest in convenient cheese formats….
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Category ReportCan Cheddar do a Philly and cook up more sales?
Suppliers know that if the Cheddar market is to deliver long-term sustainable volume growth……
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Category ReportThe brands ride again in Cheddar
If the story of 2011 was the resurgence of own-label Cheddar, 2012 will be remembered as the year the brands bit back….
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Category ReportHow licensing can add value to a Cheddar brand
Despite the best efforts of the big Cheddar brands, the market remains heavily promotion-driven….
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Analysis & FeaturesA taste for health in the butter market
So the BSM market is shifting towards healthier products, is it? The reality is complex, as taste still remains key for shoppers
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Analysis & FeaturesThe great cheese snack attack
The cheese snacks category is increasingly busy with NPD, but what does it take for a product to really stand out and appeal?
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Category ReportThe exotic canned food trend
Fancy some Giant Bug Chilli Paste on your sandwich? How about a healthy serving of Pork Brains in Milk Gravy?
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Category ReportCanned food suppliers look to build health cred
Consumers are attracted to canned goods for a number of reasons - but it’s fair to say that health has not, traditionally, been one.
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Category ReportCanned goods: Steeled for battle
Canned goods suppliers used to relish a recession in the same way confectionery suppliers delight in Christmas. Not any more.
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Category ReportImproving picture for frozen foods
After years of false starts and missed opportunities, are we finally entering a new ice age?
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Analysis & FeaturesEffects of the sow stall ban
Soaring prices, scores of producers leaving the sector and manufacturers scrambling to secure supplies - the aftershocks of the battery egg ban introduced this January are still being felt throughout Europe.
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Category ReportEau what an opportunity for bottled water!
Could 2012 be the year bottled water stops being a nice to have and becomes a need to have?
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter the riots
For most of us, the riots were little more than a depressing news story. But six months on, several indie retailers are still feeling the pain. So what support have they received and how is the future looking?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhen suppliers told porkies
Today regulation of health claims is getting ever tougher. But 150 years ago, quackery and exaggeration abounded.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe seeds of the global supplier
Consumer goods have changed hugely over 150 years - but for today’s suppliers it’s still a case of ‘survival of the fittest’.
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News
We’re the kids from America
Britain's had a fascination with America ever since the days of Buffalo Bill. We've been buying US brands for just as long. But in recent months there's been a proliferation of food and drink brands from across the pond attempting to crack the UK market.
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Analysis & Features
Who you gonna call?
After riots wrecked stores across the country, the role of trade associations has been thrown into sharp relief. What kind of support have they provided, and how do they differ? Nick Hughes report