As retail media gains momentum, offering a unique opportunity for retailers to monetise first-party data and for brands to reach targeted audiences, we explore the five critical decisions retailers must make to establish and grow successful retail media businesses.
Where first impressions count the most, the state of trolleys and baskets set an important tone.
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While HFSS legislation in the interests of national health continues to encourage reformulation, one area where manufacturers could make a difference is with lower sodium content in their products, bringing a number of benefits to the table.
With squash holding continuing popularity in the UK, Britvic explains why it taps into so many key consumer needs and reveals how Robinsons’ NPD and link with The Hundred competition is driving category growth.
Despite economic uncertainty, demand for quality drives premiumisation. Brands like Baileys capitalise on this with popular licensed products, boosting year-round retail sales of high-quality treats.
Among the different Asian cuisines gaining popularity in the UK is South Korean food, with the market proving the starting point of a K-food wave in Europe, according to CJ Foods.
While it has taken some time to achieve, health-conscious consumers have increasingly taken to low-sodium products. Here, MicroSalt details the progress made in the last 20 years.
Discover how the latest trends in meat packaging are responding to consumer demands for more sustainability
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While the iced coffee category has been performing well in the UK market, it is cold brew coffee that is really stealing the limelight. Discover why it is becoming so popular with consumers and how retailers and brand owners can benefit
Robust growth in the canned and ambient tomato category is being driven by price inflation and consumers trading up. Read Mutti’s in-depth review of the sector and how retailers can capitalise.
For retail marketing teams, the pressure is on to create content that resonates across multiple channels – and the task is huge. Discover how creative automation can transform and streamline the process, optimising content creation and performance.
Educating consumers on the health benefits of reduced sodium intake while delivering on flavour expectations is paramount in shaping future culinary landscapes. MicroSalt Inc traces the journey that has led to this point and discusses why it is so important.
Discover how AI is revolutionising food distribution, boosting efficiency and competitiveness in the industry. Dive into the Crowbond story!
With consumers’ tastes and shopping habits evolving and sustainable sourcing, health and nutrition being crucial to their decision-making, find out how seafood meets these credentials – and how UK retailers can capitalise.
Pressure is growing on F&B producers to meet sustainability targets in both their own businesses and wider supply chains. Discover how choosing the right functional ingredients supplier can help to boost these environmental credentials.
Sodium is widely used in food manufacture to enhance flavour, but overconsumption can carry severe health risks, and replacements to date have come with their own problems. So, how can suppliers reformulate to reduce sodium while retaining the flavours consumers love?
With a need for food and drink businesses across the UK to demonstrate sustainability practices, Wales is showing why B Corp certification has become key in its bid to be one of the most sustainably responsible supply chains in the world.
As consumers increasingly understand the impact of what they drink and eat on their health & wellbeing, they are looking for solutions. Bottled water offers retailers a customer solution and the opportunity to premiumise the category, with a subsequent boost to their returns.
With around 98m cups of coffee consumed in the UK every day, the pressure is on for the category to improve its sustainability credentials – and one clear way forward is through packaging refill and reuse.
With British shoppers seeking reassurance on the production transparency and provenance of their food, poultry suppliers are having to satisfy these high expectations. And Poland’s poultry industry believes it has a strong card to play.
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