All articles by Rob Brown – Page 20
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Analysis & FeaturesThe top 10 global hot beverage innovations: in pictures
We scour the wonderful world of global hot beverages innovation for the most out-there brews you’re likely to see.
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Analysis & FeaturesTwo thirds of tea drinkers would pay more for a cuppa
More than two thirds of tea drinkers would pay more for a cuppa, according to an exclusive poll for The Grocer.
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about... ice cream
Ice cream is one of grocery’s hottest tickets right now. The second in our series of exclusive digital features reveals why…
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Analysis & FeaturesFifth of young people eat a tub of ice cream in one sitting
One in five young people regularly eat 500ml tubs of ice cream – five times the recommended serving size – to themselves in one sitting, an exclusive poll for The Grocer has revealed.
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Analysis & FeaturesFrozen yoghurt sets its sights on Britain's freezers
Frozen yoghurt sales have surged by a third in the past year, according to research carried out exclusively for The Grocer.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco Finest tops our ice cream taste test: video
We asked our digital panel to review four recent ice cream launches from Tesco Finest, Heston from Waitrose, Snog and Bessant & Drury…
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream ad spend surges with Magnum leading the way
Ice cream’s top 10 advertisers have spent £9.3m, a rise of 30.7%, on ad space alone.
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Analysis & FeaturesMagnum going great guns in its 25th year
Magnum is shooting from the hip. Sales of the brand’s core lines have smashed the £100m barrier for the first time.
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Analysis & FeaturesTop 10 global ice cream innovations: in pictures
We scour the wonderful world of global ice cream innovation for the most out-there confections you’re likely to see…
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Analysis & FeaturesHumour, cash and free ice cream: how brands use social media
Häagen-Dazs reached more people on Facebook than any other ice cream brand this summer, analysis carried out exclusively for The Grocer has revealed. This article is part of our Ice Cream Report 2014. The brand inspired more than 70,000 interactions in under a month with a photograph of its ...
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Analysis & FeaturesMen vs women: the ice cream gender divide - revealed
Men have tucked into ice cream on 52% more occasions in the past year than they did in 2010 - but women still eat more of it.
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Comment & OpinionOnline shoppers with a sweet tooth
We’re buying more confectionery online - a stat we reveal in the first of a new series of digital reports.
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Analysis & Features10 things you need to know about... confectionery
In the first of a major new series of digital features on The Grocer, we lift the lid on the confectionery market. Here are 10 things you absolutely need to know…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Grocer makes a Marvellous Creation with Cadbury: Video
Mondelez International invited The Grocer along to its R&D kitchens in Bournville to make our own Marvellous Ceation.
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Analysis & FeaturesOnline confectionery sales smash the £100m barrier
Online confectionery sales have passed the £100m mark for the first time, The Grocer can reveal.
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery brands on social media: size isn’t everything
Size is important when it comes to a social media following. But it’s not everything.
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Analysis & FeaturesWonka will be missed: our consumer panel speaks out
We’ve put together our very own digital consumer panel, with the help of Watch Me Think, to test four high-profile confectionery launches from the past year…
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Analysis & FeaturesRevealed: one in four binge on chocolate sharing bags
Sharing bags? Pah. More than half of us eat confectionery from packs intended for sharing, according to an exclusive poll for The Grocer
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Analysis & FeaturesGrowth isn’t cheap: confectionery ad spend surges 12.5%
All but two of confectionery’s biggest advertisers have increased spend on traditional ad space in the past year.
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Analysis & FeaturesTop 10 global innovations in confectionery 2014: pictures
From super premium, Reishi mushroom chocolate to boiled sweets containing spinach… here’s our pick of the most interesting recent confectionery launches from around the world.