All articles by The Grocer – Page 26
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Focus On Cooking Sauces & Meal Kits: 6 February
Meal kits, pastes and other scratch cooking cheats are outperforming traditional jar sauces. Why?
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Focus On Hygiene: 13 February
Hygiene products saw sales explode when Covid-19 hit. But how much are sales of such products now worth to grocers?
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Focus On Tobacco & Accessories: 20 February
Despite the greater number of non-smokers in Britain, sales of tobacco & smoking accessories rose significantly in 2020
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Focus On Vaping: 20 February
Covid-19 has driven tectonic changes in the vaping and c-cigs market, with specialist vape stores forced to close during lockdown
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Range Preview
Veganuary 2021: the new ranges coming to supermarkets
As Veganuary organisers celebrate another record year of sign ups, here are the new plant-based ranges heading to supermarket shelves.
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Analysis and Features
The Grocer’s Christmas Tinkle 2020
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year from all of us at The Grocer
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Profiles and QandAs
Grocery bosses reflect on food and drink’s response to Covid-19
We asked industry bosses to reflect on the pandemic and the industry’s response. Here’s what they had to say
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Focus On Household & Paper: 30 January
As sales of household cleaning and paper products go through the roof, which brands and retailers have cashed in the most?
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Focus On Easter: 23 January
After Easter 2020 went off like a damp squib, what are confectioners doing to make sure this coming Easter goes off with a bang?
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Focus On Breakfast Cereals: 23 January
Anyone in the breakfast cereals business must be rubbing their hands with excitement over what 2021 might bring
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News
The Grocer Next Gen Awards to celebrate and promote young talent
The Grocer has kickstarted its search for the best and brightest young talent working across the UK food and drink sector
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Podcast
The Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Gavin Wallace, Müller Milk & Ingredients
In this episode, we chat to dairy hero Gavin Wallace, a former BBC sports and travel reporter, about entering the fray as a tanker driver for Müller Milk & Ingredients to help keep fridges in Scotland full during the pandemic.
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Focus On Ready Meals & Soups: 9 January
While chilled and frozen ready meals fall behind, ambient meals and soups are delivering significant growth. Is this the ‘new normal’ for the category?
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Focus On Jams & Spreads: 16 January
With Brits stuck at home for much of 2020, sales of spreads have boomed. There are obvious reasons for this: when times get tough, Brits make toast.
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Analysis and Features
Chancellor’s spending review: the industry reacts
Industry figures share their reactions to Rishi Sunak’s spending review and how it could affect jobs and the economy
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Video
Watch: Gen Z experts explain why young people are wary of dairy and how to fix it
Gen Z just isn’t buying milk, with some people even calling evil, so for this year’s Dairymen creative challenge, we tasked creative agency Zak with breathing new life into the white stuff
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Analysis and Features
Christmas ads reviewed: who is the overall winner of 2020?
Retailers have had a challenge getting the tone right this year. Our expert panel decides who’s done it best
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Podcast
The Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Ciaran Dawson, Oppo Brothers
On this episode of The Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast we had a chat with Ciaran Dawson from ice cream brand Oppo Brothers about how he managed to set up a new DTC ice cream delivery service during lockdown
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Video
Watch: Jason Tarry, Tesco UK & ROI CEO on coronavirus, Brexit and the executive team changes
Editor of The Grocer Adam Leyland spoke to Jason Tarry about the new awards, the challenges of 2020 and what’s to come next year
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Analysis and Features
The winners of The Grocer Gold Awards 2020
We celebrate the value of the industry’s achievements new and old, and the extraordinary role it has played in response to the pandemic