All Top Products articles – Page 2
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RankingsFresh - meat, fish & poultry 2024: red meat soars as beef adds £242m
After a challenging few years that pushed cash-strapped Brits towards cheaper proteins, red meat has bounced back
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RankingsAlcohol - spirits 2024: big brands hit as duty hikes raise prices
Given the higher prices, it’s little surprise that spirits volumes continue to fall – by 5.6%, or 15 million litres
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RankingsPersonal care - health 2024: lubes & gels ride the trend for wellness
Lubricants & gels have grown volumes faster than any of the other seven sectors in this report
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RankingsSauces - cooking 2024: authentic sauces come out fighting
Schwartz’s value has soared 23.1% on volumes up 13.7%, in a cooking sauces sector that’s seen brands sell 3.5 million fewer kilos
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RankingsRice, noodles & pasta 2024: rice is star of the starch category
If there’s one sign of the enduring impact of the cost of living crisis, it’s the sterling performance of rice in 2024
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RankingsBiscuits & cakes 2024: NPD helps sweet biccies bounce back
Sweet biscuit brands are back in growth and 12 of the top 20 players have sold more kilos
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RankingsSauces - table 2024: spicy trend behind table sauce growth
The UK has an unquenchable appetite for sauces with a kick
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RankingsSoft drinks - juices & smoothies 2024: juices dry up as own label prices rocket
The category is down 52.7 million litres – the biggest absolute decline of any soft drinks sector
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RankingsHome baking 2024: home bakers splurge on cake mixes
Good times keep rolling for home baking brands
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RankingsPersonal care - hygiene 2024: deodorants get posh to drive growth
A new, mature approach to deodorants began with Unilever’s January unveiling of Fine Fragrance Collection for Lynx – a brand long associated with teenaged boys
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RankingsCarbonates & energy drinks 2024: Prime sales slump £63m
“We had a really good run, but it tanked at the start of 2024. So, we’ve delisted it,” says one Nisa retailer. “It was a novelty item”
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RankingsPersonal care - oral care 2024: jackpot for category’s challengers
The opportunity to cash in on dental health was underlined last month, when Waken kicked off a crowdfunding round that secured 90% of its £900k target within days
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RankingsHousehold - cleaning 2024: innovation boosts sales for laundry
Household cleaning heavyweights are aiming to make light work of laundry
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RankingsAlcohol - wine 2024: own label a ‘dynamo’ as brands flop
Still wine is the biggest success in own label across the whole of Top Products 2024
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RankingsAlcohol - beer & cider 2024: Cruzcampo and Madrí the exception as lager slumps
England run to the final of Euro 2024 provided a “welcome boost” for lager sales this summer
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RankingsBottled water & squash 2024: health trend pushes up water sales
The sector has shifted an extra three million litres – a 7.1% increase in volume
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RankingsHot beverages 2024: PG Tips loses £15m but tea ticks back up
Despite updated packaging, the addition of a quick-brewing teabag and a £12m push, PG Tips failed to win over shoppers
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RankingsFrozen food 2024: frozen fish in fashion as volumes rise
Volume sales of frozen fish are up 2.6%, or 3.1 million kilos. And with average price per kilo down 4.5%, it’s an increasingly attractive option to shoppers
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NewsChapel Down battling to retain leading English sparkling winemaker title
Nyetimber is vying with Kent supplier Chapel Down for the top spot in grocery