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All Top Products articles – Page 26
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Analysis & FeaturesTobacco: rising duty pushes smokers to economy-brand and RYO
With the spectre of plain packaging looming ever larger and the final piece of the display ban puzzle…
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Analysis & FeaturesPaper products: loo roll goes down the pan in price war
The discounters and online giant Amazon are wiping the floor with the supermarkets when it comes to paper products…
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Analysis & FeaturesE-cigarettes: vaping craze transforms e-cig market
The e-cigarette category is not only one of the most controversial and talked-about categories in grocery right now…
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Analysis & FeaturesLaundry: Comfort flies as sector goes soft on scents
Brits bought 12 million fewer kilos of detergent from the supermarkets in 2014, a fall of 3.6%…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoup: warm weather puts soup out in the cold
Soup is in hot water. A mild winter and hot summer have dragged both value (–7.9%) and volumes (–9%) down…
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Analysis & FeaturesCereals: perfect storm proves a real cereal killer
It’s crunch time for cereals. A perfect storm of deflation, changing consumer habits, the ongoing sugar debate and a lack …
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Analysis & FeaturesIce cream: Champagne celebrations for Magnum
Although temperatures have soared on occasion this year, it’s often been at the wrong time for ice cream consumption…
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery: Kinder Magic trumps even CDM's strong growth in confectionery as chocolate sales divide
Mars and Nestlé execs could be excused for feeling a little bitter at the success of their rivals in 2014…
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Analysis & FeaturesReady meals: Horsegate still haunts the category
Almost two years on from the first discovery, and ready meals are still haunted by Horsegate…
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Analysis & FeaturesOTC: flu remedies catch a cold in mild winter
It’s not just the kids who will be praying for a white Christmas this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesGrooming: discounters are groomed for personal care success
Supermarket sales of grooming products are on a slippery slope, with volumes sliding…
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Analysis & FeaturesSex care: sales of condoms and lubes grow, but toy sales fall
Size matters in sexcare… pack sizes, that is. Supermarket condom sales have surged…
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Analysis & FeaturesCanned goods: NPD winning for John West and Princes
Shoppers gave canned goods the cold shoulder in 2014…
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Analysis & FeaturesConfectionery: sweets dodge bullets in the war on sugar
For a category directly in the firing line of the war against sugar, confectionery is looking surprisingly unscathed…
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Analysis & FeaturesHousehold: posh brands clean up in household category
The household aisles in the supermarkets are under fire, with discounters and pound shops rounding on the sector…
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Analysis & FeaturesSavoury pies & meat snacks: brands make the running
For players operating in a category that goes against key food trends such as health, weight loss and carb reduction…
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Analysis & FeaturesPersonal care: Trend for Hollywood smiles boosts value in oral care
Hollywood smiles are so hot right now, as they might say in Tinseltown…
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Analysis & FeaturesYoghurts & desserts: Greek-style NPD helps boost growth
The ‘war on sugar’ has made life rather uncomfortable in yoghurts and desserts at times this year…
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Analysis & FeaturesSoft drinks: bottled water sales boom while squash and cordials plummet
One of the biggest stories from last year’s Top Products Survey was the phenomenal growth enjoyed by bottled water….
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Analysis & FeaturesSnacks: Walkers Pops boom in slow sector
The bagged snacks sector is a conveyor belt. As soon as a new product rolls on to retailers’ shelves, another starts to fa…