All Top Products articles – Page 9
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Analysis and Features
Tobacco – vaping 2021: more quitters bolster vape & NRT sales
It seems there is some truth to the idea that the pandemic has proved a catalyst for more people to quit smoking
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Analysis and Features
Alcohol – beer & cider 2021: pandemic beer habits hold strong
The supermarkets have shifted an extra 112.6 million litres of lager, ale and stout in the past 12 months
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Analysis and Features
Soft drinks – carbonates & energy drinks 2021: energy drink players enjoy £206m boost
Top three soda brands Coke, Pepsi and Fanta have all racked up sizeable value gains
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Analysis and Features
Dairy – cheese 2021: UK’s cheese lovers spend extra £49m
It’s still a powerful indication of cheese’s ongoing revival – first recognised in the Top Products Survey 2019, after a few years of uncertainty
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Analysis and Features
Alcohol – spirits & RTDs 2021: vodka booms as gin bubble finally bursts
For the first time in years, spend on gins has fallen
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Analysis and Features
The Grocer’s Top Products Survey 2021: who’s up, who’s down – and our overview of the key trends
Covid, Brexit costs and shortages in labour and material have caused chaos in grocery this year. Which sectors are best placed to deal with the inflationary storm on the horizon in 2022?
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Analysis and Features
Cereal 2021: cereal dives as life gets back on track
Kellogg’s Frosties and Krave both netted an extra £2.5m – despite containing 37g and 28g of sugar per 100g respectively
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Comment and Opinion
Highlights from The Grocer Top Products 2020 – from tea to Viennetta
After a year like no other, we’ve published a Top Products Survey like no other. Here’s some highlights
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Comment and Opinion
Our Top Products Survey maps subtle and profound changes in consumer behaviour
Our Top Products Survey offers incredible insight into the events of the last year
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News
Personal care sales go down the toilet as Brits focus on germs
Cosmetics was the fastest falling category in grocery in 2020
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News
Corona defies coronavirus link with extra £68m sales
Fears that sales would be impacted by link to coronavirus proved unfounded
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Analysis and Features
Dairy: butters & spreads: Can butter keep its gloss next year?
Can butters, spreads and margarine expect another golden year in 2021? Or are hopes for further growth likely to melt away?
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Analysis and Features
Confectionery: Chocolate: Top Products 2020
In contrast to last year’s sweet performance, this year’s sales are likely to leave a bitter taste in the mouths of suppliers
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Analysis and Features
Fresh: Fruit & veg: Top Products report 2020
Citrus fruit has come out on top in a year of health-driven shopping
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Analysis and Features
Sauces: table: Top Products report 2020
With nowhere to eat out in the summer, Brits enjoyed a taste of their favourite restaurants at home
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Analysis and Features
Confectionery: Sugar: Top Products 2020
Both branded and own-label gum are suffering, with volumes down by 18.2% and 19.3% respectively
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Analysis and Features
Oils: Top Products 2020
Reduced harvests across southern Europe have tightened supplies and prices have started to creep up
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Analysis and Features
Personal care: haircare: Top Products report 2020
Retailers have designated more shelf space to colour-protect lines this year as shoppers couldn’t get to salons
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Analysis and Features
Batteries: Top Products 2020
Grocers axed promotions to prevent stockpiling this year, leading to a boost in battery prices
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Analysis and Features
Personal care: cosmetics: Top Products 2020
Make-up has made huge losses this year as social gatherings were put on hold