All Trends articles – Page 16
-
News
Spirits soar this Dry January as non-alcoholic beers slip
Non-alcoholic wines and spirits drove the £16.3m rise in low & no sales this Dry January
-
News
Organic food & drink sales break £3bn barrier
Soil Association Certification’s annual market report revealed shoppers continued to seek out more sustainable and health-focused products
-
Analysis and Features
Budget food bloggers to watch as inflation bites in 2022
As inflation hits and supermarket prices climb, there’s a growing appetite for budget food blogs. But increasingly the content is more short-form and picture or video-led as platforms like Instagram Reels and TikTok boom
-
News
Covid and mackerel suspension impact MSC-certified fish sales
Volumes of MSC-labelled frozen sales grew, while sales of chilled, food-to-go, fish counter and foodservice products all decreased, the report showed
-
Comment and Opinion
What data reveals about 2022’s cooking and eating habits
The past two years has underlined more than ever the importance of audience data and insights, says Alex White, MD, BBC Good Food and Olive
-
Comment and Opinion
Changing citizen behaviour – the missing link in the fight against climate change?
Morrisons’ milk move is a good first step in encouraging consumers to change their habits in ways positive to the environment, says Wrap’s Marcus Gover
-
Analysis and Features
How coffee shops have bounced back with digital sales and drive thrus
Having suffered a brutal decline in 2020, coffee shops recovered the lion’s share of that business last year, according to latest research.
-
News
Plant-based category will reach £1bn, predicts Richmond owner
Pilgrim’s Food Masters said it was expecting ‘robust momentum’ across the plant-based category
-
Analysis and Features
How brands are marketing high-strength gins for Dry January
Intensely flavoured, high-strength gin designed to be served in small measures is an eye-catching trend to emerge from Dry January this year. Could it catch on as a means of more virtuous drinking?
-
News
Veganuary exceeds 2021 sign-up total with two weeks to spare
The campaign said sign-ups had been boosted by consumers seeking more environmentally friendly food
-
News
Oatly unveils major marketing push with ‘plant-based is new normal’ tagline
The campaign features oat drink-based cartoon puppets ’navigating the shift to plant-based eating’ said Oatly
-
Comment and Opinion
Meal kit providers are at the forefront of consumer trends. Retailers, watch closely
Meal kits allow busy consumers to cook healthy, varied meals for a lot less stress than trawling a supermarket, says Jeremy Garlick, partner at Insight Traction
-
News
Lamb sales strong over Christmas but sales slow down in other meat categories
Lamb managed to outperform both 2020 and 2019 volumes, but most other meat categories saw sales fall against last year’s record volumes
-
Comment and Opinion
Why we need to look beyond the headline stats in 2022
Headline figures on sales and inflation hide what is happening beneath the surface, says Kieran South, SVP UK at IRI
-
Comment and Opinion
Forget Veganuary. Let’s talk about Regenuary and the power of regenerative farming
The drive to eat plant-based diets obscures the importance of how processed and unsustainable our food is – whether vegan or not, says Jeff Webster, co-founder at Hunter & Gather
-
Comment and Opinion
How retailers and suppliers can lock in loyalty in the era of inflation
The multiple pressures on disposable incomes could see shoppers behaving even more differently, says John Nevens of Bridgethorne
-
Analysis and Features
Natural ingredients, simple swaps and year-round habits: 10 charts explaining UK attitudes to Veganuary
As Veganuary kicks off, organisers are once again expecting record sign-ups in the UK. So which region is most likely to engage? To what extent are long-term habits formed? And which products benefit most? Lumina research for The Grocer uncovers the key behaviours
-
Comment and Opinion
Will supply problems batter brands that need to be seen this Veganuary?
Many new shoppers will be entering the category this month, with the brands they choose likely to form the basis of longer-lasting habits
-
Podcast
UK Convenience Retail in 2022: The Convenience Mix Podcast
Our experts look to the year ahead and highlight three trends that we believe will impact UK convenience retail in 2022 and beyond
-
Comment and Opinion
Which pandemic shopper habits are sticking in this year’s Top Products Survey?
Uncertainty abounds but new consumer habits are becoming clearer to see, says Rachel White, NielsenIQ MD UK & Ireland