All Trends articles – Page 83
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Analysis and FeaturesFifth of young people eat a tub of ice cream in one sitting
One in five young people regularly eat 500ml tubs of ice cream – five times the recommended serving size – to themselves in one sitting, an exclusive poll for The Grocer has revealed.
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Analysis and FeaturesMen vs women: the ice cream gender divide - revealed
Men have tucked into ice cream on 52% more occasions in the past year than they did in 2010 - but women still eat more of it.
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Category ReportFocus on Batteries: the buzz is back
After years of value decline, battery sales are up, with Energizer and Panasonic in particular thriving. What’s brought the change?
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Analysis and FeaturesAre markets making a comeback?
Although supermarkets will forever be the dominant force in grocery retail, markets are enjoying something of a comeback…
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Analysis and FeaturesHow promotional strategies can deliver improved economics
Many fmcg manufacturers are stuck between rising input costs and pressure from retailers for discount pricing…
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Comment and OpinionDiscounters can be rivalled with information and innovation
The modern savvy shopper is concerned about far more than just low prices, especially in the wake of food crises…
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NewsMajor suppliers line up to back new MyShop indie retailer app
Some of the UK’s biggest fmcg suppliers are backing a new reward scheme aimed at building brand loyalty among indies…
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NewsArtificial sweeteners: consumer suspicion on the rise
Consumer attitudes towards artificial sweeteners are hardening – despite the current anti-sugar campaign…
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Analysis and FeaturesBrands told: don't get caught out with your deal strategy
As the weather has turned colder, has brands’ appetite for featured space cooled off too?
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Analysis and FeaturesWill railway stations prove a platform for store success?
Waitrose and Morrisons are the latest to add new stores at stations…
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Comment and OpinionQuality will be the next big trend in food and drink
There’s been so much talk about value-driving. Now I think we will start to see a serious counter-move back to quality…
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Analysis and FeaturesFood to go doesn't have to mean soggy pastry
There’s plenty of competition, but convenience stores are still managing to turn heads with fancy food-to-go offers…
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Analysis and FeaturesCraft beer shops: the new-wave offie?
Can the booming interest in craft beer generate enough business to create a new off-licence sector?…
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Comment and OpinionAldi and Lidl are far from the plucky underdogs of UK grocery
How big can the discounters get in the UK? That is the £175bn question we are tackling this week…
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NewsTablet take-up soars as Brits embrace new tech
The number of UK households with a tablet device has almost doubled in a year – to 44%, a new study from Ofcom has revealed.
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NewsWaitrose sales struggle to match 2013's golden summer
Waitrose has experienced a dramatic sales slowdown this summer, according to its publicly released figures…
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Analysis and Features10 things you need to know about... confectionery
In the first of a major new series of digital features on The Grocer, we lift the lid on the confectionery market. Here are 10 things you absolutely need to know…
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Analysis and FeaturesThe Grocer makes a Marvellous Creation with Cadbury: Video
Mondelez International invited The Grocer along to its R&D kitchens in Bournville to make our own Marvellous Ceation.
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Analysis and FeaturesWonka will be missed: our consumer panel speaks out
We’ve put together our very own digital consumer panel, with the help of Watch Me Think, to test four high-profile confectionery launches from the past year…
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Analysis and FeaturesRevealed: one in four binge on chocolate sharing bags
Sharing bags? Pah. More than half of us eat confectionery from packs intended for sharing, according to an exclusive poll for The Grocer