All Analysis & Features articles – Page 9
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Analysis & FeaturesRice, noodles & pasta 2022: Pasta stays firm despite price hikes
Dry pasta has seen the greatest average price jump of any food in Top Products 2022
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Petcare 2022: Premium pet products still lead the pack
The UK is a nation of pet lovers, but the cost of living crisis is putting that love to the test
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Soup 2022: Brits’ taste for canned soup wanes
Many established names, including Baxters and Campbell’s, have recorded double-digit volume losses
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Cooking sauces 2022: sauces find growth ‘hard to come by’
Category volumes have dived 9.9%, with all top 10 brands in decline
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Biscuits & cakes 2022: Cakes pricier as posh lines drive value
The oh-so British occasion of tea and cake is getting pricey. As the cost of a cuppa has risen 3.7% in grocery, the average price per pack of cake has increased 8.1%
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Personal care – beauty 2022: Skincare gets a premium makeover
Skincare giants are increasingly turning to science-based ingredients to add value to the category, in which prices have risen an average 4.2%
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Personal care – haircare 2022: Hair styling regains its sales bounce
Within the buoyant styling market, the most eye-catching brands are challengers with natural credentials
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Personal care – hygiene 2022: Deodorants bounce back from Covid decline
The personal hygiene category is enjoying the sweet smell of success
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Dairy - drinks 2022: Price rises hit sales of branded milk
A pint of milk has become a bellwether for rising food prices in 2022
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Eggs 2022: Supply issues pile pressure on sales
Even before fears of eggs shortages hit the headlines this autumn, soaring costs were piling pressure on the category.
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Bagged snacks 2022: Crisps hit by rising costs before HFSS
For bagged snack brands, this year was supposed to hold one big challenge: the ban on HFSS goods in prominent store locations
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Meat-free 2022: Fake meat lines giving life to brands
In the meat-free market, fakery is an attribute
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Batteries 2022: big brands ready for blackouts
Battery sales have plunged. The category has lost £22.7m on the back of a 19.9% decline in volumes
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Oils 2022: Supply issues disrupt oil brand sales
The war in Ukraine took a heavy toll on edible oil brands this year
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Household paper products 2022: Tissues grow by £33m as post-Covid sniffles surge
The sector’s added £33.4m with volumes up 15.4% as a surge in sneezes and runny noses boosted demand
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Fresh meat, fish & poultry 2022: Very few real winners in meat and fish
The three sectors in this report have lost a combined £491.2m
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Soft drinks – carbonates & energy drinks 2022: Drinks dodge challenges to maintain fizz
The cost of living crisis has seen many categories fall flat this year – but fizzy drinks is not one of them
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Baby & infant products 2022: brands see benefit among Brit ‘baby bump’
You’d be forgiven for thinking the UK was in the grip of a post-pandemic baby boom. After all, sales in the three main infant care categories have grown a combined £84.2m
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Jams & spreads 2022: Spreads lose £19m in wake of pandemic
The category has taken a knock after lockdown stockpiling came to an end
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Fresh fruit & veg 2022: fresh produce hit by ‘tough 12 months’
Fruit & veg has borne the brunt of the cost of living crisis
