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Products In DepthCraft ales & ciders: Thirsty for some variety
Whether you are a rural store or bang in the city centre, a growing number of drinkers across the UK are crying out for craft beers.
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Raise your spirits levels
The spirits category is in gintastic shape, but retailers need to embrace new flavours and changing tastes to keep up the momentum.
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The hottest chiller fillers
Keep your cool and offer good availability in the key areas of premium, healthy and convenient snacking to ensure chilled stays a hot spot.
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It’s a sweet love affair
Despite the sugar backlash there’s strong demand for sweets, with plenty of innovation in pack formats and flavours to tempt shoppers.
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Soft drinks: Get your place in the sun
You can’t rely on a scorching summer to sell soft drinks, but you can keep up the heat by including healthy options and latest innovations.
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Satisfy the savoury snackers
Demand for healthier lines and imaginative flavours means retailers may need to re-examine how to meet those between-meal moments.
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Summer drinks: Take the time to chill out
Convenience retailers can capitalise on summer drinking occasions by offering a range of chilled alcoholic drinks that’s ready to go.
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World foods: Keep it real to be a global hit
As world foods become more mainstream, a number of retailers are seeing increased demand for more authentic and adventurous lines.
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BBQ: Time to turn up the heat
Retailers are hoping to match last summer’s sizzling sales by offering a range of BBQ-ready lines across multiple product categories.
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Ice cream: Ways to make more lolly
As we approach summer, it’s important to not undersell impulse ice cream and focus on getting decent margins for in-demand lines.
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Sunny side up for cider
The summer provides the perfect chance to turn up the heat on cider sales, with fruit flavours and traditional lines in greater demand.
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Food-to-go: Are you making a meal of it?
Whether it’s a simple sarnie or full-on fry-up, the potential of food-to-go shows no sign of cooling. Here retailers reveal what’s on the menu.
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Premium drinks: They're soft but strong
Adult soft drinks, mixers and smoothies are growing in popularity as consumers cut back on alcohol and make healthier choices.
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Soft drinks: Sales still sweet a year in
Exactly 12 months since the sugar tax came into force, retailers are adjusting to the new pricing regime and influx of new products.
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The price has to be right
With family budgets being squeezed, retailers are finding it increasingly important to strike the right balance between price and quality.
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A category with star quality
Growth in the UK vaping market is accelerating thanks to recent improvements to design, merchandising and communication.
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Chocolate: Keep taking the tablets
Chocolate remains big business and embracing consumer demand for sharing formats is resulting in strong sales for savvy retailers.
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Protein: Building a strong future
Consumer demand for protein products is broadening as today’s shoppers no longer see them as niche products but healthier snacks.
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Extra time to crack Easter
A later Easter gives retailers more opportunity to excite shoppers with eye-catching displays, gifts ideas and all they need for a get-together.
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Power up with big brands
Own label may be cleaning up in some categories, but when it comes to household cleaning it’s brands that are wiping out the competition.
