14 Mar 2012
| by Jane Bainbridge
possible, traded down on brands and reduced waste, all making for tougher trading conditions.
Food spending up. Total spending on food and alcoholic drinks in 2010 was 120 billion (inc VAT), this is an increase of 5% on 2009. It is estimated food and drink accounts for 76% of all food retailers sales ...
09 Jun 2011
| by Jane Bainbridge
Anthropomorphism is a way of life for many pet owners and the pet-food industry has also taken it to heart, as product claims increasingly mimic those seen in the general food sector. Functional health, convenience and indulgence are all product benefits appearing on pet food as the sector rides the recession ...
01 Feb 2011
| by Jane Bainbridge
With most adults eating meat-free food at least occasionally, there is a growing market..., three in five adults in the UK now eat meat-free food occasionally. Between 2005 and 2010, sales of meat-free food increased by 18%, making the market worth 553m, according to Mintel.
So the Meat-Free Monday initiative, sponsored by vegetarian-food producer Goodlife and heavily promoted by the Linda McCartney brand ...
24 Aug 2011
| by Jane Bainbridge
for National Statistics.
This is not the only challenge that baby-food ...
, according to TGI. Those combining the two approaches might view manufactured baby food as a back-up option ...
as the rest of the food industry, such as the rising cost of raw materials, pressure on pricing from ...
15 Mar 2011
| by John Reynolds
Some of the high street's most recognised fast-food and restaurant brands face having ...
, or suffer because the information puts customers off their food, is uncertain.
One factor ...
year, The Real Greek became the first to adopt a Food Standards Agency voluntary scheme to reveal ...
23 Jun 2010
| by Jain Bainbridge
Cash-strapped pet-owners appear more inclined to splash out on food for their furry friends than...The obesity epidemic is affecting multiple food markets in one form or another; most are adapting ...
overweight, according to the Pet Food Manufacturers Association (PFMA). The shift to dry food has been part ...
correspondingly smaller portions.
As a result, lower-fat versions of products now feature in pet-food aisles ...
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) released its long-awaited report ...
warm welcome, being greeted with disdain by many food companies and retailers. A culmination ...
by the FSA, they are in the minority. Most food brands such as those owned by Unilever, Kellogg and Nestle ...
18 Apr 2013
-cream products for Unilever.
What other food sculpture have you worked on? I am often commissioned as a food sculptor. Alongside my team, we created a portrait of the Queen from sweets to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee. I have also reproduced the Abbey Road album cover using only breakfast foods, as one ...
for discount labels. According to Tesco, fewer consumers are abandoning premium and ethical foods in favour ...
, and the supermarket says sales of organic food could fully recover by the autumn. Tesco produced its data ...
premium food after the recession had ended. In the agency's poll of 1005 consumers, 69% said they would ...
01 Jul 2009
| by Sean Beaven
Good Food launched on 22 June, replacing UKTV Food with the tagline "We have fun with food...Media brand Good Food Owner UKTV What's happened? Channel has rebranded The new look feels a lot fresher than the old channel. This brand name is not new to the consumer - Good Food magazine has been published by BBC Worldwide for several years. Good Food is targeting upmarket 25 to 44 ...