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 ...
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 ...
10 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Online grocery shoppers are less likely to react to marketing promotions compared to those in the supermarket, while mobile sites remain largely sub-standard, new research suggests.
Marks & Spencer has recorded a slight fourth quarter sales increase on the back of growing food....5% during the 13 weeks to 31 December 2011.
A healthy jump in food sales of 3% was offset by a 1 ...
of the next-day delivery deadline and the launch of a Christmas Food to Order service, which contributed to a 12% increase in orders.
Marc Bolland, chief executive at M S, said: "Our food business performed ...
Unilever's chief executive Paul Polman is expected to announce that the global crisis in food
Unilever is launching a novel marketing initiative that will involve families reducing their food...families reducing their monthly food bills by 15% and their household rubbish by 25%.
Unilever ...
three barriers to reducing food waste food going off quickly, throwing away leftovers, and preparing too much food.
Speaking to Marketing, Nora Costello, brand building director, savoury, dressings ...
raised by Dalton Philips, chief executive, about its fresh food proposition being insufficiently...the new commercial director with better communicating its credentials as one of the biggest fresh food manufacturers in the country.
The retailer believes its investment in fresh food specialists gives ...
The Children's Food Campaign (CFC) is filing a "super-complaint" to the Advertising Standards...Gingerbread House: How Companies Are Marketing Junk Food to Children Online', which the CFC describes as an expos of "how junk food manufacturers bombard kids online in order to push their unhealthy products ...
of Ofcom rules to protect children from junk food advertising, and called for consistent regulations across ...