Tag: Mintel
Ringing up sweet sales
OF every £1 spent on seasonal treats, 70p is spent on confectionery says Refreshers and Wham brand owner Tangerine Confectionery.
Referring to a Mintel report,...
Fright night boosts sales
Next month we can expect analysis and research from a number of companies about Halloween’s effect on retail sales. What did they say about...
For the love of coffee
C-STORE operators thinking of installing a coffee-to-go system could well be encouraged by a report from Mintel that shows 74% of Britons buy out-of-home...
Top-up bonanza
UK c- stores are gaining from changes that have led to a boom in top-up shopping, says research giant Mintel.
New research from the company...
Selling occasional treats
TREATS are still in demand despite ongoing interest in health issues, according to Mackie’s at Taypack.
Global brand manager for Mackie’s Crisps and Popcorn...
One of the family
38% of owners say they would cut back on their own food before their pet’s
WET is the way to go when it comes to...
Parents go DIY at feeding time
RESEARCH by analysis firm Mintel found that sales of wet and dry baby food in Britain dropped by 14% between 2012 and 2015 as...
Free for all
Sales of free-from foods are expected to surpass half a billion pounds in the UK in 2016. An increase in product innovation, coupled with...
Aiming to ride the premium health wave
A steadily improving economy and increasing levels of health consciousness present opportunities for premium soft drinks and for functional products, reckons Sunmagic brand manager...
Pop goes the snack habit
Crisps lose market majority status as popcorn and other snacks pile the pressure on in the snacks world
BRITONS love a snack but two recent...
Are the days of cash coming to an end?
Bank cash handling charges and changes to payment service commissions have put independent retailers under pressure but some consumers now expect to give up...
E-options grow as give-up lines fall
Cigarette users turn to vaping ahead of patches
E-CIGARETTES and vaping products have seen sales grow substantially in recent years. But the rise and...
Future shopping on Easy Street
WHAT do the expert crystal ball gazers and consumer insight gurus expect to be the big trends in 2015 and will they have an...
Joining the craft
FORMER prime minister Gordon Brown bounced back on to the political scene recently.
But, if historians in the future debate his impact on the...
E-cigs look set to boom
Mintel says some smokers are using e-cigs to help them quit
European e-cig market could have reached £1.3bn last year
THE market for electronic cigarettes is...
Oats ahead – Mintel figures reveal porridge popularity
NEW research from Mintel shows that almost one in two Britons (49%) are porridge eaters.
And some 23% of porridge users have a bowl...