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27 January 2022

2021, a more subdued summer

With a later than usual start to the hot summer weather, combined with greater option to eat out, the number of barbecues during 2021 declined versus 2020, but did this affect the sales of red meat and dairy?

21 October 2021

Butchers’ sales performance slows as shoppers drop out

The amount of meat and poultry sold at butchers in the 12 w/e 5 Sept 21 fell 21.1% year-on-year.

24 April 2024

Positive movements in UK food waste reduction reverse as Covid-19 restrictions are removed

In the UK, 70% of food waste post-farm gate came from households, the equivalent of over £14 billion worth of food, and 20 million tonnes of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions a year (WRAP, August 2021).

15 October 2021

Milkmen still got milk as they retain sales volume gains

Successive lockdowns during 2020/21 brought about a resurgence in people using milkmen to get their milk delivered. According to Kantar, the number of customers rose to a peak of 670,000 in July 2020 from a low point of 503,000 pre-pandemic.

29 April 2024

Horizon Blog: Do consumers trust imported food products?

Rachel Rose takes a look at just what Brits think about imported food products against the backdrop of trade negotiations with Australia and the US

1 October 2021

Pandemic surges in primary meat consumption have now begun to normalise but overall MFP volumes up 12% since 2019

After the tumult of 2020, retail sales of the meat, fish and poultry (MFP) category are now beginning to settle back to a more ‘normal’ pattern.

8 December 2021

Calories on menus polarise opinions

Research suggests that public opinion is divided on whether regulations to introduce calories on menus will be effective at tackling obesity within the UK.

30 September 2021

Economic pressure on consumers provides opportunities for discount and bargain stores

Discount, freezer and bargain stores are predicted to be worth an additional £6.6bn per year by 2026 and the fastest growing of all grocery channels.

24 September 2021

Consumer views of trade deals

Since the UK exited the EU, new and potential trade deals have been highlighted in the news. But are UK consumers likely to buy these imported products if they made it inot our supermarkets and restaurants?

16 September 2021

Price inflation rises, but food remains behind the market

Consumer price inflation is being influenced by comparisons between a nation in lockdown a year ago, versus a return to norm in summer 2021.

2 September 2021

As we emerge from the pandemic how is the dairy sector performing

As restrictions have eased and the majority of the population is now vaccinated, how has that impacted dairy purchasing habits?

31 August 2021

Online sales of dairy continue to soar

Online dairy volumes rose 71% in the past year, but opportunities remain