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**New research** by The Food Foundation into multi-buy retail offers, covered in Foodservice Footprint. 🍫Almost 1/3 volume offers are on junk food, compared to 4% on fruit & veg and 3% on starchy carbs. 🛒Retailers with volume offers = Asda, Morrisons, Tesco. Sainsbury's and Aldi run price offers instead. 👏Sainsbury's have already phased out volume offers, and Tesco have committed to do the same. 🙄This comes in the wake of govt rolling back on their commitments to regulate multi-buy / volume based promotions - going against their own evidence which shows that these promotions drive consumers to spend 20% more than planned. How does this make sense when a) we're in a cost of living crisis and b) there's an urgent need to align the national diet with Eatwell (and beyond), from a health and environmental perspective? Retailers, supported by strong and sensible government policy, must align promotions with the diet that's good for people, pockets and planet. Without the right incentives we just won't get there. #retail #foodpolicy #promotions #bogof #healthydiets #sustainablediets #research #publichealth #costofliving #costoflivingcrisis

According to Lorelei Bergin, our VP of NA Retail, there has been a significant shift in snacking-at-home consumption post-pandemic. This was revealed during an informative session at Groceryshop titled “Snackonomics: Uncovering a Microcosm of Grocery Growth.” Did you know...? • 82% of snacking occasions are consumed at home • Offices are the 2nd most popular place for snacking • 42% claim that compared with 12 months ago, their eating habits have become healthier Want to learn more? Download our new report titled "How Snack brands can achieve growth beyond inflation," below! 👉 https://lnkd.in/gWdb_5SJ #snacking #NIQFullView #groceryshop #consumerinsights #groceryshop23

From 23 August until 28 November 2023, Woolworths will drop the prices of more than 450 products as part of its seasonal Prices Dropped for Spring program. “Overall, the total saving across the basket of Price Dropped products is $615, or an average of 17% less.” Woolworths Supermarkets Managing Director Natalie Davis says: “We know people are looking at every way to save right now and we’re encouraging our customers to spend less with us. “Our research shows that customers are using more hacks to save on their grocery shops. Buying products on special is at the top of the list, with meal planning not far behind. “With this in mind, we looked at how we could create healthier meal ideas, including affordable lamb roast, weekday dinners and healthier lunchbox snacks kids will love.” Woolworths Supermarkets Natalie Davis https://lnkd.in/gezUPBDi

Interesting to see that the trend toward all-day snacking has yet to slow down. "What may have started with pre-pandemic on-the-go lifestyles has continued in the wake of an unconventional decade, with data bearing out Americans’ penchant for snacking." “All generations are snacking three-plus snacks a day, just at varying levels,” noted Sally Lyons Wyatt, EVP of client insights at Chicago-based Circana, during a recent webinar with SNAC International. Read more and see some pretty compelling stats in this recent Progressive Grocer article: https://bit.ly/CPGSnacking

WHY?????? Why does Tesco Sainsbury's Morrisons & Asda not have a product like this in the frozen aisle? Let’s break this down… ➡️ Are the 1kg chicken bites quick & easy to prepare? Check ✅ ➡️ Are the 1kg salt & pepper chicken bites so delicious that we ALWAYS SELL OUT? Check ✅ ➡️ Do the 1kg chicken bites offer a high protein, low sugar alternative for your customers? Check ✅ ➡️ Do the 1kg chicken bites represent unbelievable value for money? Check ✅ I could go on & on & on about why GSN is amazing but… The mission goes on to get Gold Standard Nutrition listed in one of the major supermarkets. Let us know if you think GSN would be a great fit for one of the supermarkets ⤵️ Craig Allen Neal Rawlinson Iain Blackburn Rebecca Collins John D. Daniel Easton