Innovation in the pet sector has come on leaps and bounds in the past few years, with our shelves rammed with a wider range of doggy treats, cat nibbles, gerbil runs than ever before. Product of the Year has observed first-hand the premiumisation that’s taking...
The Product of the Year team were out in full force at the IFE this week, sniffing out the new products and hoping to find our future Product of the Year winners. Trade fairs are a great way to see what’s trending in the FMCG world, providing...
The baby and infants’ aisles of the supermarket have seen a radical changes recently. Anyone who has children or has ever been a child will know how inextricably linked children are to junk food, and for years the shelves have been packed with the same...
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know that 2019 is set to be the year of the vegan. Innovation abounds in this sector, with more choice than ever for vegans of all shapes and sizes. Trends range from bleeding meat, plant-based cheese, even...
If we’ve learned anything from the Product of the Year awards this year, it’s that we’re more health-conscious than ever before. Health is a significant purchase incentive for consumers, with one in three saying it’s their most important consideration when choosing what to put in...
TODAY’S Product of the Year awards mark 15 years since we started celebrating the very best in innovation on supermarket shelves. The talented teams behind Britain’s best-loved brands will gather at the Park Lane Sheraton Grand Hotel in London for the 2019 awards to recognise the...
We all remember when beards and designer stubble suddenly graced our social media feeds a couple of years ago. And we remember the furrowing of brows and wringing of hands from the big razor brands, as razor sales faltered. The smooth chin, declared the headlines,...
Last week we explored the trends and innovations that hit 2018 hard in the health & beauty sector. Today, we’re putting food and drink – the very bread and butter of innovation – under the microscope. If you’ve entered Product of the Year before you’ll know...
Marketing & Comms Exec Antonia Channer reviews the year's Health & Beauty products...
LOVE it or loathe it, Black Friday is here to stay. The busiest day in the US shopping calendar is regarded with a strange mix of suspicion and excitement on this side of the pond. But despite our healthy British scepticism, publicity around the high value...