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Happy (Vegan) Valentine's Day!
What do retailers have in store for vegan valentines this year?
Feb 13, 2023


Top 10 Products - Foodfax 2022
See below the 10 products with the highest Overall Scores in 2022...
Jan 31, 2023


Foodfax Awards 2022
Which products were category leaders in 2022, and what links their success? Read on to find out…
Jan 20, 2023


Christmas Food Trends
In such turbulent times, will mince pies and Christmas dinner seem unimportant? Or will premium offerings see their usual popularity?
Dec 20, 2022


Fresh Produce Consumer Testing
Cambridge MR’s 35+ years experience in the Food and Drink Industry includes many years of specialist fresh produce consumer testing.
Dec 1, 2022


Experimenting with new flavours requires reassurance & inspiration
The trend for internationally inspired flavours continues to influence a lot of new product innovation, with younger consumers looking to...
Nov 23, 2022


Even scratch cooks look for convenience
We like to think we cook from scratch, but the reality is we want short cuts to speed up the preparation process
Nov 15, 2022


Go Meat Free?
We wanted to find out if the trend for reducing meat is still a priority for consumers as the focus shifts on food prices as budgets are...
Nov 3, 2022


Shopper Behaviour - Part 3
When we asked consumers to indicate how they are approaching their grocery shop there is evidence of change. While many are cutting back...
Oct 13, 2022


Shopper Behaviour - Part 2
We know that packaging plays a vital role in product selection and in this highly competitive market it is more important than ever to...
Oct 5, 2022


Shopper Behaviour - Part 1
As all the major retailers aim to match and beat the Discounters at their own game - with Value range sales up across the board – we...
Sep 27, 2022


Summer Drinking Habits
Summer heat is a time for increased hydration, with cold drinks coming to the fore. More alfresco entertaining means a boost for the...
Aug 12, 2022


Summer Eating Habits - Part 2
More than 4 in 5 change their eating habits in the summer at least some of the time.
Aug 4, 2022


Summer Eating Habits
When it comes to eating alfresco, most consumers are happy to opt for convenience food even if they are entertaining friends and family.
Jul 26, 2022


Use By Dates – Who, Which, When & Why
Given the recent publicity about Use by Dates on food and drink products, we conducted a survey to find out what the general public think...
Jun 8, 2022


Who buys Supermarket Value Ranges?
As the squeeze on household budgets continues and grocery prices increase, we completed a snapshot survey with our Neighbourhood Net...
May 11, 2022


Shopping at Easter
With the cost of living increasing, there were clear signs that consumers were changing their buying behaviour when shopping for Easter.
Apr 21, 2022


Energy price increases – How do consumers plan to spend less on food?
We surveyed 356 consumers from our neighbourhood net to find out how ever increasing energy prices might effect their future food...
Apr 13, 2022


Whose Fresh Produce is the Freshest?
We surveyed 356 consumers from our neighbourhood net around fresh produce purchase. We were curious to get a snapshot on which retailers/...
Apr 6, 2022


Mar 15, 2022
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