Less hungry, more demanding: The Opportunity for Dairy Whisper it quietly, but Dairy has a volume problem looming. A growing share of UK shoppers are eating less, and they are getting much more selective about what they do eat. For a category like dairy built on everyday consumption, that sounds…
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HRA Global In The Grocer: why the pasta aisle is going global while the format stays Italian In The Grocer’s latest feature on pasta flavour trends, the real story is not Italian cooking. It is everything else. UK pasta is now worth £703.1m, up 5.4% on volumes up 4.4% [Worldpanel…
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Plant-based isn’t dying. It’s growing up. UK retail sales only fell 1.2% in 2025, while whole-food plant-based products such as tofu, tempeh and seitan grew 16.8%. Meanwhile, 60% of the Taste Collective panel buy plant-based weekly or more often. After several turbulent years, the plant-based market is entering a new…
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Hamish Joins The Grocer Health Summit to discuss the GLP-1 effect: HRA Global CEO Hamish Renton joined industry experts at The Grocer Health Summit to explore the changing health landscape and what the rise of GLP-1 medications could mean for food, drink and retail businesses. One of the big questions…
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HRA Global in The Dairymen: In The Grocer’s latest feature on GLP-1 dairy trends, the headline is simple. Weight-loss drugs are changing what goes into the dairy basket. However, they aren’t changing it evenly. Around 4–5% of the UK population now uses GLP-1 drugs, according to OC&C Strategy Consultants. In…
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HRA Global in The Dairymen: why white milk needs a new reason to buy In The Grocer’s latest feature on liquid milk innovation, the numbers tell two stories. Take-home milk value is up 6.4%. Volumes, however, have edged down 0.6% [Worldpanel by Numerator 52 w/e 14 June 2026]. Kim Shaddick,…
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HRA Global in The Dairymen: what’s shaping dairy drinks growth in 2026 In The Grocer’s The Dairymen latest feature on dairy drinks trends, one number sets the scene. In fact, UK dairy drinks are now worth £480.8m at the tills. That’s up 14.4% year on year, with volumes 3.8% higher…
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HRA Global in The Dairymen: how ice cream brands are chasing growth on every front In The Grocer’s Dairymen latest feature on ice cream innovation, three separate stories turn out to be one: brands are working harder than ever to keep shoppers buying, whatever the weather and whatever the shelf.…
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In The Grocer’s latest feature on chocolate gifting, one shift stands out. Chocolate can no longer assume it owns every festive moment. Gifting and sharing remains confectionery’s biggest segment, worth £750m at the tills [Circana, 52 w/e 27 December 2025]. However, seasonal chocolate gift volumes are down 2.5% year on…
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Amongst the hottest debates in modern philosophy is pondering where what we call consciousness starts and stops. So, most agree that humans are clearly conscious, but how about a dolphin or the family pet? What about a beetle or a tree – are they conscious? And of course the hottest…
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What the £1bn VMS milestone means for brands In The Grocer’s latest feature on health supplements, one number stands out. UK vitamins, minerals and supplements have passed £1bn in annual sales for the first time [Worldpanel by Numerator, 52 w/e 14 June 2026]. Value is up 10.7%, and packs are…
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How health, convenience and social media are changing the morning meal In The Grocer’s latest feature on breakfast trends, health, convenience and morning routines are reshaping how shoppers start the day. Lani Smith, Project Delivery Executive at HRA Global, shared insight on the shifts behind this change. Meal deals, functional…
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