Never has the age-old saying “beauty comes from within” bore as much truth as it does in the modern-day beauty and cosmetics industry. The growth in shopper demand for products providing more than just skin-deep beauty has shaken up the UK’s £27 billion beauty sector (Finder UK, 2019), with a…
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Re-wind 10 years and oats rarely featured beyond the ambient breakfast category. Today, it’s a very different picture. Just a short mask covered stroll through your local supermarket will highlight just how much oat-based NPD has cropped up over recent years – in all sorts of ambient, chilled, to go…
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Driven by consumer demands for greater social responsibility, circular economies, and a general commitment to environmental wellbeing, the ‘sustainability’ buzzword is making its way into the household product market. With its increasing prevalence in wider society, FMCG companies are becoming more active in this transition through their desire to meet…
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I don’t know about you, but I have been swamped with ‘anecdata’ about what’s going to happen this autumn. You might not have heard the word anecdata – it’s a blend of the anecdote and actual data – but you know it when you see it. It’s when folks take…
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As some of you may know, we have been undertaking the necessary steps to gain a B Corporation (BCorp) certification. We’ve shrouded the exact meanings of this in mystery and thought it time to outline how far along the journey we’ve got to whilst we explain what BCorp is, what…
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HRA Global would like to give a warm welcome to our newest team member, Poppy! She joins the HRA Global team as a Graduate Researcher and we can’t wait to work alongside her. Take a look at our question and answer article below to learn a bit more about our…
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“Sleep it off” is probably a phrase you’ve heard in response to numerous ailments experienced on a day-to-day basis. Whether it be a foul mood, a bad back or a questionable dinner, resting your mind and body can provide a multitude of mental and physical benefits. Despite a wide variety of sleeping pills, teas, tech, podcasts…
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In this week’s episode of The Grocery Insider, in association with HRA Global, we speak to Joe Welstead, CEO and founder of Motion Nutrition. You can listen to the full episode of Setting the Wheels of Organic Supplements in Motion with Joe Welstead via the Grocery Insider, via Apple Podcasts or Spotify. We…
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With consumers now beginning to value the relationship between diet and skin more than ever before, holistic health and wellness trends are booming. The phrase ‘you are what you eat’ has never been more relevant in the health and beauty industry. With consumers increasingly scrutinising the health claims and ingredient…
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‘My food and drink job: Roseanna Evans, marketing & commercial consultant, HRA Global’ This week, Roseanna’s interview with The Grocer was published and we could not be more pleased. Roseanna is HRA Global’s Marketing and Commercial consultant and works closely with our clients on a variety of projects. Some of…
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We have been mentioned in the July 2020 edition of The Grocer, in an article all about the hike in free from food and drink sales. Aldi sees 50% hike in sales of free-from food and drink HRA Global MD Hamish Renton said Aldi was “correcting an under trade” in…
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The French have a saying I have been thinking about for much of the month – ‘Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose’ – literally ‘the more things change, the more they stay the same’. Certainly, the first part of that, “the more things change’, immediately comes to mind…
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