In the Media

• 17/10/2019 - The Standard

  Lidl pledges to spend £15bn on British produce in next five years

  
  

  The German-owned retailer also promised to increase sales of British-sourced fresh meat, poultry and fresh produce at least 10 per cent over the next 12 months, agree longer-term contracts with suppliers and launch a young farmers programme designed to promote new talent in the industry.
  Industry data from Kantar yesterday showed Lidl was the fastest growing UK grocer in the last quarter, with sales up 8.2%.

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• 14/10/2019 - The Times

  One in three wine drinkers can’t stomach paying over £5

  
  

  According to Kantar, the consumer research group, the proportion of households that buy wine has fallen from 71 per cent to 68 per cent since the start of 2017. Andy Crossan, consumer insight director at Kantar, said: "While the value of the market is going up, fewer people are buying traditional red, white and rosé which could lead to a long-term effect on the industry. The fall is largely down to the 18-35s, who are increasingly turning to other, trendier drinks."

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• 14/10/2019 - The Guardian

  Forget about a fiver – a good bottle of wine starts at £6

  
  

  And things appear to be getting worse: according to the consumer research group Kantar, the proportion of UK households buying wine has dropped from 71% to 68% since the beginning of 2017, while one in three people balk at paying more than £5 for a bottle of wine.

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• 12/10/2019 - The Grocer

  Snack attack

  
  

  Ash O'Mahony says, "Britain's tooth is getting sweeter. "We have seen consumers increasingly looking to treat themselves as snacking has returned to growth a er long-term decline," says Kantar analyst Ben Dixon. And when consumers do indulge in a snack, they're turning to a cake or a sweet biccie."

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• 08/10/2019 - Warc

  Unilever to slash plastic use

  
  

  The Unilever announcement follows research from Kantar, published last month, that showed consumers overwhelmingly look to big business to take the lead in tackling the problem of plastic waste.
  Of the 65,000 people surveyed across 24 countries, only 19% felt individuals should take personal responsibility, but 48% said FMCG brands needed to take action.
  
  

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• 05/10/2019 - The Guardian

  Has the suit and tie had its day? Maybe, says M&S

  
  

  In a presentation to City analysts earlier this week, Marks & Spencer, the UK’s biggest menswear retailer, said it was cutting back its formalwear ranges and the space devoted to selling suits, pointing to a market-wide 7% fall in suit sales.
  Sales of ties are down by nearly 6% while blazers and formal jackets fell by 10% year on year, according to market analysts Kantar.
  
  

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