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Thursday 29 October 2026

IRI

Grocery market overview: Sweet spot for confectionery in Q1 5th April 2023 /

Grocery market overview: Sweet spot for confectionery in Q1

Cash-strapped consumers sought affordable indulgence from confectionery, which posted double-digit value and unit growth.


IRI: Cyclone shopping sees February sales jump 6th March 2023 /

IRI: Cyclone shopping sees February sales jump

Consumers shopping for cyclone emergency supplies pushed batteries, water, and shelf-stable fruit into the fastest-growing value categories.


IRI: Wet holidays put dampener on January sales 23rd February 2023 /

IRI: Wet holidays put dampener on January sales

Eggs took the fastest top 20 category growth spot, driven by price rises of 27%.


Pre-cyclone grocery sales jump 20% 17th February 2023 /

Pre-cyclone grocery sales jump 20%

Consumers raced to supermarket aisles last week to stock up on emergency essentials – and some non essentials – ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle, according to data from IRI.


IRI: 2022 department and category winners & losers 26th January 2023

IRI: 2022 department and category winners & losers

Dairy, confectionery and pet were some of the winners in the insight firm’s NZ grocery rankings, while the cycling of 2021’s lockdowns saw beverages suffer.


IRI: December dollar sales up 10.2% 26th January 2023 /

IRI: December dollar sales up 10.2%

The closing weeks of 2022 saw some eyewatering numbers coming from food, with the amount spent on groceries in December up 10.2% on a year earlier and a huge 17.1% up on 2020.


What is the chilled juice opportunity post Frucor Suntory’s exit? 13th December 2022 /

What is the chilled juice opportunity post Frucor Suntory’s exit?

Its departure from the $64m chilled juice and drinks category will put annual sales worth millions of dollars up for grabs in the growing grocery beverage department.


IRI: Inflation drives growth in November 24th November 2022 /

IRI: Inflation drives growth in November

The latest four-week period in IRI’s November Grocery Monthly Overview gives yet another angle on the effects of rampant inflation on food prices.


The top consumer trends driving purchases and the brands winning sales – IRI 16th November 2022

The top consumer trends driving purchases and the brands winning sales – IRI

The insights firm names the products and brands benefitting the most from consumer behaviour in the current high-inflation environment.


NPD revenue plummets – IRI 14th November 2022 /

NPD revenue plummets – IRI

The insights firm says new product development has been severely constrained as manufacturers prioritise activity and keeping core products flowing.


Who topped IRI’s annual top 25 FMCG manufacturers list? 10th November 2022

Who topped IRI’s annual top 25 FMCG manufacturers list?

There’s an F&B leader at the top of IRI’s latest rankings of FMCG manufacturers.


IRI: Dairies down, petrol under pressure, supermarkets evolving 4th November 2022

IRI: Dairies down, petrol under pressure, supermarkets evolving

Discounter disruption, competition and convenience pressures are altering sales channels for grocery, the market research company tells NZFGC’s conference.