Friday, March 25, 2011

There are times when chocolate is the only answer

SWEET-TOOTHED Brits are comfort-eating their way out of recession - and splashing out billions of pounds on chocolates, crisps and ice cream.

New industry figures reveal that life's little luxuries are soaring up the annual list of Britain's top 100 grocery brands.

Overall, the top-selling makes of food are unchanged - led by Coke, baker Warburtons, Walkers Crisps, Hovis and Cadbury Dairy Milk.

But the biggest increase in sales in 2010 came from Cadbury's biscuits, up a staggering 32 per cent year on year.

They were followed by Doritos potato chip, up 20.7 per cent, and Haribo sweets, up 20.3 per cent. And close behind were double-digit rises for luxury chocolate brands Thorntons and Magnum ice cream.

Only a few brands of household products made the list of the top 20 risers - compiled for industry bible The Grocer.

But among those who cleaned up last year were Surf, Lenor and Fairy Liquid.

Scottish milk producers Robert Wiseman also leapt onto the table.

A spokesman for The Grocer said: "Sales keep growing as shoppers continue to reach for chocolate to shake off the economic blues."


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