Article: Spreading a little more profit. (RHM Foods repositions Robertsons marmalades)

RHM Foods is repositioning its Robertsons marmalades in an effort to stave off the attack of other spreads into the breakfast arena.

It is at this mealtime that marmalade consumption is most popular, but increasingly products such as peanut butter and chocolate spreads have been encroaching.

In developing a new strategy, RHM researched the market and identified some significant dynamics. It found that while marmalade is children's second favourite spread (behind jam), accounting for 22% of all their sweet spread consumption, penetration among young families has actually fallen.

According to the research, three quarters of marmalade consumers are ...

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