Nathan Ward

With more than fifteen years' experience at Kantar across a wide range food and drink markets, Nathan has a breadth and depth of understanding how we shop and consume the products in our shopping baskets. Nathan heads up our Meat, Fish and Poultry team, providing insights into the way the nations buys and consumes these key constituents of meals.

Articles by this author

• Versatile cuts thrive but Lockdown effects Easter
• Record month for MFP as COVID-19 impacts shoppers
• Meat, fish and poultry purchasing slows
• Moderation, not abstention in meat, fish and poultry
• No Christmas cheer for meat, fish and poultry
• Christmas cheer feels a little early for MFP
• Winter doldrums take their toll on MFP
• Chicken flies off shelves as shoppers seek out value
• Bank holiday sun shines over MFP
• Burgers face a grilling after a slow summer for BBQs
• MFP sits in the shade of summer 2018
• Inclement weather takes the shine off BBQ season
• Chilled Fish Flourishes as MFP market struggles
• Easter doesn’t resurrect fortunes of the market
• Easter phasing drives meat decline, fish still buoyant
• Fish flourishes as red meat struggles
• Veganuary doesn’t impact meat, fish and poultry sales
• Shopper and consumer trends for MFP
• A buoyant Christmas for Meat, Fish and Poultry
• Some early Christmas cheer as MFP value and volume grow
• Pigs fly as pork products see volume growth
• Red meat slowdown hits meat, fish and poultry market
• Meat in the red as Summer extends into Autumn
• Chicken outstrips red meat as barbeque boom continues
• Burgers and grills boom as mercury soars
• Meat, fish and poultry newsletter, Summer 2018
• Meat, fish and poultry heats up as temperatures rise
• Bank holiday BBQ bonanza for meat, fish and poultry
• National BBQ week May 28th – 3rd June 2018
• Sales of red meat are up as warm weather hits the UK
• Great British Beef Week 23-30 April 2018
• Challenging first quarter for meat, fish and poultry
• Meat, fish and poultry volumes fall across early 2018
• Poultry in demand despite veggie trend
• Biggest ever Christmas for meat, fish and poultry
• An eventful year for meat, fish and poultry
• Fish flounders in the face of inflation
• No hogwash as pork outperforms other proteins
• Chicken can crow but pork returns to growth
• Chicken rules the roost as meat goes into the red
• Promotion changes hold back category growth
• Inflation finally pumps up value sales
• An eggs-cellent time for meat, fish and poultry
• Chilled fish flounders
• How salmon can swim upstream
• Valentine's Day love for meat, fish and poultry
• Why the grocery market is like an oil tanker
• Fish doesn’t flounder as we move into the new year
• Let’s talk Turkey: Christmas drives volume growth
• Good value moves the market as beef & chicken win
• Fish in first plaice again
• Meat & Poultry volumes frozen as the weather turns
• Real pressure on value in the market
• Primary products finally break through
• The weather rather than Brexit impacts MFP sales short term
• No crying fowl as Chicken sees impressive growth
• Latest Meat, Fish & Poultry release available now
• Latest Meat, Fish & Poultry release available now
• Latest Meat, Fish & Poultry release available now
• Latest Meat, Fish & Poultry release now available
• Fish doesn’t flounder as winter sets in
• Sausages don’t feel the sizzle
• Young families drive volumes for Meat & Poultry
• Something fishy about the BBQ season?
• Chilled Fish is heating up
• Deflation holds back value in Primary Fresh Meat
• Value & volume decline for fresh primary meat & poultry
• Valentine's Day Meal Deals Help Bolster Volume Growth
• Post-Christmas boost for beef volumes and shellfish
• Online shopping crucial to Meat & Poultry growth
• The Red Meat Challenge