All The Grocer articles in 01 February 2025 – Page 2
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NewsDrip Water secures £4m investment to fuel overseas growth
British TV chef and musician Big Zuu is a co-founder and partner in the brand
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NewsCity snapshot: John Lewis to fall short of profit targets as Waitrose disappoints at Christmas
Disappointing Christmas sales at Waitrose are to blame for John Lewis missing profits targets over the festive season in a setback for the partnership’s ongoing turnaround
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NewsMedia Bites 31 January: Trump tariffs, bird flu, alcohol duty
Draught pints will cost 1p less from Thursday because of a cut in alcohol duty in a move intended to help the sector grow, among other news
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NewsSeep cleans up on Dragons’ Den with backing from Trinny Woodall
Founder Laura Harnett secured £50k in return for a 4% stake from Deborah Meaden and Woodall in the latest edition of the BBC One programme, aired this evening
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NewsLove Sum celebrates Lunar New Year with Dragons’ Den investment offer
Sandy Tang launched Love Sum after she made it to the final three on the 2020 series of Masterchef. She hopes the backing of Peter Jones will help propel the ready-to-cook brand into more mainstream supermarkets
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NewsBakkavor subject of ethical trading complaint amid Spalding strike
Workers at Bakkavor’s Spalding factory have been striking over pay since September
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NewsThe Curators spoofs Walkers with ‘Dyer snacks’ billboard campaign
The stunt is projected to have made one million impressions across social media platforms
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NewsBerry Bros & Rudd to cut roles in response to ‘extremely challenging’ environment
The specialist retailer blamed growing costs, inflation and the increase in NI contributions for the cuts
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NewsWH Smith shares surge as investors welcome potential high street sell-off
The share price rose 8% following the results on Wednesday, bringing its total gain for the week to more than 12% as investors welcomed news of the potential for a more focused travel group
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket imitations of brands are rife. Here’s why
Grocery retailers are always looking for new products and very rarely will come up with a brand new idea, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind
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NewsAldi rolls out InPost parcel collection lockers to 260 stores
Aldi said it followed positive feedback from customers on how convenient the service is
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Comment & OpinionWho would buy WH Smith’s high street stores? And why?
News of the proposed sale of WH Smith’s high street stores did not come as a surprise – but it would be foolish to bet against the retailer
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NewsLidl to ask shoppers for ‘micro-donations’ to the NSPCC at tills
Customers will be invited to make a donation of up to 30p with card transactions
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Comment & OpinionTrump is moving fast. UK food & drink must unite now
Already we have seen a dizzying collection of over 100 executive orders built around a coherent – if extraordinary – policy agenda, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsSugro launches paid-for WhatsApp channel for members
The closed group will be exclusive to members and be used to share deals and news
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NewsTesco staff vent anger over impact of ‘nightmare’ Whoosh delivery demands
’Whoosh is the absolute worst thing to happen to Express stores’
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NewsStreeting rejects Lords measures to ‘hold industry to account’ on obesity
Campaign groups had hoped that the new Labour government would cave in to calls from the Lords for the targets to be made mandatory
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NewsWaitrose kicks off major push on ‘non-ultra processed’ products
Waitrose is ’ramping up’ its focus on ’non’ UPFs throughout 2025, and has invited suppliers to help
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NewsUK border authorities ‘unlawfully’ rejecting dairy goods from China
Lawyers representing food businesses claim government regulators are unlawfully stopping goods at the border
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NewsKeystone Brewing Group swoops for ailing craft beer brands Fourpure and Magic Rock
Owner In Good Company had ‘fallen into financial difficulties’ said Keystone