All The Grocer articles in 15 February 2025 – Page 2
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NewsRachel Reeves ‘rebuffs’ M&S chief’s call for compromise in National Insurance hike
The Chancellor is said to have stonewalled Stuart Machin’s call for the increase in employers’ National Insurance to be phased in
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KVI TrackerInfant formula ‘all the same’, says Iceland boss Richard Walker
The retailer has rolled out shelf-edge labels communicating formula’s nutritional equivalence, despite selling four brands at different prices
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Cheese
While own-label has dominated the UK’s cheese category in recent years, brands are back on the menu as consumer interest in the versatility and origin of products spurs greater interest in recipes, use as a meat alternative, and indulgent snacking.
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NewsViral ‘scent-based’ refillable water bottle Air Up to make UK supermarket bow
Users inhale scent through specially designed pods as they sip
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NewsCity snapshot: UK employers weigh up wave of redundancies to cope with tax rises
Businesses across the UK are scaling back on hiring new staff and stepping up redundancy programmes in reaction to the fresh wave of employment taxes following the Labour budget, according to a new survey released this morning
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NewsMedia Bites 17 February: Post Office, Waitrose and Unilever snub
The papers have been focusing on tariff retaliation, a “snub” from Unilever and the continued fallout from last year’s October budget
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Comment & OpinionTesco Clubcard 30 years on: how one little card changed the face of British retail
The success of Tesco Clubcard has been driven by the need to serve its customers better, says group customer director, Becky Brock
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NewsTesco staff share £9m gift to celebrate 30 years of Clubcard
Tesco is celebrating 30 years of its Clubcard loyalty scheme this weekend, with a gift to colleagues worth more than £9m
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NewsM&S to launch ‘Punishment Juice’
It is thought it will be framed as beneficial for health and fitness, despite one possible interpretation being that drinking it is punishment
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NewsHealeys to introduce Rattler Cyder in cans to offset £700k EPR tax bill
Healeys is staring down the barrel of a £700,000 EPR tax bill
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Comment & OpinionCMA misses the point on infant formula: parents need support
In other countries support and unbiased professional opinion at all stages of parenthood is widely available and appropriately funded, says Emma Rossington, MD at Hipp Organic UK
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NewsBooker executives take up Women in Wholesale positions
Booker group people director Rebecca Mallows will join the leadership team as member of the steering committee
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Comment & OpinionA blanket ban on junk food advertisers is a step too far
The world is watching on with interest to see how Robert F Kennedy Jr can ‘Make America Healthy Again’
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NewsCaterfood Buying Group launches new format for supplier events
The event will get a makeover, with a new venue and extended networking time
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NewsRSPCA welcomes new UK government procurement policy as a ‘good start’
The organisation said it hoped it would pave the way for improvements to UK Government Buying Standards to ensure food provided in hospitals and schools was produced to higher animal welfare standards
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Comment & OpinionTesco keeps us in the dark with ‘Everything’ five-letter bag push
Tesco must have had a long, hard think about the five-letter words it’s popping on its shopping bags as part of its new ‘It’s Everything’ campaign. And the likes of ‘party’, ‘loved’ and ’treat’ work nicely. ‘Thank’, though, is weirdly truncated, ‘quiet’ is just weird and ‘sorry’ is a straight-up ...
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InterviewsHow Au Vodka stormed to success despite the spirits downturn
Brand founders Jackson Quinn and Charlie Morgan have tapped celebrities and social media to make a mockery of the so-called downturn in spirits
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NewsData: UK shoppers plan for a budget-friendly Valentine’s Day
UK supermarket meal deals are leading the charge in online Valentine’s Day shopping, says Google’s MD of retail and CPG, Sophie Neary
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Comment & OpinionDenise van Outen gets into AF in Alcohol-Free Booze: Is It Worth It?
Less alcohol being a good for your health is hardly a shock, but a doctor explained the full extent
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NewsCocoa-free chocolate brand ChoViva makes UK debut with Aldi tie-up
The NPD has hit shelves under the discounter’s private label Dairyfine