All The Grocer articles in 15 March 2025 – Page 3
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NewsLidl sharing loyalty scheme member data with Google and Meta
A notification in the app was this week asking users for new permissions to personalise the ads they are shown on the platforms
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Comment & OpinionIceland’s push to dominate retail media will be a challenge
The success of Iceland’s ambitious retail media rollout will depend on its ‘long tail strategy’ and how well it can monetise its retail media data
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Promotional FeaturesHow computer vision is tackling theft and misuse at SCOs
Theft at self-checkout points is a growing challenge, causing significant inventory losses within retail. Discover how visual AI technology ensures profitable and customer friendly-checkout points, without compromising on the convenience these systems provide.
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NewsCity snapshot: Cake Box to buy Ambala Foods with £7m of new shares
Ambala is a family-run manufacturer and retailer of Asian sweets. Also, Applied Nutrition announces joint business plan with Holland & Barrett
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NewsMedia Bites 12 March: farming, Co-op prawns, Unilever
Farmers continue to make headlines in this morning’s papers as post-Brexit payment scheme is closed for new applicants without warning
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NewsCake Box agrees buyout of Asian sweet seller Ambala Foods
The deal consists of £16m for Ambala itself and £6m for its manufacturing facility
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NewsYeo Valley Production snaps up The Collective yoghurt brand
Yeo Valley said the deal would enable more opportunities for The Collective to ’deliver innovative dairy’ to British fridges
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NewsPurity Soft Drinks appoints Jonathan Duffin to vacant CEO role
Jonathan Duffin has joined the soft drinks supplier with immediate effect
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NewsTesco ‘keen to buy stores’ as it pays 7% over the odds to buy back site
Supermarket Income REIT said the £63.5m Tesco paid for its Newmarket store was 7.4% more than its valuation in June 2024
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NewsFree-from chocolate brand halts production due to soaring cocoa prices
Allergen-free brand Creative Nature has halted production of its Magibles treats and chocolate cake mixes
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Canned & Ambient Food: 12 April
Italian-inspired canned food brands are winning share of sales. Why?
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NewsCérélia admits CMA defeat and sells Jus-Rol to private equity
London-based Rinkelberg Capital acquired the Jus-Rol business from the French bakery giant after numerous appeals by the group to overturn the CMA’s order to unwind the deal fell flat
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Yoghurts & Potted Desserts: 12 April
Low-fat yoghurts are losing out to more indulgent offerings. Why?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Deli: 19 April
Retailers are trialling new ways of selling deli items, from self-service counters to new packaged ranges. What’s selling best?
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NewsFreedom Brewery signs deal to brew and sell Toast Brewing beers
To support ongoing growth, Toast said it needed to find a permanent home
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NewsFarmers outraged as key sustainable farming subsidy closed at short notice
The farming sector has been blindsided by the announcement to close applications to the Sustainable Farming Incentive
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NewsShoppers back staffed 'chatty checkouts' in new survey
A till where staff are encouraged to converse with customers proved popular in the Belonging Forum survey
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NewsUK ‘won’t hesitate to respond’ to Trump tariffs as EU hits back at US bourbon
The EU is launching a tough retaliatory tariffs package on US goods, while the UK is keeping a ‘pragmatic’ stance
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NewsFood and drink companies face massive fines under new greenwashing probe
The sector is on a state of high alert after the CMA this week announced it would put consumer rights and prosecution of unfair activities ‘front and centre’ in the new Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act
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NewsLindahls launches high-protein cheese and dairy drink range
The Lindahls protein cheese lines were developed in response to growing demand for dairy protein