All The Grocer articles in 15 March 2025 – Page 5
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NewsMorrisons trials self-service ‘select, pay, collect’ vending tech
The technology has previously popped up in Sainsbury’s for Pokemon
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NewsFood & drink deal activity bounces back to five-year high in 2024
Dealmakers are confident momentum in the food & drink M&A market is set to ramp up in 2025 after activity in the industry recovered to a five-year high in 2024
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NewsFruit & veg importers vote to be able to carry out their own Brexit border checks
Businesses want the UK government to approve the piloted authorised operator status, allowing them to conduct their own inspections
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NewsGhost Labs unveils ‘colourless’ canned cocktail range
The cans have launched via DTC, Zapp and in Selfridges
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NewsBidfood sees profits fall as revenues rise amid ‘operation costs pressure’
Bidfood’s revenue growth in the year to 30 June 2024 was thanks to ‘strong trading and continued food inflation’, the accounts said
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NewsBestway partners with Socio Local to boost social media presence for retailers
The wholesale giant said stores could now “maintain a continuous online presence with minimal effort”
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NewsAsda ends 100% British chicken pledge as it sources from Germany
The move ends the long-running convention where all major UK supermarkets sourced only British fresh chicken
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NewsPackaging: hotline set up to report EPR ‘freeriders’
The Environment Agency told The Grocer it had already taken action against more than 1,000 companies in the last five months to bring them into compliance
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NewsDeliveroo CEO Will Shu quashes reports he’s stepping down
“I’m not. You’re hearing it from me,” Deliveroo CEO Will Shu told The Grocer
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KVI TrackerScottish farmed salmon no different to cheaper Norwegian product, says court
Scottish salmon and Norwegian salmon are effectively the same product, found documents for a case brought before the Competition Appeal Tribunal
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NewsFarming confidence falls to all-time low, NFU survey finds
Farmer short-term confidence decreased by 10 points to –35 compared to –25 last year, and mid-term confidence has fallen even further from –22 to –38
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NewsWaitrose has ‘turned the dial’ on recent struggles, after ‘transformed’ annual results
‘We are transforming the profitability of the Waitrose business,’ declared Waitrose executive director James Bailey, after the John Lewis Partnership’s annual results
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NewsDiageo pulls out of Distill Ventures accelerator as part of strategic reshape
Diageo has invested over £245m in more than 35 businesses through the Distill programme
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Comment & OpinionAre M&S’s one-ingredient corn flakes really any healthier?
M&S took simplification of food to the next level earlier this week, with its one-ingredient corn flakes – but are consumers missing out?
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NewsDeliveroo shares stall despite first-ever profit for food delivery group
Deliveroo’s share price fell by as much as 8% as the group pushing back its earnings target despite making it’s first-ever profit
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Comment & OpinionMy Dragons’ Den experience: was it worth it?
We went into full project management mode a few months before filming: overhauling our website, refining messaging, and preparing for every scenario, says Laura Harnett, Seep founder
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NewsCadbury unveils Lotus Biscoff Dairy Milk chocolate bar
The NPD would ‘tap consumer interest in new flavours and textures, and drive cross-brand excitement’ said Mondelez
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NewsMedia Bites 14 March: EU exports, GDP, farmer incomes
British food and drink exports to the EU have tumbled by more than a third since Brexit
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NewsCity snapshot: Economy shrinks unexpectedly ahead of spring Budget
The UK economy contracted unexpectedly in January, dealing Chancellor Rachel Reeves a blow ahead of the crucial spring budget later this month
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