All The Grocer articles in 25 January 2025 – Page 3
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NewsBooker boosts symbol estate by 9% to almost 8,000 stores
All of its fascias expanded in store numbers, with Premier adding 411 stores to reach 4,760, spanning both standalone and forecourt stores
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NewsMorrisons insists ‘non-disruptive’ protestors welcome, despite High Court injunction
The retailer saw its Bridgwater distribution centre in Somerset blockaded by tractors on 10 January
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Comment & OpinionTrump tariffs delay provides some respite – for now
Season two of the Donald Trump show is now on, with tariffs and further plot twists certainly awaiting
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NewsFarm Retail Association rolls out Real Farmers Market scheme
Markets must meet eight principles to become certified by the Farm Retail Association
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NewsMSPs call for urgent action to improve Scottish salmon standards
A Scottish parliamentary committee has urged the Scottish government to set a one-year timetable to make significant improvements
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NewsCity snapshot: Wetherspoons urges Starmer to tackle supermarket tax inequality
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin said the rise in minimum wage, business rates, and national insurance in last year’s budget will cost the pub chain extra £60m per year.
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NewsMedia Bites 22 January: Waitrose, CMA, BrewDog, Premier Foods
Today’s press continued to be dominated by coverage of the early stages on the latest Donald Trump US presidency and the speculation around what impact he will have on the global economy
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NewsWH Smith launches retail media network with SMG
It claims it is the first travel-focused, in-store retail media network in North America
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NewsShoppers failing on 5 a day while half won’t experiment with new fruit and veg: Riverford
Over three-quarters (77%) of people polled by Riverford admitted they don’t eat the recommended five pieces of fruit and veg a day
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NewsHaleon names Jo Cooper as new general manager for UK & Ireland
She was previously the supplier’s head of commercial excellence for Europe, Middle East, Africa & Latin America
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NewsBrewDog founder James Watt launches Dragons’ Den-style reality TV show
The £2m prize was ’the largest in UK television history’, Watt claimed
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Bottled Water: 15 February
Booming bottled water sales mean growing use of single-use plastic, which environmental NGOs want banned. How is the category responding to concern about the toll it takes on the planet?
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Ice Cream: 15 February
What’s in store for the coming year from the UK’s ice cream players? And with the country’s biggest brands about to be demerged from its parent company, is the category about to have its ‘Wonka’ moment?
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NewsCompetition watchdog chair replaced by ex-Amazon boss
The competition watchdog failed to convince ministers it was sufficiently focused on growth
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NewsSolar-powered refrigeration unit company Sunswap opens own manufacturing facility
The Leatherhead facility will create 75 jobs
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Cooking Sauces & Meal Kits: 22 February
Cooking sauces are having their time in the sun. Sales have grown by 5.4% on volumes up 0.5% as Brits have cut back on eating out and sought more adventurous quick meals to cook at home…
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NewsGermany’s Formo raises €35m to scale up lab-made cheese
This latest round of funding brings Formo’s total financing to over €135m.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Frozen Food: 22 February
Frozen food is breaking out of the freezer aisles, with growing numbers of retailers integrating freezers into chilled and ambient aisles. What impact is this having on sales?
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Comment & OpinionFarm assurance schemes are a powerful elixir for ‘Brand Britain’
Recognising the importance of farmers and their support frameworks future-proofs the UK on health, economic and environmental fronts, says Harvey Choat, MD of Nexus
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NewsTesco, Lidl, Co-op and Aldi call for ‘pause’ on ‘Family Farm Tax’
Tesco CCO Ashwin Prasad said the retailer wanted a halt in the rollout of inheritance tax reforms and was calling for a long-term government vision for farming