All Daily Bread articles – Page 4
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Comment & Opinion
Has Pepsi jumped the retail media shark with its Morrisons tunnel experience?
Retail media is becoming ever harder, if not impossible, for shoppers to avoid, says The Grocer’s technology editor George Nott
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Comment & Opinion
Will bright blue Takis sell in a nation worried about UPF?
Takis’ latest NPD contains palm fat, maltodextrin and the controversial colouring Brilliant Blue FCF
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Comment & Opinion
For facts sake: proof that UK supermarket shelves aren’t going empty
Work is being done on the UK’s food security: scaremongering in the national press isn’t helpful
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Comment & Opinion
Is retail’s perfect shoplifting storm coming to an end?
The Crime & Policing Bill has finally entered parliament, putting the industry a step closer to the shoplifting protections it has fought for
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Comment & Opinion
Supermarket swaps: who’s to blame when online substitutions go wrong?
Supermarket substitutions and online swaps: who needs a bouquet of flowers when there’s a perfectly decent bunch of leeks to enjoy instead?
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Comment & Opinion
The wheels have fallen off B&M’s retail wagon – can it get back on track?
City patience is running out with B&M after it issued its second profits warning so far this year on Monday, at the same time CEO Alex Russo ‘fell on his sword’
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Comment & Opinion
Ultra-processed opinion: what the public think about UPFs is entirely irrelevant
What should we make of a government-funded ‘dialogue’ to include consumer views on UPFs when developing the new National Food Strategy?
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Analysis & Features
Why has Unilever ditched well-liked CEO Hein Schumacher?
Analysts described Schumacher’s successor Fernando Fernandez – an appointment from inside Unilever – as ‘fiery and charismatic’
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Comment & Opinion
Heinz is taking a gamble with its Dreamz recipe campaign. Or is it?
Don’t be surprised if Heinz goes for a Beanz flavour that is a talking point rather than a crowd pleaser
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Comment & Opinion
Is Air Up’s ‘scented’ flavoured water bottle genius or gimmick?
Air Up has a steep price point, but promises to revolutionise the way we drink water
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Comment & Opinion
Why Tesco’s IT geeks are leading the war on retail crime
Tesco CEO Ken Murphy has previously said Tesco was spending ‘tens of millions’ on measures to tackle crime and protect its staff
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Comment & Opinion
Have we passed peak Aldi price match as Tesco and Sainsbury’s shrink schemes?
Tesco and Sainsbury’s decision to shrink their price match schemes shows matching Aldi on 700 prices was never sustainable
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Comment & Opinion
Why Wales’ DRS has become a political hot potato
The Welsh government’s refusal to play ball with the UK over a planned October 2027 DRS rollout is wreaking havoc with Defra’s scheme
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Comment & Opinion
Will the National Food Strategy’s ‘experts’ succeed in creating economic growth?
Within the next two years, the government expects this group to tackle issues such as the obesity crisis, the race to net zero, food security and turbocharging growth in the food sector
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Comment & Opinion
Why Unilever has gone Wild for a deodorant challenger brand
The fmcg behemoth Unilever has reportedly made a £230m bid for the fast-growing refillable deodorant challenger Wild
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Comment & Opinion
Class, net zero and the future of retail: LIVE unwrapped
Net zero, middle-class problems and how retailers are using tech and innovation to drive growth and stay ahead of the competition – here’s what you missed if you weren’t able to make it to Retail Week x The Grocer LIVE 2025
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Comment & Opinion
Lidl has come out punching in 2025. What is making it so confident?
Lidl has come out swinging in 2025, with a price comparison campaign targeting an array of rivals
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Comment & Opinion
Spirit giants Diageo and Pernod Ricard show ‘challenging’ is the new normal
Spirits giants Diageo and Pernod Ricard have both said they can no longer rely on previously outlined sales guidance
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Comment & Opinion
Got beef? Iceland u-turn puts style ahead of sustainability
Last week, Iceland announced triumphantly that it would be returning to its traditional, less sustainable, mince packaging in its latest sustainability u-turn
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Comment & Opinion
In a VUCA vortex, supermarkets and suppliers need to hold hands
Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity have become the norm. Retailer-supplier collaboration will be necessary to help the industry through it