All Seasonal articles – Page 25
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PodcastStocking Up For Christmas: The Convenience Mix Podcast
The festive season is almost upon us but with supply challenges, are retailers facing another tough Christmas?
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NewsAldi hiring 1,500 temporary store staff in ‘biggest ever’ festive recruitment push
The 1,500 is on top of the 2,000 permanent jobs Aldi aims to fill by the end of the year in stores, distribution centres and logistics, including lorry drivers
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Range PreviewRange preview: Farmison Christmas food 2021
Variety is not something Farmison is struggling with this year. The specialist butcher has developed plenty of options for distinguished palettes, featuring a host of meat products not usually considered for inclusion on the Christmas dinner table. It has hopped onto trends in order to make festive food a thoroughly ...
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NewsSainsbury’s to hire 22,000 seasonal workers for Christmas
The retailer is offering temporary staff fixed-term contracts of between three and 12 weeks until 8 January 2022
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NewsBritish pork sector needs supermarket support to clear pig backlog says NPA
Supermarkets are decreasing British pork facings while the industry is in crisis
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NewsPoultry sector warns it may be ‘too late’ to avoid Christmas shortages, despite visa scheme
The government has announced a three-month scheme for 5,500 poultry workers to ensure processors can maintain turkey supplies
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Range PreviewRange preview: Nestlé Christmas chocolate 2021
There are a raft of new products joining Nestlé’s Christmas range this year, including additions to its Kit Kat, Quality Street and Aero brands
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Range PreviewTwo-metre pigs in blankets: Booths Christmas range 2021
Christmas at Booths will be for the meat lovers in 2021
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Range PreviewPaneer fries and triple smoked salmon: Morrisons’ Christmas range 2021 preview
Morrisons is sticking to the classics for Christmas 2021
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Corbridge Larder: from the corporate world to the heart of a community
The Northumberland business has been transformed since being taken over, winning at the 2021 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards
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NewsSainsbury’s to close all stores on Boxing Day as thank you to staff
As well as supermarkets, c-stores and forecourts, the move will also apply to all Argos and Habitat outlets
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Range PreviewRange preview: Fortnum & Mason Christmas 2021
New additions to Fortnum & Mason’s Christmas range include world-exclusive confectionery and a never-before-seen hamper
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NewsCathedral City teams up with Iceland for frozen sides & snacks range
The range of cheesy products exclusively went on sale at more than 800 of the supermarket’s stores last week
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NewsMeat producers warn supermarkets of seasonal shortages as labour crisis bites
One major supplier told The Grocer its already simplified ranges could be further cut in the run-up to the festive period
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NewsM&S to close all stores on Boxing Day as a ‘thank you’ to staff
It marks the second year in a row the retailer will close its stores on 26 December
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Range PreviewPrawns in blankets and candy cane sausage rolls: preview Asda’s Christmas food range 2021
The Christmas party is back on. Or so Asda hopes as it unveils its range of party food showstoppers ahead of the festive season
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NewsMondelez to bring back Cadbury Puds chocolates for Christmas 2021
The confectionery giant will bring back the treats, which disappeared from the market in 2003, as a limited run launch
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NewsShoppers face more frozen and less fresh Christmas turkey due to labour shortages
Avara Foods CEO Andy Dawkins said the labour crisis would inevitably lead to a reshaping of the turkey sector
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Range PreviewCamembert with brussels sprout pesto: preview Aldi's Christmas food 2021
Aldi is celebrating a return to larger Christmas gatherings with bulked-up ranges, decadent flavours and a focus on quality and provenance
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Range PreviewGravy flavoured crisps and turkey spring rolls: preview Co-op Christmas food 2021
Party food is the jewel in the Co-op’s Christmas collection this year, with a vast range of products for different tastes