All The Grocer articles in 03 May 2025
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ProfilesByRuby’s Milly Bagot on public pools, store layouts and fish pie
‘It’s rewarding when we’ve helped people through tricky times – when cooking is the last thing on their mind’
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Promotional FeaturesStrategies for retailers and brands to defy disruption and achieve growth
Between weak demand, surging costs, onerous regulation and new tariffs – the size and permanence of which are still uncertain – grocers and their suppliers are facing an extraordinary level of disruption, and ‘business as usual’ is no longer an option.
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Finn McMaster, apprentice engineer, Highland Spring Group
‘I enjoy working alongside the team of expert engineers and the positive work environment’
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NewsPG Tips hits reset by bringing back Monkey mascot
Monkey appears alongside British actor and Rivals star Emily Atack
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NewsCaterforce to launch 50 new own label products
The new lines will be added to Caterforce’s own brand portfolio, which consists of more than 400 products across five ranges
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NewsServed expands RTD lineup with four new cocktails
The new cocktails come with Served having grown value by 476% in the past year
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NewsLindt and M&S ‘over-priced and over-hyped’ Dubai chocolate among worst-rated bars on Ocado
One reviewer said they ‘got sucked into the hype and spent £10 on what is essentially a Kit Kat with a very small amount of pistachio in’
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NewsNearly one in 10 Co-op stores pause contactless payments amid cyberattack
It is understood around 200 of its 2,300 stores stores suffered “payment issues” this morning
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NewsYellow Tail owner seeks to reassure shoppers over counterfeit bottles
Casella Family Brands Europe’s supply chain was ‘extremely robust’, said the supplier
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NewsFilshill launches AI bot for instant answers on upcoming vape ban
JW Filshill has made the tech available to all retailers across the UK
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NewsLoch Duart launches smoked salmon products to UK retail
The smoked salmon lines include Signature Smoke and Double Smoked SKUs
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NewsPlans for £150m Essex greenhouse complex submitted to local council
The 100-acre development from Rivenhall Greenhouse will be capable of producing 30,000 tonnes of tomatoes per year
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NewsHackers have accessed Co-op member data, retailer admits
The Co-op said that as it continued to experience ‘sustained malicious attempts by hackers’, it had learned they had been able to access data from one of its systems associated with current and past members
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NewsCyberattacks ‘wake-up call to retail’ says government security body chief
The National Cyber Security Centre is working with M&S and Co-op in the wake of attacks, while the ICO recommends customers use strong passwords
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NewsDays rolls out refreshed alcohol-free lager recipe
The beer is brewed in the UK using German hops and yeast
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NewsDoorDash acquisition of Deliveroo approved by board
US food delivery giant DoorDash is to acquire Deliveroo for £2.9bn
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NewsLandmark day as deposit return scheme body gets government go-ahead at last
Bosses from across the industry said it was vital for the DMO and the government to work together to ensure the ‘smooth running’ of the “landmark” new regime
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Comment & OpinionWhy so many fmcg startups fall into a funding gap
What we need is a new playbook – patient capital, operator-led funds, and deal structures that don’t hinge on unicorn outcomes, says Joe Benn, director at MNC
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Sam Tyzack, national account manager, CCEP
‘The opportunity to work abroad appealed, as Coca-Cola operates in nearly every country in the world
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NewsCo-op lists products for free on Deliveroo in clerical error
Co-op’s error, which lasted for ‘a few hours’ last night (1 May), saw online shoppers stock up on products that were incorrectly priced