All The Grocer articles in 24 May 2025
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ProfilesHoly Moly co-founder Tom Walker on buyers, delists and Clintons
‘It doesn’t feel like a job. It’s my baby, my passion, it’s all I do and think about’
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Analysis & FeaturesHow brands create new Christmas foods every year
While Brits enjoy the sun, food and drink brands are well into making their lists for what they’ll be putting out at Christmas time. How does the process work?
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NewsBotivo adds signature non-alcoholic serve in RTD format
Botivo Sparkling Botanical Aperitivo has launched exclusively via online speciality grocer Delli
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NewsBrewery insolvencies hit triple figures in just two years
Some 43 breweries became insolvent in the past year
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NewsPip & Nut takes on Nutella with new Chocolate Hazelnut Spread
The spread contains less than one-sixth of the amount of sugar found in Nutella
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Comment & OpinionWhy aren’t Iceland and Co-op acting on chicken welfare?
Food businesses have more power to stop animal cruelty than almost anyone else, says Sean Gifford, MD of The Humane League UK
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Comment & OpinionWe need leaders – not lobbyists – on obesity and health
Guidance urging retailers to offer deals and discounts on minimally processed and nutritious food was allegedly dropped following a lobbying campaign, says Jon Walsh, Bio&Me co-founder and CEO
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Comment & OpinionWhat brands get wrong about social commerce
Social commerce is not a shiny new toy – it’s a serious growth channel with extensive opportunities for fmcg, says Emma Wills, group account director at Seen Connects
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Comment & OpinionNFU will have tough job filling Terry Jones’ muddy boots
Few industry leaders have such reserves of common sense or a common touch – fewer still are so thoroughly decent or such fun, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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Comment & OpinionBorder checks relaxation is welcome: now the hard work begins
A skilful game of diplomacy will be required to find allies among EU member states, while Defra must resource its work properly
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InterviewsOpal’s gem in fight against organised retail crime
Opal’s Stephanie Coombes is ‘turning the tide’ against organised shoplifting gangs, via retailer collaboration, intelligence and training
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the EU-UK ‘reset’ mean for food & drink supply?
The UK and EU have agreed to slash red tape, removing the need for SPS border checks. Who will it help, who loses out, and how soon?
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Comment & OpinionJoe Swash investigates ‘British tapas’ in inane Meal Deals: Behind the Bargain
Channel 4’s meal deal documentary is packed with unsurprising stats and tedious TikTokers
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NewsMonin adds matcha concentrates to tap growing TikTok trend
There were nearly a million searches for matcha on TikTok last year
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Analysis & FeaturesHow far has the cyberattack knocked M&S off course?
Turning all the retailer’s systems back on is ‘complex’, says CEO Stuart Machin
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s Moor Allerton: Grocer 33 store of the week
‘Our location is central to some of the most affluent areas in Leeds, but then we’ve also got lots of families on budget’
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Grocer 33Store of the week Sainsbury’s Leeds offers excellent standards
Sainsbury’s scored a respectable 78 points, despite only managing 12 out of 20 for availability
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Grocer 33Asda notches 20th win in Grocer 33 price competition
Asda was offering the lowest price for 19 items, with 15 of these exclusively cheapest
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Analysis & FeaturesField to Fork: how wholesalers created an award-winning farm shop
Brothers Mark and Paul Tate, and business partner Mark Cox, have put decades of wholesale experience into buidling a unique destination in rural Warwickshire
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NewsUK retail sales jump again as Brits’ confidence improves
It marked the fourth consecutive monthly rise and builds on the best quarter for British retailers since 2021