All The Grocer articles in 03 October 2026
Previous issues.
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NewsAldi sets sights on tackling food affordability as it reveals record sales for 2025
Aldi has earmarked a record £900m investment for store openings and new distribution centres
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Partner FeaturesHow an SME can accelerate ecommerce performance and growth
Discover how invaluable insight from an online retailer has enabled SMEs to successful e-commerce growth.
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NewsUnitas CEO John Kinney to step down after six years
The leadership changes form part of a planned succession process designed to ensure continuity
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NewsAstonish calls out ‘false cleanliness’ in £2.8m campaign
‘There’s clean-ish. And there’s Astonish’ features two horror film-style adverts
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Guide ToThe Grocer Guide To Snacking
Healthier options, functional ingredients and the influence of dietary medications continue to colour consumers’ attitudes towards snacking. However, shoppers continue to turn to the traditional favourites and choose flavour above any other consideration.
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NewsAsda announces 10-year partnership with salad supplier worth £250m
The agreement, worth approximately £25m a year through to 2036, extends the 35-year relationship between Asda and Len Wright Salads
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NewsAldi chief claims rivals are ‘duping customers’ with loyalty discounts
Giles Hurley used Aldi’s annual results as a new opportunity to ‘call out’ rivals’ loyalty discounts as ‘perceived rather than real’
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NewsSysco launches online tool to support customers with sustainable sourcing
The initiative highlights products that carry robust, product-specific, third-party sustainability certifications
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NewsMorrisons begins pharmacy sell-off as cost-cutting continues
Morrisons hopes to have sold dozens of pharmacies by early next year as part of its cost-cutting turnaround plan
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Plant-Based Food & Drink: 7 November
Plant-based brands are innovating to cash in on all food and drink occasions
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NewsUK faces worst harvest on record after summer drought
In the latest crop numbers from AHDB, spring barley is down by 17% compared to the UK five-year average, while oats are down 14% and winter wheat 11%
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NewsHerta UK expands Frankfurter range with three flavour-led lines
The range consists of Italian Frankfurters (rsp: £2.39/6x35g), Curry Frankfurters (rsp: £2.39/6x35g) and Jalapeño Jumbo Frankfurters (rsp: £3.69/4x90g)
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NewsCo-op Wholesale renews contract with Pro Gro Supermarkets
The new supply contract will continue to cover Pro Gro’s estate of 12 Nisa stores across Scotland
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NewsVeg Power launches ‘Feel the Fibre’ campaign
The campaign, which launched today, also includes a Discover Beans nationwide schools programme involving thousands of children and a significant social media campaign to extend the reach to parents and into homes
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Comment & OpinionAldi on Deliveroo: a logical step or sign of weakness?
‘We always want to meet customers where they want to shop,’ says Aldi chief Giles Hurley. But that’s not what Aldi is known for, unless that place is one of its stores
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NewsFarmers left ‘high, dry and desperate’ by SFI scheme closure
The NFU has warned Labour MPs at the party conference that there is a divide between the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ in the scheme
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KVI TrackerSupermarket competition keeps food inflation in check despite cost pressures
Retailers absorbed added energy costs through price cuts and promotions in September, according to the latest figures from the BRC-NIQ price monitor
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NewsAG Barr back on track after supply chain blip
AG Barr has grown sales ahead of the wider soft drinks market after fixing supply chain issues that held the Irn-Bru maker back earlier in the summer
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NewsLindt & Sprüngli volumes hit as consumers steer clear of high prices
Lindt & Sprüngli dropped guidance for organic sales growth from 4%-6% to just 0%-2% for 2026
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NewsBritish food: 83% value provenance but only 34% seek it out
Eight in 10 shoppers say Britishness matters when buying food and drink, yet fewer than half actively look for British-labelled products, new research reveals





