All The Grocer articles in 04 April 2026 – Page 3
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Olivia Walker, central operations specialist, Southern Co-op
‘Whenever I can, I visit stores to hear directly from teams on the shop floor – that’s where you learn the most’
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NewsNew Farming & Food Partnership Board pledges to drive growth in British farming
It follows the inaugural meeting of the Farming & Food Partnership Board on 25 March
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NewsAbel & Cole accused of greenwashing over land-farmed salmon switch
Sustainable food charity Foodrise has called on the organic food delivery service to ‘tell the truth to its customers’
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NewsSupermarkets to launch biggest-ever joint food poverty campaign
Retailers are launching this year’s Let’s Make a Meal of It campaign next week
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink’s most outrageous japes for April Fools’ Day 2026
As in the wider market, this April Fools’ Day reveals a plethora of co-branding tie-ups
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NewsFDF revises food inflation forecast to over 9% by end of 2026
The FDF has predicted food inflation will reach over 9% by the end of 2026, after revising its forecasts
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NewsFireball rapped over ‘irresponsible’ shot glass ad
Fireball said the advert was ‘a playful nod’ to darts, rather than an instruction to drink excessively
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NewsNorthern Pasta Co makes bricks & mortar grocery debut in Waitrose
The listing will allow the brand to ‘support more British farmers’
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NewsAsda restructures buying team as Darren Blackhurst kicks on with ‘bay by bay’ reset
It has seen two levels of buying role consolidated into one, as well as an increase in the number of trade planners
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NewsPlenish extends into protein powders with clean-label duo
Each powder delivers 20g of protein per serving
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NewsFood bosses call for government intervention as inflation forecast skyrockets
Today the FDF released a revised forecast predicting food inflation could rise at more than triple the rate it was predicting in September
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NewsWype adds refillable Soothe gel cleanser for sensitive bottoms
The refillable Wype Soothe is designed to be applied to toilet tissue, turning it into a moisturising, flushable wipe
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NewsBlank Street in talks to raise over $100m to drive expansion
In 2024, Blank Street UK delivered pre-tax profits of £1.3m, while turnover surged by 214% to £35.8m
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NewsDriscoll’s appoints new chief financial officer from Coca-Cola
The new hire will oversee global finance, technology and strategy at the Californian fresh berry giant
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NewsFormer Leon franchise boss returns to run restaurant operations
Scovell initially joined the healthy fast food chain in 2016, where he led franchising across the UK and internationally
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NewsThe Bread and Butter Thing founder named new boss of of FoodCycle charity
Game, founder of affordable food clubs charity The Bread and Butter Thing, will join FoodCycle in mid-April
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NewsIceland trials Strongpoint online order picking tech
The discounter has signed an agreement to test StrongPoint’s order picking software to fulfil ‘all its grocery e-commerce orders, including both scheduled deliveries and quick commerce orders’
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NewsFruit industry heavyweight appointed as British Berry Growers chair
Ali Capper has been appointed as chair of BBG with onboarding from July followed by a formal role start in November
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NewsConvenience retailers offered new tool to access and trial startup brands
Discovery Stand provides retailers with five new startup brands every month via a freestanding display unit in stores
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NewsM&S CEO’s views on work-life balance spark equal representation debate
Stuart Machin’s remarks have sparked debate on social media about equal representation of women