All The Grocer articles in 04 October 2025 – Page 4
-
NewsLower-carbon broccoli hits Tesco shelves
Up to 50 tonnes of the crop, cultivated at a Lincolnshire farm, hit shelves this week
-
NewsHovis launches major AI deployment in its bakeries
The bread-maker has partnered with industrial AI specialist Intelliam on the project, which it says marks a ‘game-changing shift for our business’
-
NewsCoca-Cola brings back Diet Cherry Coke in limited-edition launch
Multipacks of 24x330ml cans, 500ml bottles and two-litre bottles have gone on sale in Tesco
-
NewsJohn Lewis Partnerships names new chief people officer
Webb has more than 20 years’ experience in senior HR roles within the retail sector, working with major operators including Co-op and Sainsbury’s
-
NewsDave’s Hot Chicken and Zizzi investor Azzurri completes refinancing
The group, which invests in businesses including Ask Italian and Dave’s Hot Chicken, said the new facilities wouuld deliver ‘enhanced financial flexibility’
-
NewsButterkist adds Wicked-inspired lemonade popcorn and promotion
Fizzafying Lemonade (rsp: £1.35/75g) is Butterkist’s first non-HFSS popcorn
-
NewsHFSS legislation ‘gutted’ by big food lobbyists as BOGOF ban goes live
A member of the Food Strategy Advisory Board said HFSS legislation has been watered down
-
NewsAsda IT chief Matt Kelleher to leave sparking reshuffle
Asda is using Kelleher’s departure - which comes following the completion of its project future IT transition - to restructure some of its headquarters function and reporting lines
-
NewsTech firm Expana unveils ‘world’s most comprehensive’ commodities pricing platform
Expana said the platform allowed users to ’contextualise market movements, justify price changes and stay ahead of supply disruptions’
-
![Pip-final[IonaWolff]crop-14 pip & nut](https://dmrqkbkq8el9i.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/5/6/0/372560_pipfinalionawolffcrop14pipnut_866608_crop.jpg)
NewsPip & Nut outmuscles competition to gain top spot in nut butter
Pip & Nut overtook Whole Earth in Q2 2025 to take category supremacy with 15.8% share, according to Nielsen EPoS data
-
News‘More humane’ prawn stunning and tailing machine secures funding
Led by Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability and a coalition of seafood supply chain businesses, the scheme will use the funding to build on the next phase of the Nephrops Prototype Machine
-
NewsDry winter is a ‘big threat’ to supply, warns leading grower
After a hot, dry summer, diminished water supplies across the country could lead to issues with next year’s plantings
-
NewsGail’s owner makes bid for Costa Coffee
Private equity powerhouse Bain has made a bid for Costa Coffee from Coca-Cola, the Financial Times has reported
-
NewsLack of clarity on SFI scheme leaving farmers ‘stranded’
Former farming minister Daniel Zeichner had promised an update on the future of the scheme by late summer, but this has not happened, leaving farmers in limbo
-
NewsDrip Water reuses bottles from defunct Almighty Water brand
The move had prevented 80,000 bottles from going to waste, Drip said
-
NewsChief medical officer warns against use of weight-loss drugs
Chris Whitty said the lack of data about the booming GLP-1 category of drugs meant they should only be prioritised as a solution for people with morbid obesity problems
-
NewsCentral Co-op and Midcounties Co-op propose merger
The societies said they had been in discussions for many months about how their members could benefit through closer ties
-
NewsGreggs to increase breakfast deal prices
Several other products will see 5p price rises, including Greggs’ Empire Biscuit line
-
Comment & OpinionIndustry at a crossroads: which path will it take and do minsters care?
At today’s IGD conference speaker after speaker detailed the huge challenges facing food and drink
-
NewsDonald Trump causes paracetamol panic among pregnant UK women
US President Donald Trump’s claim that taking paracetamol during pregnancy can cause autism has spooked pregnant UK women