All The Grocer articles in 05 July 2025
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NewsSpirits companies shift focus to 0.0% variants as low & no brands’ sales recede
Pernod Ricard appears to have mothballed its Ceder’s brand, while Diageo has offloaded its stake in Everleaf
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NewsDanone switch to UK sourcing cuts emissions and water usage
The move to local sourcing, coupled with a new production process, has delivered on average an estimated 25% lower carbon footprint and 20% reduction in land use
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NewsMedia Bites 7 July: Asda’s price war, M&S CEO interview, US snacking habits
Asda is calling on fmcg giants including Heinz and Nestlé to ‘share the load’ whilst M&S’ CEO has set out how the retailer is looking to win back customers after its cyber scare.
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NewsWho Gives a Crap wins first Tesco listings for paper products
To support the launch into Tesco, Who Gives A crap has added a ‘mega-length’ toilet roll
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Comment & OpinionRevolutionary health plans will trigger anxiety for supermarkets
Proposals have been met with a mixture of derision and grace from the industry
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NewsChina slaps EU brandy with 35% tariff, but Pernod Ricard, Rémy Cointreau and Möet Hennessy win exemption
Some key suppliers have won a reprieve on the tariffs by agreeing to minimum pricing
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NewsFresh Del Monte UK reassures customers it’s business as usual
The Fresh Del Monte company, which operates in the UK and EU, has said it has no legal, operational or financial affiliation to Del Monte Foods which has filed for bankruptcy in the US
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Grocer 33Store manager Patricia Webb on running Ipswich’s best supermarket
’At the end of the day we are just here to serve Ipswich, in as many ways as we can’
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Grocer 33Asda pips Tesco in first price comparison of new Grocer 33 year
At £65.28, Asda’s basket was just 38p (0.6%) cheaper than Tesco’s in the first pricing survey of the new Grocer 33 year
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Grocer 33Morrisons crowned best supermarket in Ipswich in Grocer 33 mystery shop
A close-fought contest played out between Morrisons and Sainsbury’s to be crowned Ipswich’s finest
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InterviewsMaria Chong on why fun is key to Lee Kum Kee’s evolution
Lee Kum Kee’s MD reveals the heritage brand’s next moves, maintaining that a sense of enjoyment is key to its mission to evolve Chinese food
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Comment & OpinionDash does different with polyamory-based campaign
Dash’s drinks might have short ingredient lists, but this ad focuses on what it has packed inside
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NewsDelamere launches iced tea in time for the summer
The brand is launching a two-strong range (rsp: £1.17) consisting of Peach & Passionfruit and Matcha, Lemon & Hemp into Asda from 7 July
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NewsMPs and peers call for government ban on male chick culling
The letter has called on the UK government to mandate the use of in-ovo sexing technology
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Comment & OpinionHyper-unreal AI food video trends tap into human brain’s dark side
Two foodie trends in AI-generated short-form content are emerging: cutting glass fruit and feeding food to itself
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NewsAsda extends family support with major new staff benefits
The new benefits are a ‘significant enhancement’ to Asda’s previous offer, doubling paternity leave and extending existing pregnancy loss support beyond the normal statutory leave and pay
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NewsSainsbury’s offering one million loyalty points for using its EV chargers
Between 4 to 20 July, any driver who charges their vehicle at Sainsbury’s Smart Charge hubs will be entered into a prize draw, if they have registered their Nectar Card
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NewsAlcohol duty burden ‘restricting’ investment in scotch whisky – SWA
Three-quarters of suppliers said they were planning to rein in UK investment or spend overseas instead
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NewsTrade bodies welcome Safer Streets initiative to crack down on crime
Government will be increasing police patrols near shops and community centres
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NewsNFU warned government of CO2 gas supply vulnerability in February: Tom Bradshaw
With the US trade deal threatening production, the NFU president has suggested government was ignorant to the ‘strategic vulnerability’ of gas supplies