All The Grocer articles in 05 July 2025 – Page 8
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2025: Warburtons wins Supplier of the Year
Celebrity sells. It’s a truth Warburtons has leant into more than any fmcg brand in its advertising
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer Gold Awards 2025: Iceland Food Club wins Social Impact Initiative of the Year
Millions of low-income families in the UK struggle to afford food – forcing them into the hands of high-cost payday lenders or even illegal loan sharks
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Events & AwardsWaitrose leads the pack with best availability in Grocer 33
Waitrose came out on top in the battle against empty shelves – no mean feat considering it has the smallest supermarkets by square footage most weeks
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NewsLidl takes Grocer of the Year in glittering Grocer Gold Awards 2025
Lidl won the top award on a night in which the likes of Tesco CEO Ken Murphy, Asda store manager Shaun Parker and Bold Bean Co founder Amelia Christie-Miller were also honoured
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Comment & OpinionWhy we need a debate about food and drink packaging
Consumers want to know more about what their packaging is made of, says Sean Murphy, MD at Encirc. Could ‘chemical’ symbols be the answer?
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Comment & OpinionWhy millennial men are the next big health & beauty consumers
According to our new research the audience most likely to increase their spending in health & beauty is millennial men, says Pauline McGowan, head of strategy, The Nursery Research & Planning
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Comment & OpinionAs AI assumes what shoppers want, prepare for a post-screen world
Screenless commerce is becoming the default, and brands need to be ready, says Donna Buckingham, head of client management at Cheil UK
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Comment & OpinionAs ’brain rot’ rises, food & drink can offer calm and clarity
‘Brain rot’ was named the Oxford Dictionary’s word of the year in 2024, highlighting the mental and intellectual decline caused by overconsuming digital content, says Jonny Forsyth, senior director of Mintel Food & Drink Research
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Comment & OpinionLessons from a startup founder: the power of pallet builds
Certainly not the most glamorous topic but one I wish I had delved into more during the early stages of launching a product, says Joe Woolf, founder of Tasty Mates and head of retail at HomeCooks
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Ntooukan Achmetoglou, veterinarian, Food Standards Scotland
‘We’re the first line of defence before food even hits the shelves’
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ProfilesJubel’s Harry Neale on stacking shelves, ski trips and supply chains
‘The biggest frustration as a smaller, fast-growing brand is trying to navigate your way around enormous supply chain systems’
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Emily Lui, senior technical project lead, Suntory
‘Getting involved in different areas helps you build a broad set of skills, and you might be surprised by how much value your unique perspective can bring’
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Comment & OpinionAI can’t shake hands: grocery still needs human interaction
AI doesn’t take calls on a Friday night from a buyer who needs a favour, says Ben Lewis, chief sales officer at Salitix
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ProfilesWafflemeister’s Rikos Leong-Son on challenger brands, Star Wars and waffles
‘The biggest reward is seeing people eating your product out and about and having a huge smile their face’