All The Grocer articles in 06 June 2026 – Page 5
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NewsCMA opens consultation on Co-op Group and Southern Co-op deal
The merger between Southern Co-op and the Co-operative Group was confirmed on 21 May
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s behind the Asda-Ocado tie-up and will it work?
Asda is to adopt Ocado’s Smart Platform technology. What does the deal entail and will the new partnership work?
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Range PreviewCo-op launches Premium Small Plates range
Co-op is launching 25 new small plates to its premium Irresistible range built around Mediterranean flavours and easy sharing
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NewsM&S shakes up commercial food team with new appointments
Former Amazon and Tesco exec John Farrell will join as commercial director for ambient, with Jeni Blackett promoted to commercial director for fresh
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Events & AwardsLumina Intelligence expands Category Management & Insight Awards for 2026
Lumina Intelligence is bringing back its Category Management & Insight Awards for 2026 after a successful first year
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NewsFood bosses unveil ‘bold’ new programme to tackle workforce crisis
IGD said there was ‘growing consensus’ that there needed to be a step-change in support for young people to enter the industry to prevent a generation from being left behind
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Reeves’ food tariff cuts actually help to lower inflation?
The food & drink industry is sceptical the plans will have any effect
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Comment & OpinionVape disposal: Why the single-use ban hasn’t solved the problem
More than six million vapes are still being discarded incorrectly every week – and without a mandatory deposit scheme nothing will change, says Carla Brian, director of public affairs & partnerships at Biffa
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InterviewsRanjit Boparan: a new hero for net zero
The Chicken King is on a mission to show that higher welfare, net zero, affordability and resilience can go hand in glove. Here’s how
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Range PreviewChicken wing roulette and poutine fries: Asda World Cup 2026 food range
Asda is using the summer of football’s late-night kick-offs to tempt shoppers away from pricier takeaways
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Grocer 33Lidl’s loyalty push makes it cheapest for barbecue shop
Lidl’s well-timed loyalty price promos gave it the exclusively cheapest sausages and beef quarter pounders
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Grocer 33Tesco Chester store manager on its refit, reopening and competing with Aldi and Lidl
‘Customers literally poured in’: Tesco Chester on life after an 11-week refit
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Grocer 33Tesco is Chester’s best supermarket in seven-way mystery shop
The only store this week to record a perfect score on availability, Tesco was also praised for its ‘really good range’ and ‘pleasant and helpful’ staff
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NewsTom Holland’s Bero adds ‘refreshing’ alcohol-free shandy quartet
The shandies are made from 30% Bero Kingston Golden Pils and 70% lemonade with ‘fruit flavours’
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Comment & OpinionWhy ‘doing a great job’ isn’t enough to get you noticed
Just doing a great job won’t get you promoted, and it’s because most senior people expect you to do a great job, to do it silently and not to bother them
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NewsBird flu protection zones lifted across Great Britain
The decision was made after the risk of highly pathogenic bird flu fell, according to the latest assessment
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NewsParfetts to launch ‘Mega World Cup’ campaign to maximise retailer sales
It marks the employee-owned wholesaler’s “largest promotional campaign to date”
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Comment & OpinionGreggs’ great work of art pays homage to the sausage roll
Greggs commissioned royal embroider Hawthorne & Heaney to create the eight-metre-long ‘Ta-Pastry’
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NewsSubway launches BBQ Pulled Pork and expands cookie range
The BBQ Pulled Pork will be available as a Footlong or six-inch Sub, wrap, salad or on a jacket potato
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NewsCampaign to cut hospitality VAT to 10% receives 100,000 signatures in 72 hours
The campaign was launched this week with an aim to get one million signatures