All The Grocer articles in 07 February 2026 – Page 4
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NewsCoca-Cola launches cherry flavour inspired by ‘nostalgic soda floats’
More than half of the cola segment’s growth last year came from cherry-flavoured colas
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Category ReportHow can illegal cig sales be stubbed out? Trends in tobacco & vaping 2026
Counterfeit cigarettes undercut legitimate products and smoking alternatives. So, how are government and industry responding?
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Comment & OpinionWhere did things go wrong for The Original Factory Shop?
Last week, the variety discounter was plunged into administration, with 137 stores and about 1,200 jobs at risk.
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Comment & OpinionShrinkflation is a toxic issue but it is fair and necessary
The reason suppliers continuously reach for this solution is because it’s very often the right one, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsLidl latest supermarket exploring top-up payments for poorest customers
Aldi, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Tesco have already said they would be open to topping up Healthy Start vouchers
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NewsFoie gras ban endangered by EU reset negotiations, charities warn
The talks over a new Sanitary and Phytosanitary deal with the EU have been criticised by Animal Equality UK and The Humane League, with the UK’s ability to ban the trade in foie gras potentially jeopardised without carve out exemptions
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NewsAldi and Lidl should not be exempt from land rules, says minister
Investment minister Jason Stockwood was responding to a question in the House of Lords about the CMA’s review of Aldi and Lidl’s exemption from rules that bind other major supermarkets
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NewsFlavour Bombs and My Skin Feels impress on Dragons’ Den
Flavour Bombs walked away from the den with £50k from Peter Jones in return for a 25% stake, while skincare brand My Skin Feels secured a joint £50k from Deborah Meaden and Gary Neville for 20% of the business
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NewsLidl raises pay and doubles full-paid paternity leave
‘We believe longer paid paternity leave is vital on our journey towards gender equality in the workplace,’ said Lidl GB’s chief people officer
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Analysis & FeaturesHow GroceryAid is reinventing itself
GroceryAid’s Kieran Hemsworth and Rami Baitiéh are on a mission to raise awareness of the financial and emotional support on offer for grocery workers
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy the ONS changing its pricing methodology is so important
The ONS is hugely increasing the number of prices counted to calculate grocery inflation – with far-reaching implications
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Comment & OpinionUK Crisp Packets 1970-2000: dazzling look at lost era of packaging design
The 140-page book presents a pictorial history of crisp packets, allowing readers to salivate at the artwork and rustle in nostalgia
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NewsDomino’s rolls out Chick ‘N’ Dip brand to all UK and Ireland stores
The range includes Tenders, Wings, Boneless Bites and nine new globally inspired dips
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NewsSysco GB moves closer to renewable energy target in wind farm deal
The agreement will see Sysco secure the equivalent of around a third of its expected energy use by 2030
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Grocer 33Asda offers cheapest shop but rivals stay within 5%-10% margin
Our basket featured a number of brands with packaging designed to help blind or partially sighted shoppers
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News‘Appalling’ Asda staff belittled blind mystery shopper
A registered blind shopper, who was taking part in a Grocer 33 mystery shop, has branded Asda staff at its Newton Abbot store ”appalling”
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Grocer 33Tesco Lewisham’s Mike Francis on inner city trading and supporting BPS shoppers
’Our motto is nobody tries harder for customers and every little helps. And we have a lot of colleagues who enjoy helping people and who will take their time’
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Grocer 33Tesco scores highest in our visual impairment mystery shop
This week, for the first time, the Grocer 33 mystery shop was carried out entirely by blind or partially sighted customers
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Analysis & FeaturesHow supermarkets are failing blind and visually impaired shoppers
This week’s mystery shop highlights key lessons supermarkets must learn to help visually impaired shoppers
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have serious work to do on helping blind shoppers
Shakti was conducting a mystery shop at Asda’s Newton Abbot branch. Her treatment was disgraceful