All The Grocer articles in 14 February 2026
Previous issues.
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NewsAsda and Tesco join calls for further ‘family farm tax’ changes
The retailer has said the government should pause the implementation of the tax after ‘engaging with farmers and listening carefully to their concerns’
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NewsNo 10 stages talks on ‘ambitious’ new food waste strategy
Wrap gave prime minister Keir Starmer a physical representation of the problem in the form of a pack of potatoes left in the Downing Street fridge
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NewsTesco snaps up former Amazon Fresh stores in convenience expansion
The former Amazon Fresh stores in Kensington High Street, Hounslow, Moorgate, Aldgate East and Wembley will reopen as Tesco Express
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NewsMorrisons convenience director to depart after less than year
Matt Heslop’s departure comes as Morrisons plans to open as many as 300 new Morrisons Daily stores a year
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NewsBrewDog adds pint-sized cans in convenience push
The move into larger cans presented an opportunity to appeal to more shoppers, BrewDog said
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NewsFinalists of 2026 Farm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards revealed
The annual awards recognise the very best of independent food retailing in a range of categories
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NewsAsda calls on government to rethink ‘restrictive’ apprenticeship rules
Asda argued recent reforms to leadership apprenticeship rules will make it harder for apprentices to move from the shop floor into management positions
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NewsEat Them to Defeat Them campaign returns to increase veg consumption
The campaign has run for eight years and is sponsored by Sainsbury’s
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NewsEPR shock as PackUK warns bills may be reissued to cover shortfall
Pack UK told suppliers it had been inundated with a larger-than-anticipated volume of appeals against EPR invoices that landed in October.
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NewsSurging RTD volumes help Au Vodka sales pass £80m mark
Turnover at the Swansea-based supplier grew by 27.3% to £82.8m in the year to the end of April 2025
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Comment & OpinionThe PM’s potato protest: inside the UK’s food waste scandal
A symbolic spud in the PM’s fridge highlights the urgent need for action as industry and charities warn time is running out on food waste reform
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NewsOrnua Foods UK & Europe appoints new managing director
The new hire is currently the business unit’s executive director for Ireland, Europe & strategic sourcing and will take up this new role in March 2026
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NewsKing Charles opens Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses ‘cheese campus’ following fire
The Lancashire family cheesemakers’ new campus opens following a fire at its Longridge office and packing site in November 2023, where hundreds of tonnes of cheese stock were lost just six weeks before Christmas
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NewsJanuary brings boost to UK retail sales
In food & drink, shopper confidence was ‘muted’ amid concerns about inflation
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NewsCoca-Cola HBC boasts strong growth for fifth year in a row
The group singled out its energy portfolio as a standout performer in the year as volumes shot up 28.3%
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NewsKFC announces plans to source chicken wings from British chickens
The latest sourcing change will mean 35% of KFC UK&I’s chicken is sourced from British farms through an expansion of its partnership with 2 Sisters Food Group
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NewsHallgarten & Novum Wines ‘encouraging’ suppliers to lower abv
Last year’s duty changes that see wine taxed according to its alcoholic strength were the starting point for discussions around abv reduction, Hallgarten & Novum said
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NewsYF revamps member community in bid to improve challenger brand profitability
Research by the consultancy revealed just 5% of challenger brands were currently profitable, despite a surge in interest from supermarkets in the category
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NewsAlmost all commercial tuna comes from ‘healthy’ stocks, report says
The ISSF said there has been a 10% rise in the amount of tuna caught from stocks with ‘healthy’ abundance levels, with the number now standing at 97%, and 100% of the global catch now comes from stocks ‘not experiencing overfishing’
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NewsNew chief executive appointed at British Meat Processors Association
Powell leaves his role as head of the agricultural sectors team at Defra and brings over 40 years’ experience in the agri-food industry to the position