All The Grocer articles in 14 March 2026
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NewsDefra urges businesses to ‘prepare now’ for EU SPS deal
It has also put out a call for information from the agrifood sector on what support businesses need to prepare
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NewsOddlygood expands UK range with Sainsbury’s listing
The four-strong Barista oat range, which launches into Sainsbury’s from 15 March, includes three new SKUs including no added sugar Nutty Vanilla, Hazelnut and low-fat Delight
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NewsNorth Sea scampi fishing may carry a hidden climate cost, study says
Researchers from the University of Exeter examined seabed carbon in the Fladen Ground, where crustaceans such as Norwegian lobster are caught by bottom trawling
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NewsTilray CEO: BrewDog deal is only a bargain if we can make it work
Tilray CEO Irwin Simon told The Grocer the price Tilray paid reflected the precarious financial position BrewDog found itself in
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NewsCapital Croissant secures £1.5m funding package as it scales up
The company makes ready-to-bake French breakfast pastries, such as croissants and pain au chocolat, without the use of additives
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NewsNomad Foods appoints new UK & Ireland president
The ‘distinguished and highly experienced senior business leader’ will assume responsibility for leading Nomad Foods’ UK & Ireland brand portfolio, which includes Birds Eye, Aunt Bessie’s and Goodfella’s
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NewsInternational Taste Solutions expands capacity with banking support
The expansion is set to increase capacity of liquid and powdered flavours by more than 20 times at the new site
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Comment & OpinionCan health strategy survive retail’s rage over NPM changes?
The government’s health strategy is facing a pivotal moment, and it could see co-operation turn into rebellion
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NewsPlenish rolls out ingredient-led rebrand and ‘biggest ever’ campaign
It comes with Plenish having outpaced broader category growth in juice shots
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NewsMerseyside Police and Retail Trust run UK-first scheme to tackle retail abuse
The partnership will pump investment into staff training and give more retail workers across Liverpool access to the Retail Trust’s wellbeing facilities
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NewsWet weather hits retail sales in February
The BRC warned conflict in the Middle East would drag on consumer sentiment
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NewsOrganic grew 400% faster than conventional last year, new data shows
Volume sales of organic grew by 1.2% last year compared with just 0.3% for non-organic in 2025
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NewsLindt & Sprüngli lowers growth expectations amid war in the Middle East
Warren Ackerman of Barclays said he believed the cut to guidance was more focussed around consumer sentiment, given Lindt’s exposure to the Middle East is not that significant
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NewsDomino’s Pizza profits hit by falling volumes
Lower volumes in the second half of the year to 28 December pushed down profits for the London-listed business, with underlying EBITDA 6.6% lower than in 2024 at £133.9m. Pre-tax profits declined 35% to £81.1m
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NewsLasered limes launched to solve Corona drinkers’ ‘common dilemma’
The markings – dubbed ‘fruit tattoos’ – show the ‘precise visual lines’ for consumers to slice along so their lime wedge that ‘fits perfectly’ into any Corona bottle or can
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Comment & OpinionDefra calls on business to help cut ‘post-Brexit red tape’
We’re negotiating a new sanitary and phytosanitary agreement with the EU that will deliver frictionless trade with our closest neighbour and cut red tape, says Baroness Hayman, minister for biosecurity, borders and animals
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Comment & OpinionOatly ruling exposes a bigger challenge for plant-based brands
The challenge now is that although plant-based is no longer bought purely as a dairy substitute, much of the category is still marketed through dairy language and cues, says Steve Wildish, founder of Wildish & Co
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NewsBrakes launches Authentic Italian product range
The products have been ‘carefully reviewed to ensure reliable performance, flavour and consistency’
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NewsFunctional soft drinks outshone low & no-alcohol in Dry January, data shows
Across cola, flavoured carbonates, lemonade, sports and energy, functional variants grew by 28.5% to £11.3m in January,
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NewsMost Mother’s Day flowers grown by workers in ‘harsh conditions’, Fairtrade says
Fairtrade revealed 96% of UK adults were unaware most of the flowers sold at this time of year come from countries, such as Kenya, where workers can earn as little as £2 a day or less