All The Grocer articles in 16 August 2025 – Page 3
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NewsAldi releases full list of stores getting upgrades this year, including major extensions
They include two – in Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria and Ebbw Vale in Wales – which are undergoing major extensions
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NewsIHT reform largely protects family farms but could be better targeted: new report
A new report by the Centre for Analysis of Taxation (CenTax) has stated the reform could be better targeted to protect working farms
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NewsIceland offers £1 reward to customers who spot shoplifters in store
The frozen grocer is launching a new initiative to combat shoplifting by offering customers a £1 bonus card top-up for reporting theft incidents to staff, as the retailer faces annual losses of over £20m from retail crime
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NewsKingsmill owner ABF acquires Hovis in major bakery merger
Kingsmill owner Associated British Foods has inked a deal to acquire Hovis Group, after months of speculation
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NewsLidl matches Aldi’s new national pay rate and goes even higher in London
Lidl’s latest pay increase comes two weeks after Aldi announced new pay rates, also effective from 1 September
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Comment & OpinionHeatwaves and hot air: can Defra finally deliver on climate promises?
Progress on co-operation to cut GHGs has continually been held up by disagreements between companies and ministers over how to report and regulate emissions
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NewsEx-Diageo CEO Debra Crew awarded $5m pay packet
Crew received a 4.5% increase in base salary to $1.8m
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NewsFake Tesco Labubu Dubai chocolate sandwich creator warns ‘gap closing’ between AI fakes and genuine NPD
A mock-up image of a Tesco Finest Dubai Chocolate Labubu Angel Hair Sandwich went viral this week, with many taking the creation at face value
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NewsItsu adds soup dumplings and ‘restaurant-style’ bao sliders
The innovations build on the ‘viral success’ of Itsu’s chicken dumplings, which launched in October
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NewsCarlsberg shares plummet following ‘mixed bag’ results
Shares in Carlsberg have plummeted after the brewing giant reported weaker than expected trading
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NewsTroy Foods deal secures future of Holmesterne Foods
Holmesterne had faced margin pressures stemming from high input costs across ingredients, packaging and its factories
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NewsEG Group sells Australian forecourt business to Ampol in £528m deal
EG Group has followed up the sale of its business in Italy with a divestment in Australia
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NewsFood companies to begin tests on greenhouse gas footprinting
The ‘LED4Food’ programme, spearheaded by climate change experts Wrap, will introduce common methodology to allow various rival carbon footprinting systems used by food and drink companies to work in harmony
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NewsAF Blakemore extends partnership with Relex into company-owned stores
AF Blakemore is now bringing Relex’s planning capabilities into the retail side of the business, helping to unify in-store planning
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NewsTikTok Shop targets challenger brands in B2B campaign
The ‘Be Iconic on TikTok Shop’ campaign aims to drive growth among SMEs
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ProfilesParagon Brands MD Chris Jones on flights, supplier portals and Aperol Spritz
‘My bugbear is online supplier portals – they are seemingly designed to be unintuitive and make life harder than it needs to be’
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NewsCentral Co-op and Chelmsford Star Co-op to bring more value for members upon merger
Debbie Robinson will lead the enlarged society. Barry Wood, Chelmsford Star Co-op’s CEO, will move on to a new venture
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NewsIceland to expand Amazon grocery partnership to ‘many more’ stores in 2025
Iceland first began listing its groceries on Amazon in September 2023
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NewsThe Wholesale Group expands data insight platform
The platform is now the ‘largest read of wholesale businesses in the sector’, according to MD Tom Gittins
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NewsAldi calls on A-level students on exam results day to consider retail career
Aldi is looking to recruit more than 350 apprentices, with opportunities in stores across the country