All The Grocer articles in 18 April 2026
Previous issues.
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NewsEdgewell announces two senior appointments at EMEIA Pacific division
Tony Lorman, president of Edgewell EMEIA Pacific, said: ‘These appointments reflect the progress we have made in building a stronger, more focused business across EMEIA Pacific’
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NewsFranco Manca to shutter 16 sites with over 200 jobs at risk
It comes as a result of ‘disproportionately high’ UK taxes and insufficient business rates relief, Fulham Shore said
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NewsPernod Ricard returns to volume growth
The spirits giant has begun to see sales improve as it cuts prices, introduces smaller formats, targets convenience and launches more low & no alcohol products
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NewsTesco’s Ken Murphy pledges to keep shoppers’ costs down in Iran war
Murphy said the supermarket was ‘committed to doing whatever it can to help keep down the cost of the weekly shop’
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NewsBooker delivers modest growth but ‘adapting quickly’ to challenges, says Tesco CEO
In the 52 weeks to 22 February 2025, like-for-like sales rose by just 0.2% at the Tesco-owned wholesaler
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NewsAsda and Morrisons slide down GSCOP table as supplier relations worsen
The falls in perceived adherence to the code of the two retailers, who have both been conducting major turnaround programmes, comes amid an overall rise in the number of suppliers reporting a code issue over the past 12 months
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NewsFilippo Berio unveils major marketing push for its pesto lineup
Filippo Berio is launching what it claims is the largest dedicated pesto campaign in more than a decade
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NewsShot brand Unrooted eyes fibremaxxing trend with new baobab powder sachets
Functional shot brand Unrooted has launched 100% baobab fruit powder sachets
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NewsMore than half of fisheries catches set outside scientific advice
Concerns have been raised over the ‘disappointing’ data from the Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science about the effectiveness of UK fisheries management
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NewsAll Things secures £3.6m as cottage cheese demand soars
Specialist wellness and lifestyle investment firm The Equity Studio led the £3.6m round, with support from Access Industries and Active Partners, as well as other existing backers
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NewsGreggs partners with Nesta to measure healthiness of food sales
The collaboration will see Greggs set a target to deliver improvement by the end of 2030
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NewsYakult appoints new UK & Ireland managing director
Shinji Yamaguchi has been appointed as managing director, replacing Hiroaki Yoshimura
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NewsRed meat prices continue to soar as consumer demand falters
Figures from AHDB show beef spend increased by 8.8% in the 12 weeks to 22 March, driven by average price increases of 16.4%, which resulted in volume declines of 6.5%
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NewsRachel Reeves announces energy bailout for food companies
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced “bold action” to help food companies tackle the threat of soaring costs due to the war in Iran.
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NewsTesco commits to minimising Middle East conflict impact on shoppers
Tesco CEO Ken Murphy also questioned last month’s FDF warning that food inflation would reach more than 9% by the end of the year
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NewsDanone accused of hypocrisy over plans ‘to destroy local UK woodland’
The bottled water and dairy giant is planning to remove approximately 500 trees from Rotary Wood and the Pinewoods area in Harrogate, North Yorkshire
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NewsCold Chain sector slams government ‘deafness’ on Iran war threat to food industry
A letter sent by the Cold Chain Federation to Chancellor Rachel Reeves this week warned the cold chain sector was ‘uniquely exposed to rising fuel costs’
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NewsUK’s lab-grown meat boom set to be quashed by EU talks
The FSA has told companies they will have to return to the drawing board as a result of the under-negotiation Sanitary and Phytosanitary deal with the EU
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NewsNestlé partners with Soil Capital to scale regenerative agriculture
The four-year partnership will support farmers with agronomic expertise, digital tools to measure impacts, and financial incentives linked to verified environmental outcomes
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NewsBrewed Milk from Mossgiel Dairy launches into Modern Milkman
Mossigiel’s Brewed Milk ‘offers a seasonally evolving flavour’