All The Grocer articles in 18 October 2025 – Page 6
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NewsTikTok Shop offers £750k to UK SMEs looking to ‘harvest demand for homegrown goods’
British businesses that focus on selling locally produced goods of all types are eligible to apply to the scheme, “whether they are a bakery, fishmonger or farmer” TikTok said
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NewsAldi trolls Tesco and M&S with real cake sandwich
The NPD will be stocked in Aldi’s bakery aisles for a limited time
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Feature SynopsisChristmas product advent calendar: 15 November
Call for contributions for The Grocer’s Christmas product advent calendar 2025
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NewsPepsi follows Doritos with limited-edition gingerbread cola launch
The launch will be supported by in-store activation and sampling
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NewsHeineken announces global head office restructure affecting 400 roles
Further details are set to be revealed at Heineken’s Capital Markets event in Seville on 23 October.
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NewsM&S chief Stuart Machin meets Rachel Reeves ahead of budget
The Chancellor visited M&S’s Pudsey store in her Leeds West constituency on Friday
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NewsCaffè Nero reports ‘record sales’ led by summer iced drinks
In the UK, sales grew by 7% to £93m, driven by demand for iced drinks
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NewsFix’s ‘original’ Dubai chocolate hits UK through Harrods tie-up
The viral trend is thought to have been inspired by Fix’s Can’t Get Knafeh of It bar
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NewsCCEP to trial UK startup’s ultra-efficient heat pump
Industrial process heat accounts for more than 20% of global CO2 emissions, HotGreen says, yet “has been historically overlooked by innovation”
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NewsArchie Norman’s tenure as M&S chairman extended for three years
‘The board is unanimous in its conviction that his continuation as chairman is in the best interests of the company,’ said M&S
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NewsJJ Foodservice to open eight new branches in five-year expansion
JJ plans to open its first new branch in the Midlands next year
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NewsBidfood renews partnership with Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
The move looks to reaffirm the foodservice provider’s commitment to food allergy awareness.
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NewsTesco launches Gen AI ad creator for brands
The AI tool will ‘speed up and scale creative within a secure and compliant framework’
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NewsOnline food shop returns to Covid-era popularity
Online now has its highest market share since March 2022
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NewsTHG delivers strongest quarter in four years
THG returned to the FTSE 250 last month after an upgrade by JP Morgan
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NewsBrits cut spending ahead of November budget
Two reports out Tuesday suggest shoppers are growing more cautious
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Comment & OpinionWill an Inheritance Tax u-turn be too little, too late for UK’s farmers?
Almost a year after Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ controversial budget announcement on changes to Inheritance Tax relief for farming businesses, could we now be on the cusp of at least a partial u-turn?
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NewsLidl puts 130 regional HR jobs at risk as it centralises roles
The discounter is creating 100 new HR jobs in its head office in Tolworth, south west London, and has begun a consultation with 130 HR staff in regional distribution centres
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NewsACS demands Chancellor implement maximum business rates discount for small shops
The trade body is demanding the Chancellor goes as far as possible in her autumn budget to support convenience retailers





