All The Grocer articles in 19 April 2025 – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionSecrets of Supermarket Buyers: Denise van Outen examines Waitrose’s ‘sexy’ products
The programme acts an as excellent advert for Waitrose, but lets us down on the ‘secrets’ front
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Comment & OpinionA fresh approach to training could stop us being ‘stunted sharks’
Chat GPT says emails, and meetings are 70% of what we knowledge workers do. It certainly feels like it sometimes, says Darren A Smith of Making Business Matter
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NewsBrothers Cider u-turns to bring back Toffee Apple flavour
Reformulations to Brothers’ base cider earlier this year facilitated the return of Toffee Apple
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NewsParfetts appoints Cheryl Hope as trading director
Hope joins the business from Unitas where she was also trading director for three years
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NewsIceland Foods £100m warehouse a ‘game-changer’ for store expansion plans
The new Omega Park site in Warrington has capacity to supply 500 Iceland stores
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NewsFood exporters struggle amid confusion of Trump’s tariffs
The White House has said it now seeking 90 trade deals in 90 days after Trump placed blanket tariffs of at least 10% on nearly every country
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury’s shares up 4% after ‘record year’
The supermarket warned that its profits would fall this year as it spent to ‘maintain its competitive position’
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NewsSainsbury’s warns profits will fall to £1bn after record year
Sainsbury’s has promised more price cuts to maintain momentum amid growing market share
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NewsMedia Bites 17 April: March retail sales, WH Smith results, Ocado Group shares
Purchases for Mother’s Day helped retail sales climb 1.1% last month, according to a British Retail Consortium-KPMG survey
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NewsPernod Ricard blames sales forecast miss on disruption in China and India
Sales in the three months ended 31 March fell organically by 3% to €2.3bn
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NewsAsda tech team shake-up sees CIO and tech VP depart
Both were responsible for managing Asda’s ‘Project Future’ – dubbed Europe’s largest systems implementation programme
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Comment & OpinionVertical farming isn’t dead, it’s just evolving
Pricing pressure and variable demand has caused vertical farms to struggle, despite their sustainability benefits
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NewsGroceryAid invites food workers to ‘give back’ through its first ever raffle
Tickets cost £1.50, with funds being donated towards the charity’s ongoing programme of support for food and drink industry workers
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NewsGenius and Candy Kittens launch free-from rocky road into grocery
The treats contain mini versions of Candy Kittens’ Wild Strawberry sweets
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NewsPrime Time rapped over health claims made in debut OOH campaign
The ASA investigated three possible breaches of the CAP code, all of which were upheld
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NewsCompleat Food Group rolls out bee listening tech to boost biodiversity
The company has partnered with Agrisound to roll out its ‘Polly’ listening devices to provide real-time data on pollinator activity
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Comment & OpinionRefugees and ex-offenders should be welcome in the job market
Refugees, people with disabilities, or those with past convictions can all meaningfully contribute to businesses, says Pranav Chopra, founder of Nemi Teas
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Comment & OpinionLessons from a startup founder: prioritise your own wellbeing
Far too many founders think about their business before they think about themselves, says Joe Woolf, founder of Tasty Mates and head of retail at HomeCooks
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NewsBooths has less shrinkage and ‘faster’ service since ditching self-checkouts
MD Nigel Murray told The Grocer a reduction in theft had been a ‘happy consequence’ of the decision to remove self-checkouts from all but two of its stores
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NewsMindful Chef enlists Megan Rossi to launch gut healthy recipes
Rossi (aka the Gut Health Doctor) is a registered dietician and the co-founder of gut healthy breakfast brand Bio&Me