All The Grocer articles in 19 April 2025 – Page 4
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NewsNescafé continues iced coffee push with Espresso Concentrated launch
The NPD would “revolutionise how iced coffee is prepared at home” said Nescafé
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NewsWaitrose trialling electronic shelf labels in ‘open heart surgery’ tech upgrade
‘We are almost committing open heart surgery on some of our systems,’ Waitrose retail director Tina Mitchell told The Grocer
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Category ReportThe big tomato fight: trends in canned & ambient foods 2025
Brands’ ambient tomato products are battering own label as they cash in on scratch cooking, provenance and the fallout from a BBC exposé
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NewsUK AI tool promises real-time shopper footfall and spending insights
Yellow Sub AI has launched a software-based alternative to physical footfall sensors and cameras
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Analysis & FeaturesHow food & drink brands come together with music festivals
UK music festivals now offer a host of high-end food and drink options and imaginative activations. So how are the most successful partnerships conceived and executed?
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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
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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