All The Grocer articles in 22 March 2025
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NewsAsda’s Allan Leighton axes 6,000 SKUs and warns of major profit drop
Executive chairman Allan Leighton said Asda planned to slash thousands of SKUs
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NewsYoung’s owner Sofina strengthens leadership team with three senior appointments
James Pirie, Helen Watts and Stuart Herd brought with them ‘extensive industry experience and leadership expertise’ Sofina said
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NewsSuncare challenger Altruist makes Tesco debut with eight SKUs
Altruist’s mission is to ‘reduce the incidence of skin cancer through the increased use of quality sunscreen’
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NewsMedia Bites 17 March: recession fears, Sainsbury’s boss on WFH, Reeves to cut red tape
Thinktank The Resolution Foundation warns Chancellor Rachel Reeves is to ’break her own fiscal rules’
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NewsCity snapshot: Eagle Eye confident of hitting £100m revenue goal
Eagle Eye is aiming to propel revenues towards £100m following a reset of the business to focus more on its software as a service operation
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NewsDel Monte launches competition with Lawn Tennis Association and Jodie Burrage
The ‘Serve Up a Summer of Tennis’ campaign is part of a broader initiative to promote the relationship between an active lifestyle and the ‘goodness Del Monte offers’
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NewsFormer Morrisons boss David Potts is ‘leading candidate’ to be new B&M CEO
David Potts is said to have been in talks with B&M for weeks
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NewsShoppers back ban on supermarket fruit & veg packaging
Plans to ban supermarkets from using plastic packaging across a large swathe of fruit & veg products have overwhelming support from the public
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NewsCheesegeek sold in pre-pack administration deal as backer Steven Bartlett loses out
Artisan online cheesemonger Cheesegeek has been rescued from administration by the Albex Group, The Grocer can reveal. However, the pre-pack deal means Steven Bartlett and other backers, including the crowd, won’t see a return on their investment
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NewsPepsiCo acquires gut health soda brand Poppi for $2bn
PepsiCo said the brand’s ‘consumer-first approach, cultural cache and nutritional profile’ had ‘nurtured a loyal fanbase and driven rapid growth’
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Comment & OpinionLabour must double down and make reusable packaging mainstream
Labour promised a zero-waste economy - reuse and refill is a sure-fire way of cutting plastic pollution at source, says City to Sea CEO Jane Martin
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NewsBetter Nature Tempeh launches new & improved core line
Better Nature’s reformulation of its classic tempeh block now contains more protein, with 44g per pack
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NewsUK and Faroe Islands reach agreement on fishing opportunities for 2025
The government announced this was valued at £5m based on historic prices
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Comment & OpinionOut-of-home chains can’t afford to ignore health mandate
Chains such as McDonald’s, KFC, Domino’s and Burger King are rapidly expanding into almost every corner of the world, says Georgie Cowell, senior research officer at ShareAction
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NewsTesco awards 5.2% pay rise but scraps Sunday premium
Under the terms of a deal with Usdaw, pay for hourly paid staff will initially increase from £12.02 to £12.45 from 30 March
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Comment & OpinionWhat Yeo Valley buying The Collective means for UK yoghurt
Yoghurt giant Yeo Valley bought rival brand The Collective in a surprise move last week – but why did it happen in the first place?
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NewsBooker launches 50 lines and locks 700 prices for caterers
Booker said the new 50-strong range spanned key categories
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NewsLidl launches second TikTok Shop sale, with its own version of viral treat Dubai chocolate
Lidl is set to sell a limited run of 6,000 Dubai-Style Chocolate bars on TikTok Shop later this week
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NewsCity snapshot: Supermarket shares take £4bn hit over Asda price war fears
The value of Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer has plummeted by more than £4bn since Friday amid fears Asda will launch a vicious price war to win back customers
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NewsMedia Bites 18 March: Tesco pay rise, supermarket shares, Ikea
The top retail headlines from Tuesday 18 March