All The Grocer articles in 22 November 2025
Previous issues.
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NewsLarger startups to benefit from budget venture capital trust shake-up
New rules coming into effect from April 2026 will allow VCTs to invest up to £24m in each company they support, up from a previous £12m cap
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Promotional FeaturesHow high-level supply chain digitalisation can safeguard your margins
Ewa Węgorkiewicz, CXO of the enterprise division at Trans.eu Group, talks digitalisation trends and creating efficient future digital transport networks.
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Will Havercroft, brand & national account manager, Bio&Me
‘When you care about the impact your brand has, that passion really shines through in your work’
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NewsDog ice cream maker Baboo launches £300k crowdfunder
Targeting strong growth in demand for premium and ultra-premium ice creams, the business has opened up a three-week crowdfunder
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NewsWildfarmed adds crumpet made with regeneratively farmed wheat
The ‘premium, artisan-inspired’ crumpets have hit Waitrose and Ocado
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Comment & OpinionIs the COP model broken?
The overwhelming sense from campaigners is that the ‘COP of truth’ ended up as one of disappointment
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NewsSilbury Marketing acquired by Japan’s Kagome
The acquisition of Oxfordshire’s Silbury gives Kagome its first foothold in the UK and wider European market
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NewsHungryPanda fends off winding-up petition after tax bungle
HungryPanda said it had been unable to establish effective contact with HMRC
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NewsRefrigeration specialist Lowe Rental Corporation sells majority stake
The Northern Ireland-headquartered company rents fridge units, catering equipment and temporary kitchens to a global customer base in events, exhibitions and retailers, including the likes of M&S, Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Holland & Barrett in the UK
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NewsKiril Mischeff acquires Minster Fine Foods to boost portfolio
Minster Fine Foods is a continental food importer, supplying a range of delicatessen meat products from Europe to multiple retailers, wholesalers, foodservice providers and the industrial food sector
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NewsMcVitie’s trademark activity points to non-HFSS savoury innovation
Owner Pladis has applied to register ‘McVitie’s Grain Joy’ as a trademark
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NewsM&S reveals list of 500 ‘target locations’ for Food stores
The 500 ‘potential locations’ for new and renewed Food stores include areas where there is not yet an M&S
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NewsM&S calls for Inheritance Tax rethink in Budget
The boss of the M&S food operation has called on Chancellor Rachel Reeves to rethink controversial reforms to Inheritance Tax ahead of this week’s Budget
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NewsPremier reaches 5,000th-store milestone
Premier said the ‘landmark moment’ celebrated over 30 years of growth, innovation, and support for independent retailers
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NewsMagnum unveils £50m UK upgrade programme in ambitious growth bid
The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) has unveiled details of a £50m upgrade programme to boost capacity at its Gloucester factory by 25%, as the soon-independent company targets volume-led growth
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NewsMartin Lewis investigation brings 30 retailers into line over online returns information
Home Bargains and The Range were among 30 retailers listing online returns policies that didn’t match the law, according to Lewis
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NewsUnequal pay ‘damaging’ health and wellbeing of women supermarket workers, report claims
Leigh Day surveyed more than 4,500 female supermarket workers involved in its ongoing group claims against Asda, Sainsbury’s Morrisons, Tesco, The Co-op and Next, about the impact pay inequality is having on their health and wellbeing.
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NewsAntibiotic use in animals for food down by over 50% since 2014
Sales of veterinary antibiotics for use in food-producing animals decreased by 2% since 2023 and 57% since 2014, the Veterinary Medicines Directorate said in its latest report
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: top 150 suppliers, the budget and packaging taxes
This week’s issue marked the launch of the Top 150 UK Food & Drink Supplier Rankings Report for 2025, which The Grocer releases annually in association with OC&C Strategy Consultants
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Comment & OpinionThe Budget is a disaster and it hasn’t even happened yet
With days to go until the hopelessly late Budget, the food and drink industry will be holding its breath