All The Grocer articles in 22 November 2025 – Page 4
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NewsTony’s vows not to shrink chocolate bars despite price increases
Shelf prices of the challenger brand’s chocolate are up as much as 20% year on year
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NewsLidl set to open 1,000th UK store next week
Lidl is marking the occasion by giving away 1,000 ‘gingerbread store kits’ online
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NewsAsda offloads 24 stores and Lutterworth depot for £568m
Asda will reportedly use the proceeds to repay a debt to Walmart
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NewsPZ Cussons lifts profit guidance on strong Africa growth
PZ Cussons has lifted its profit forecasts thanks to a strong performance in Africa, where sales grew by more than 25% in the first half of the year
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Comment & OpinionReeves’ plastic plans are a taxing issue for food and drink
It looks nailed on that further increases in plastic packaging costs are heading the industry’s way
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NewsCo-op says it will meet 100% cage-free commitment across Continental meat range by end of year
The chain will fully meet its cage-free commitment across its Spanish, German and Italian meat
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NewsInheritance Tax: More than 100 organisations sign NFU’s open letter to PM
The open letter has 107 signatories including major retailers such as Aldi, Lidl, Waitrose, M&S, and industry bodies including the NFU, Dairy UK and the British Egg Industry Council
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NewsWine wholesaler Boutinot set for international growth with £5.5m funding
Boutinot will use the funding to expand its vineyard operations in South Africa, New Zealand and the UK
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NewsHalf of hospitality firms to reduce staff without budget support, survey finds
Seventy per cent of respondents have already increased prices since April
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NewsFruit and mint flavours dominate vape sales
Fruit flavours have accounted for 30.4% of vape sales since June’s disposable vape ban, followed by fruit and mint fusion and mint flavours
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NewsNew plastic tax raid plotted as Reeves looks to plug budget black hole
Sources say that they expect the UK’s plastic packaging tax to be one of those in the Chancellor’s crosshairs come next week’s budget
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NewsDefra promises food bosses growth policies to revive crashed confidence
Environment secretary Emma Reynolds will stress today that the government will back its words with action, with moves to slash red tape and industry costs
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NewsKing’s Coronation Food Project initiative delivers 5,000 tonnes of food
The King will meet chief executives and leaders from the food industry and food rescue charities today to recognise their achievements
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NewsMajor scientific study calls for global action on UPFs
Papers published in The Lancet on Wednesday called for a ‘co-ordinated global response’ to protect policymaking from industry interference
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NewsAsda adds new execs in senior leadership shuffle
Asda has made a number of key changes to its senior leadership team, following yesterday’s surprise announcement that marketing VP Adam Zavalis is leaving after just over two years in the role
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NewsDeliveroo named as World Cup 2026 and 2027 sponsor
The sponsorship rights – as ‘on-demand pick-up and delivery supporter’ – cover the UK, France and Italy
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NewsFood inflation up to 4.9% despite first fall in CPI since March
Food inflation edged back up to 4.9% in October, making it the largest driver of consumer price rises last month
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NewsWH Smith CEO falls on sword as accounting errors laid bare
Stepping down, Carl Cowling said he recognised the ‘seriousness of the situation’, adding it was ‘only right’ he resigned
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NewsTime running out for postmasters to claim Horizon compensation, law firm warns
A partner at law firm Schofield Sweeney said there were still a significant number of postmasters who had not made a claim, or received fair compensation
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NewsIceland doubles Irish footprint with Dunnes concession expansion
Iceland launched the first Dunnes concessions in October 2024, as a way of rebuilding its presence in Ireland following the controversial sale and subsequent collapse of its Irish business in 2023