All The Grocer articles in 23 May 2026 – Page 7
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Comment & OpinionPeta’s duellists play up veganism’s bedroom benefits
Peta’s latest pro-vegan campaign is targeted squarely at men – specifically the sort of man who equates meat-eating with masculinity
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Sugar Confectionery: 4 July
Increasingly, confectionery is being aligned with wellbeing
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: price caps, politics and retail resets
This week’s issue features extensive coverage of the fallout to political suggestions of price caps, plus a big interview with the chief of UK Packaging PRO, and Focus Ons own label and butter – and much more
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Comment & OpinionFrom ‘dial a fiddle’ to déjà vu: why price controls don’t work
The government’s exploration of a price cap plan this week was run back down the flagpole even faster than it was unfurled
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NewsLegal loophole sees migrant fishers paid less than British crews
‘Voices from the Deck’ found migrant workers were being paid less than their UK counterparts despite doing the same, if not more, work. Wages have also stagnated for at least a decade
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NewsBrewDog founder James Watt announces new beer brand Second Best
Watt is to give away shares in the new venture to former BrewDog shareholders.
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NewsFrida Redknapp’s Frood secures listings in M&S and Ocado
Frood is billed as a ‘modern solution for busy people seeking real food and nutrition’
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NewsFood inflation falls to lowest in a year but BRC warns it can’t last
Annual food inflation in the first week of May was 2.7%, having fallen from 3.1% in April
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NewsPoundstretcher creditors to vote today on restructure plan
A lawyer for Poundstretcher told the High Court earlier in May that Poundstretcher was likely to file for administration and sell off remaining stock if the plan was blocked
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NewsFood security put at risk by government trade policies, industry warns
The Fresh Produce Consortium warned that Britain cannot ‘grow its way out’ of food security concerns without maintaining a strong and balanced global supply chain
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NewsCrowdshipping platform Shopopop launches in UK
The app allows individuals – or ‘crowdshippers’ – to pick up orders picked and prepared by stores and deliver them along their daily commutes, and earn ‘tips’ for doing so
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NewsJust Eat pilots AI-powered WhatsApp ordering
The company claimed it to be ‘Europe’s first food and retail ordering journey on WhatsApp’
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NewsGallo rolls out ‘slightly sweeter’ Cabana California Rosé
It comes with rosé growth continuing to outpace the wider wine segment
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NewsSwizzels brings Squashies and Love Hearts biscuits to Morrisons
The range was developed through a licensing partnership with specialist food and drink manufacturer Baleigh
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NewsMcVitie’s stirs debate online with new Jaffa Cake and Digestives biscuit
The limited-edition biscuit has landed exclusively in Sainsbury’s
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NewsLucky Saint MD Emma Heal heads for exit
Emma Heal joined the low & no alcohol brewer from Graze in 2020
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NewsOne Living recalls kombucha after bottle caps ‘pop off unexpectedly’
The recall is limited to bottles of One Living Organic Raspberry & Pomegranate with a best before date of 14 December 2026
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NewsWaitrose to open two stores on sites leased by Asda
Waitrose will open stores this autumn in Hale Barns, Manchester and Cricklewood in northwest London
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Comment & OpinionWhat should we expect from James Watt’s post-BrewDog beer venture?
Unsurprisingly – given BrewDog’s spectacular collapse and subsequent sale – Watt’s return has provoked an immediate and emotional response
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NewsVocation Brewery seeks £3m credit facility amid widening losses
Losses before tax at Vocation Brewery grew from £582k to £966k in the year ended 31 March 2025