All The Grocer articles in 24 May 2025 – Page 2
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NewsCranswick picks up sausage maker Blakemans for £32m
Cranswick announced the deal as it posted record annual revenues and profits
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NewsUnilever invests £80m in fragrance innovation and new Merseyside facility
The planned site in Port Sunlight marked ‘a significant step in Unilever’s global investment to build world-class in-house fragrance capabilities’
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NewsGreggs axes self-service fridges in shoplifting clampdown
Greggs has axed self-serve fridges in at least five sites due to the rise in retail crime
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NewsPost Office rewards almost £10m to postmasters under work incentive scheme
September marked the first time postmasters received a boost in their pay, based on August’s trading activity, with 83% of branches qualifying
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NewsCase of atypical BSE found on Essex farm
The case differs from contagious classical BSE, which is linked to contaminated feed
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NewsUpper Crust owner SSP boosts profits despite geopolitical disruption
The FTSE 250 company said recent geopolitical events had triggered a ‘heightened level of uncertainty’
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Category ReportHave the big baby brands lost their way?
The giants of baby and infant care are under attack as a new generation of products marketed on health, sustainability or value wins share. Can they find their way out of a hole?
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Category ReportBest in show… but for how long? Trends in organic 2025
As organic food & drink sales grow well ahead of the wider market, calls are mounting for greater retail and government support
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NewsChilled logistics company alerts clients to ransomware attack
Peter Green Chilled said it was working to ‘re-establish on-site systems and restore full functionality as quickly as possible’
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Comment & OpinionCranswick’s new animal welfare review is money well spent
It’s understandable that Cranswick’s trading update focused on its impressive financial details – but it was, perhaps, short-sighted not to make animal welfare more central
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NewsGene editing progress could slow down due to new UK-EU deal
Progress in the precision breeding area, widely seen as a post-Brexit regulatory freedom opportunity, could pause amid UK-EU talks
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Analysis & FeaturesClimate whistleblowers: why we had to speak out
An explosive insider memo warned of ‘wishful thinking’ on the imminent climate risks to the supply chain. Can its publication shake up a complacent industry?
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NewsWaitrose backs 18 ‘trend-led’ challenger brands through accelerator scheme
Waitrose is also expanding its Ottolenghi range as it ramps up its exclusive partnerships programme and backs 18 winners of BrandsNew challenger scheme
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NewsHome delivery player Flash to start trial with Uber Direct
The home delivery platform will pilot the white-label delivery service with a Premier store in Leeds, starting next month
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NewsLawyers eyeing M&S cyberattack slammed by campaign against ‘predatory litigation’
‘This US-style litigation risks undermining public trust, inflating costs, and harming businesses,’ said Fair Civil Justice executive director Seema Kennedy
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NewsHealth brand Zoe advert banned over Steven Bartlett ‘just real food’ claim
The Advertising Standards Authority said Zoe’s Daily30+ supplement ad - featuring Stephen Bartlett - was misleading
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Comment & OpinionASA Zoe ruling ignores the real bad actors in food
If the ASA is truly interested in consumer protection, then it must hold fast to science, not assumptions, says Jonathan Wolf, CEO and co-founder of Zoe
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NewsM&S cyberattack to cost £300m as disruption continues until July
The cyberattack, which took place over the Easter weekend, forced M&S halt to online orders and is expected to continue affecting availability until July
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NewsUK food inflation jumps to 3.4% as meat costs rise
Food inflation jumped to 3.4% in April, with the rising cost of feeding the nation contributing to the overall UK inflation rate reaching its highest level for over a year
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NewsMedia Bites 21 May: inflation, cyberattacks, Greggs, Cranswick, Spanish supermarkets
Attention is focused on the impact of the recent cyberattack at M&S, amid concern regarding the news of inflation starting to soar again