All The Grocer articles in 25 January 2025 – Page 6
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NewsCity snapshot: Wetherspoons urges Starmer to tackle supermarket tax inequality
Wetherspoons boss Tim Martin said the rise in minimum wage, business rates, and national insurance in last year’s budget will cost the pub chain extra £60m per year.
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NewsMSPs call for urgent action to improve Scottish salmon standards
A Scottish parliamentary committee has urged the Scottish government to set a one-year timetable to make significant improvements
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NewsFarm Retail Association rolls out Real Farmers Market scheme
Markets must meet eight principles to become certified by the Farm Retail Association
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Comment & OpinionTrump tariffs delay provides some respite – for now
Season two of the Donald Trump show is now on, with tariffs and further plot twists certainly awaiting
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NewsMorrisons insists ‘non-disruptive’ protestors welcome, despite High Court injunction
The retailer saw its Bridgwater distribution centre in Somerset blockaded by tractors on 10 January
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NewsBooker boosts symbol estate by 9% to almost 8,000 stores
All of its fascias expanded in store numbers, with Premier adding 411 stores to reach 4,760, spanning both standalone and forecourt stores
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NewsWaitrose expands and rebrands Freefrom range after ‘remarkable’ surge in demand
Waitrose has nearly doubled the number of products in the range
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NewsAlphaPet Ventures adds JR Pet Products to growing roster
The acquisition is AlphaPet’s fourth since 2020 as it looks to become a leading provider of premium petfood
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Veganuary losing steam? Or adapting to the future of plant-based?
Since launching in 2014, Veganuary has established itself as a key date in the calendar. But this year, activity is more muted. So does Veganuary need to adapt to a new environment? And what does it say about the future of plant-based?
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NewsCooks Coffee UK expansion gets off to slow start
The owner of Esquires Coffee set out plans last year to hit 305 stores by 2035
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NewsOddbox moves closer to profitability after business reset
The wonky veg box company has seen sales falter with three successive years of falling revenues
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NewsCo-op partners with Yeep to expand parcel locker services
Trial stores include Bletchley in Buckinghamshire, Castle Douglas in Dumfries & Galloway, and Stanton Hill in Nottinghamshire
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Comment & OpinionMeat-free needs to stop talking about meat
Successful meat-free brands will be those that focus on offering a nutritional profile over and above what meat can offer, says Alice Pilkington, principal analyst, Mintel Food & Drink
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NewsDeliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat urged to explain ‘black box’ algorithms
Privacy International, Independent Workers Union of Great Britian, Amnesty International and Trade Unions Congress are among 12 organisations pushing for ’positive steps right now’
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Category ReportCereal gets a spruce-up: cereals category report 2025
Britain’s biggest cereal brands have seen volume sales crumble in the face of soaring prices. How are they renovating their ranges?
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NewsNoble Foods spends £2.3m on ‘most ambitious’ ad push
The ad push aims to ’set the bar for welfare in the free-range egg category’, Noble Foods said
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NewsTrump tariffs: food businesses avoid ‘day one’ fees but uncertainty remains
US president Donald Trump has delayed imposing tariffs on imported goods
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NewsDavid Lepley returns to Asda in chief supply chain officer role as Leighton rebuild continues
Prior to joining Morrisons he spent 11 years at Asda, where he began stacking shelves at its Grantham store before rising to the position of VP online operations
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NewsLidl claims a UK supermarket first with fibre food sales target
It aims to increase the tonnage of fibre it sells by 20% by 2026
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Comment & OpinionAI in food innovation will lead to stupid, boring products
AI is increasingly being positioned as a tool to remove human creativity from the innovation process, says Anthony Warner, freelance development chef and author of The Angry Chef