All The Grocer articles in 25 July 2026 – Page 6
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Comment & OpinionAfter Andy Burnham’s quick wins, the real challenge begins
Burnham’s 10-year plan for Britain needs to extend to the far more complex challenge of fixing business rates and employment costs
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: dry spells, cold treats & the RTD gold rush
From crop stress to rocketing ice cream sales and a £11m RTD funding round, here’s what caught our eye this week
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Chocolate: 12 September
Innovation is booming in the chocolate category; so what’s driving it?
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NewsCranswick volumes race higher on chicken demand
Revenues increased 5.5% in the 13 weeks to 27 June, driven by an 8.2% bump to volumes. Stripping out the boost from acquisitions, like-for-like sales in the first quarter rose 4% on volumes up 6.4%
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WhitepapersHow will smaller appetites shape UK food and drink?
Food and drink is changing fast as more consumers harness GLP-1 drugs to shrink portion sizes – but it’s not the only emerging trend in the market. Download this data-rich report to discover what’s new and next.
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NewsBrown-Forman rejects unsolicited $15bn takeover approach from Sazerac
A statement from Brown-Forman last night confirmed it had received an unsolicited approach from Sazerac but had concluded the offer was ‘not actionable’
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s long-term own-label deals are a threat to brands
Once the quality gap closes in fresh, dairy, meat and poultry, the brand premium becomes harder and harder to defend, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to make brands shine on the digital shelf
Simply shrinking pack pictures won’t do when it comes to driving online sales. What works best?
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NewsWelsh farmers under pressure from prolonged dry weather and drought
With the devolved nation on track for its driest July in nearly 190 years, operations on farms across the agricultural spectrum have been hit, echoing what has been seen throughout the rest of the UK
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NewsGinsters MD Emma Stowers to take interim helm at Higgidy
Current CEO Rachel Kelley will leave at the end of July to become MD of KTC Edible Oils
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NewsA million tins of Branston beans produced for food insecure households
Cans of Branston Baked Beans will be distributed through Felix’s network of over 8,000 community organisations, schools, food banks and community kitchens
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NewsIceland Foods and Olio hit 10 million meal redistribution milestone
Surplus food from more than 1,000 Iceland and The Food Warehouse stores have reached over 165,000 households across the UK via Olio’s Food Waste Hero programme
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NewsBuzzBallz blames website error for incorrect recycling claim
Recycling experts have said BuzzBallz packaging cannot be recycled in the UK
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NewsPackaging tax may force mass return to plastic, PM warned
The Alliance for Fibre-Based Packaging, which speaks for the manufacturers of fibre and fibre/paper composite used by tens of thousands of coffee shops and takeaway businesses, delivered a paper calling for change to 10 Downing Street on Friday
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NewsWagamama to make service station debut with two new restaurants
The sites will open in the coming months at Extra MSA’s Beaconsfield Services and Cobham Services
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NewsAsda finds northern families are £60 a week worse off
The supermarket’s latest Income Tracker shows that families in northern regions continue to have less money left in their pockets after essential spending, despite average UK household budgets improving year on year
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NewsSouthern Co-op transfers into Co-op Group subsidiary as CMA review continues
Southern Co-op has transferred to a wholly owned subsidiary of Co-op Group called Siena Co-op, meaning Southern Co-op is now legally part of the wider Co-op Group structure
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NewsWaitrose reports demand for wintry comfort food despite heatwaves
The supermarket suggested customers were experiencing ‘feta fatigue’ as summer salads lost their appeal while the heatwaves continue.
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NewsBestway launches Red Hot Deals summer campaign to drive retailer sales
The campaign, called ‘Red Hot Deals – Whatever the Weather’, will run until 10 September across Bestway’s depot network
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NewsFem secures Holland & Barrett listing for period nutrition bars
Fem’s three-strong range has secured distribution in 450 Holland & Barrett stores