All The Grocer articles in 25 October 2025 – Page 3
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NewsRoberts Bakery owes creditors almost £40m after collapse
A new report lifting the lid on the administration of the historic bakery also revealed how much the Boparan Private Office and Warburtons paid for the business and its assets
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NewsAldi launches ‘colleague shops’ in its warehouses to tackle food waste
The shops in Aldi’s 11 UK regional distribution centres will allow staff to buy food that is still safe to eat but can no longer be sold in stores
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Category ReportBroader horizons for Welsh exporters: Wales category report 2025
How are Wales’ food exports faring – and, with Labour expected to lose the 2026 election, what will new leadership mean for trade?
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NewsM&S’s Italian meal range relaunch delivers 25% uptick in volume sales
Value sales are up by 35% year on year since 10 September, when the 49 new or upgraded Italian meals landed in stores
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NewsCarlsberg Britvic-owned 1664 plots ‘fruity’ beer NPD
Fruit beers are enjoying a surge in popularity in the UK
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NewsFDF launches nature guide to help suppliers tackle biodiversity loss
The handbook outlines how food and drink manufacturers can drive investment in nature restoration and regenerative farming
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NewsTesco arms delivery drivers with body cameras to tackle crime wave
Tesco will roll out the equipment to more than 5,000 delivery drivers in 100 stores by the end of the year, saying it wants to make its staff feel safer at work
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Andrew Staniland’s ‘Icelandification’ of Morrisons enough?
With Lidl closing in, Morrisons is undertaking a range reset, and changing its loyalty and promo strategy – while trying to pay down its £1bn debt
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Analysis & FeaturesHow is Sides doing after ice cream delisting in Iceland?
The Sidemen are ‘seeing what sticks’ – and not everything has
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Comment & OpinionLessons from a startup founder – and a buyer who rejected him
Rejection is a part of business; there are lessons to be learnt every time it happens, says Joe Woolf, founder of Tasty Mates & head of retail at HomeCooks
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Grocer 33Waitrose crowned best supermarket in Harrow mystery shop
This week’s smallest store offered a ‘very enjoyable experience’
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Grocer 33Waitrose South Harrow’s Rob Pender on commuter customers and Halloween sales
‘It’s a very busy, 24-hour operation, and the first store I’ve managed where there is a petrol station, which has added layers of complexity’
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Grocer 33Asda cheapest supermarket for a Halloween party in special Grocer 33 shop
Asda’s £80.79 basket was cheapest for 15 items and exclusively so for 12
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Comment & OpinionPlant-based progress: why the UK must double down on innovation
Unlocking UK growth depends on making alternative proteins affordable, delicious and widely accessible, says Linus Pardoe, senior UK policy manager at The Good Food Institute Europe
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NewsRetail sales volumes hit highest level since 2022
Retail sales volumes have hit their highest level since 2022, driven by strong performance from clothing and online retailers
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NewsMajor retail sales events drive bump to consumer confidence
Major retail sales events have helped drive a bump in consumer confidence, according to October 2025’s GfK-NIM Consumer Confidence Barometer
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy is Nestlé making 16,000 job cuts and what has been the reaction?
The cuts will come alongside an accelerated plan to power growth by slimming down Nestlé to its best-performing brands
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NewsJason’s Sourdough launches ready-to-heat toasties into Tesco
The sandwiches are made on Jason’s White Sourdough Ciabattin
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NewsABP factory strike suspended pending pay offer
The union said it had received a receipt of an improved offer which it was now balloting its members on
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Comment & Opinion‘Get out of the way’: why industry won the EPR power play
Not everyone is happy, but minds are now increasingly focused on how EPR can actually provide the £10bn-plus investment to revive flatlining council recycling rates and lead to the circular economy it was all supposed to be about in the first place