All The Grocer articles in 27 September 2025 – Page 3
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NewsMidcounties Co-op CEO Phil Ponsonby to be ACS chair
Ponsonby, who currently acts as vice chair, will replace independent retailer Ramesh Shingadia who completes his two-year term in November
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NewsWaitrose moves to free-range pork and signs 10-year farmer deal
From 15 October all Waitrose pork mince, steaks, chops and joints will be free-range, with an intention for all own-brand products to be free-range by 2027
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Analysis & FeaturesIs the EU’s ‘reset’ deal with the UK truly a ‘win-win’?
A new SPS agreement is designed to cut red tape and costs for exporters. It’s come too late for some, but ministers promise a ‘transformative impact’
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NewsChapel Down makes global drive to steal champagne’s fizz
The English winemaker is launching a new strategy under its new leadership team
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NewsHolland & Barrett to open stores in Morrisons supermarkets for the first time
It is Holland & Barrett’s latest foray into traditional supermarkets alongside its more than 50 concessions within Tesco stores
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Comment & OpinionRetailers should learn how to actually sell retail media
Retailers are not making a great fist of the retail media opportunity because they have not tailored it to the needs of suppliers, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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NewsHere We Flo picks up £3m funding round and Chelsea FC partnership
The £3m will be dedicated to marketing and working capital as the low-carbon, vegan and organic tampon and pad company Here We Flo seeks rapid expansion
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NewsHome Bargains automated DC picking two million cases a week
The variety discounter is also working on its next new automated DC, to open in Doncaster in summer 2028
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NewsAsda calls sales directors to ‘reset conference’ amid range review speculation
It is understood the retailer is hoping to attract brands to become partners in a new phase of its range shake-up
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NewsBritish Brands Group appoints first CEO
The BBG said the new hire was ‘perfectly positioned to strengthen our voice for brand owners across the UK’
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NewsMorrisons sets up recruitment strategy for 2026 as it looks to grow Daily estate
The strategy has been initiated by head of wholesale, strategic projects and acquisitions Victoria Lockie, who has been in post since May
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NewsPepsiCo eyes nutrition-focused Sunbites relaunch as sales soar
Value sales of Sunbites have soared 33.7% in the year to 6 September [NIQ]
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NewsEnglish sake brewer Shogun Sakes raises £550k
Sake is flourishing in the UK with new specialised bars and breweries opening
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NewsHairburst launches its ‘most advanced’ hair products
Advanced+ Shampoo and Advanced+ Leave-In Treatment Mask are designed to complement Hairburst’s Advanced+ Hair Formula supplement.
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NewsAmazon to keep pitching Just Walk Out tech to retailers despite UK Fresh store closures
The checkout-free, till-less technology has been adopted by more than 300 third party retailers and venues globally
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Comment & OpinionAmazon Fresh is finished, but it’s still a formidable force in food
Amazon said its Just Walk Out technology would ‘push the state of the art forward’ and ‘redefine retail’ – which, of course, it didn’t
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NewsItsu CEO: ‘We’d rather have a small basket and a happy customer’
lSpeaking at the Lunch! food-to-go show, Julian Metcalfe said the resturant chain ‘doesn’t upsell very much’
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NewsFood sector calls for government action on UK food security
The businesses, including the major multiples, suppliers including Noble Foods, 2 Sisters and Barfoots, and the NFU, have written to the farming minister
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NewsSalmon Scotland provides £230k in habitat safeguarding funding
More than £230,000 has been awarded this year through Salmon Scotland’s wild fisheries fund for practical work tackling long-term species decline
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NewsThe Salad Project: Spaces concept ‘not something we’re going to explore’
The salad chain first launched the concept, which gives customers the option to order their salad or bowl online and collect in store, in April 2024