All The Grocer articles in 28 June 2025 – Page 2
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NewsMedia Bites 24 June: Asda uniforms, Co-op working hours, childhood obesity
All the retail news and headlines from Tuesday 24 June 2025
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NewsSupermarket volumes decline as food inflation hits 16-month peak
Grocery volumes dropped for the first time this year as prices continued to spike at a faster pace in June, according to the latest Kantar data released this morning
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NewsJust Eat rolls out white-label Jet Go delivery service with Co-op
The service allows supermarkets to sell product through their own website and app, but leverage the aggregator app’s network of couriers to deliver baskets to shoppers’ homes
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NewsPartners Group pounces on petfood maker MPM Products in £400m buyout
Partners’ £400m bid represents a 17% jump in MPM’s value since the end of March alone
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NewsIceland partners with Spar wholesaler AF Blakemore for frozen food trial
Spar shoppers will get access to products from Iceland’s exclusive brand partnerships and its own-label range, thanks to an exclusive tie-up with wholesaler AF Blakemore
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NewsAmazon announces thousands of new jobs in £40bn UK investment plan
The investment will include four new fulfilment centres and thousands of ‘new permanent, full-time’ jobs.
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NewsAldi to offer quicker payments for small produce growers and suppliers
The move follows a period of dry weather across the UK that has placed additional strain on growers
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Category ReportWho will blink first? Trends in fresh produce 2025
UK growers are demanding more government and retail support to help them compete with cheap foreign imports. Will they get it?
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NewsInnocent names third UK&I managing director in just over a year
The new hire succeeds John Taylor, who is set to move on to a new role as GB franchise operations senior director at Coca-Cola
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NewsWholesale veteran Martin Williams to retire after 50 years
Williams will be stepping down from his roles at The Wholesale Group and FWD
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NewsRetail boardrooms close to gender parity but D&I efforts retreat, shows BRC report
Gender equality in retail boardrooms has continued to improve but D&I overall is falling down the list of priorities for the sector
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NewsGerman Doner Kebab rolls out robotic kitchens to cut costs
CEO Simon Wallis wants franchisees to improve labour productivity by 20% to reduce costs
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NewsCo-op to cut ties with Israel and other countries in sourcing policy overhaul
The retailer’s members recently voted to ban Israeli goods from shelves
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NewsFood industry reacts to government industrial strategy
The industrial strategy was published on Monday and included a range of policy measures such as lowering energy prices for big users, speeding up grid connections, enhancing access to skills and talent, removing planning barriers and increased defence investment
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NewsMorrisons fresh meat counters move to mostly prepacked model
Morrisons said under the new model its in-store butchers would cut meat at the start of the day into a variety of different pack sizes
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NewsFortnum & Mason channels northern British seaside in new summer marketing push
Fortnum’s has partnered with photojournalist Martin Parr to recreate his iconic series of seaside shots from the 1980s, which featured beachgoers in the resort of New Brighton, Merseyside
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NewsAustralian Vintage hires M&S grocery lead to head up UK sales
Holliday has joined the McGuigan and Tempus Two brand owner after three years with M&S
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NewsSalad chain Atis launches dedicated catering arm
The move comes as the food-to-go chain has seen an increased demand in group ordering
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NewsCentral Co-op and Chelmsford Star Co-op propose merger
Together Central Co-op and Chelmsford Star Co-op would create a society with a turnover of more than £1bn
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Category ReportSauce of inspiration: trends in table sauces 2025
BrewDog’s been hitting the sauce. But not in the way you’d expect