All The Grocer articles in 29 August 2026
Previous issues.
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Alcoholic Drinks inc. Low & No: 31 October
From pouring wine into cans to introducing dedicated bays for 35cl spirits bottles, drinks companies are pushing smaller formats
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NewsThree-quarters of secondary school menus breach food standards, industry finds
Repeated violation examples of unhealthy options being offered during breakfast and break times were found, including crisps and branded confectionery
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NewsBold Bean Co appoints RH Amar as wholesale and foodservice distributor
RH Amar will distribute a 16-SKU range from the challenger brand’s selection of jarred beans
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NewsPoundland accounts reveal £60m in overstated sales in 2024
The error had no impact on profit for the year because cost of sales was overstated by the same amount, according to newly filed accounts at Companies House
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NewsKosher bakery State Fayre to return after phoenix sale
The bakery was sold out of insolvency to a former director, preserving 25 jobs
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NewsKrispy Kreme sales fall but on track for ‘sustainable, profitable growth’
For the 52 weeks to 28 December 2025, revenue dipped 1.76% to £117.8m
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Comment & OpinionDoes Morrisons’ new price promise mean Aldi Price Match is dead?
From today, Morrisons pledged to price match or be cheaper than Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, Aldi and Lidl across 500 core grocery lines
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NewsScotmid till donations deliver £22,000 boost for Venezuela appeal
A partnership with Pennies, which kicked off in 2025, has allowed Scotmid shoppers to add a 10p donation on top of their purchases when paying by card or their digital wallet
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NewsUK first ‘craft Michelada’ Meexa launched to tap Mexican food and drink boom
Meexa is a Bavarian-style lager, blended with Portuguese tomatoes, guajillo chillies from Mexico, and lime zest from Central America
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Category ReportWhy meat alternatives are still worthy of investment
How can the surviving meat-free brands return to growth? And which are still attracting investment?
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Comment & OpinionFibre claim labelling rules are stuck in transit
M&S wants the government to fix Britain’s absurd nutrition claim rules and it’s a fight worth backing, says Mike Coppen-Gardner, founder and CEO of WeAreSPQR
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NewsProtein target set to transform role of meat in tackling food poverty
While the latest official figures show eight million people go hungry in the UK, including 2.1 million children, less than 5% of the food sent to frontline charities is meat
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Category ReportWhy Ireland’s food and drink exports are booming
Ireland punches well above its weight on the global stage when it comes to food and drink. What does its future hold?
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Cait McNamara, social & community manager, Piccolo
‘Every experience teaches you something, even if it doesn’t feel like it at the time’
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Comment & OpinionAre we doing enough to protect the people producing our food?
If agriculture’s safety record is to improve, the conversation needs to go beyond what individual farmers should do differently and consider the wider pressures shaping decisions on farms, says Anna Wylie, chair of the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum
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NewsThe Kraken moves into ready-to-drink with spiced rum duo
The NPD has landed on Ocado and in WH Smith stores
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NewsOrganic dairy farmers under ‘severe pressure’ due to drought
The 2026 Organic Dairy Drought Impact Survey revealed the emerging picture is ‘stark’, with forage levels, winter stock levels, winter feed security and farm profitability primary concerns for a large proportion of organic farms
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NewsPoundland latest retailer to knock loyalty cards and ‘fake discounts’
Poundland has dubbed itself ‘the home of anti-silly prices’ in ads featuring a wrestler – the Poundland Pounder – tearing downs signs that say ‘fake discount’
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NewsCaffeine in Costa cappuccino nearly four times that of Starbucks’, study finds
The caffeine content of similar-sized matcha drinks from Costa Coffee, Starbucks and Pret a Manger can range hugely, from 28mg to 99mg
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NewsDevon winery Calancombe Estate goes to crowd to raise £250k
Crowd investors will buy into a new operating company that will run the Calancombe Estate and co-located Dartmouth Distillery Co businesses on a ‘commercially attractive’ lease arrangement