All The Grocer articles in 29 August 2026 – Page 5
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NewsValeo Foods sells Irish food business
The carve-out will hand over control of brands including Jacob’s, Batchelors and Odlums to former Valeo Foods Ireland managing director Hilliard Lombard
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NewsScottish abattoirs reject ‘intimidating’ meat inspection action
FSS announced its 2026/27 rates in March, giving businesses three weeks’ notice of an 8.6% rise in official veterinarian charges and a 10.4% surge in meat hygiene inspector rates
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NewsDisney Winnie the Pooh themed fruit packs to launch in Morrisons
To celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the publication of AA Milne’s children’s classic, Morrisons has launched Winnie the Pooh-themed lines in time for the back to school season
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Comment & OpinionDolmio’s puppets thirst for likes in unamusing return
The accents have been dialled back a bit, but the puppets remain instantly recognisable
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NewsStarbucks UK launches Iced Apple Crumble Matcha Latte in autumn menu shake-up
The Iced Apple Crumble Matcha Latte combines matcha with baked apple flavours, topped with apple-flavoured cream cold foam and a crumble topping
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: Sainsbury’s KickStarter, Colman’s for sale and Gousto ready meals
The first rung on the career ladder is harder to reach than ever before. The government’s latest figures show 981,000 young people aged 16 to 24 are not in education, employment or training (NEET).
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NewsVolume sales tell different story of Asda and Aldi’s performance
The Worldpanel numbers are ammunition for Aldi CEO Giles Hurley after he was branded ‘desperate’ for attacking rivals’ loyalty schemes
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Comment & OpinionThe healthy food tax hiding in the lunchbox aisle
Healthy packed lunches cost 45% more than unhealthy ones, but the gap varies widely by retailer, suggesting this is a category management problem that should be solvable, says Patrick Finlay, MD at The Category Management Company
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Range PreviewWhat’s new in Co-op for Halloween 2026
Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, likely to create a bigger opportunity around last-minute parties and entertaining
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NewsPromotions and price cuts keep a lid on rising inflation
Inflation on fresh produce fell in August as retailers focused their promotions on summer lines, according to the latest BRC-NIQ sales monitor data
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NewsAG Barr appoints former Sainsbury’s CFO as chairman
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr has appointed a former Sainsbury’s CFO as its new chairman following a search kicked off in January
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NewsScottish government unveils details of controversial supermarket price cap plans
More than 20 originations wrote to the SNP leader yesterday urging him to abandon his price cap plans, which they said would fail to address the root causes of the cost of living crisis
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NewsJJ Foodservice adds 20 new multi-temperature vehicles to delivery fleet
The new vehicles will enable deliveries to be completed in a single journey, with temperature-controlled compartments for chilled, ambient and frozen products
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Katie Scott, product manager, The Gym Kitchen
‘Something that may seem relatively simple can take a year or more to grow from initial ideation to full-scale launch!’
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NewsStrawberry growers call for retailer support as late season volumes rise
The latest forecasts from British Berry Growers suggests availability will be significantly above the same period last year, with particularly strong supplies anticipated over the next fortnight
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NewsTimothy Taylor’s targets Gen Z with first rebrand in a decade
Around 25% of Gen Zs now regularly order cask beer, according to a survey by the Society for Independent Brewers and Associates
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NewsFewer than half of British consumers trust food labels, survey finds
The analysis also showed 53% of respondents thought food labels were ‘overwhelming’
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NewsBeyond Meat launches ‘September Reset’ celebrity-fronted campaign
The ‘Beyond Busy: September Reset’ campaign will be fronted by NHS GP and TV doctor Dr Amir Khan and TV personality, fitness entrepreneur and mum Lucy Mecklenburgh
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NewsFunctional alcohol-free beer Collider lands in Morrisons
Collider is brewed with a blend of functional ingredients including lion’s mane mushroom and ashwagandha
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NewsBrown-Forman to assume distribution for Jack Daniel’s & Coca-Cola RTDs
It comes a little shy of four years after the product was relaunched in the UK as a co-branded RTD