All Christmas articles
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Comment & OpinionEditor’s picks: meat woes, NPD, food fashion and Christmas ads
This afternoon, we celebrated over 200 standout products at The Grocer New Product & Packaging Awards. But all that doesn’t mean we’ve been resting on our laurels
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Comment & OpinionHFSS rules didn’t kill Christmas ads - they just invited fruit & veg to the party
Under new HFSS rules, retailers are proving festive magic doesn’t need sugar-coating
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product & Packaging Awards 2025: Seasonal
A ‘very premium flavour profile’ and ‘eye-catching’ packaging design added to the sense of occasion for our judges
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NewsAldi’s Kevin the Carrot returns for chaotic stag do in 2025 Christmas ad
Kevin is stranded at the North Pole in nothing but a mankini after a stag do gone wrong. Will he get home in time for the wedding day?
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Analysis & FeaturesChristmas ads 2025: who’s king of the first non-HFSS festive ads?
Christmas ads came thick and fast this week, from Asda’s Grinch to John Lewis’s dewy-eyed 90s raver dad. But who did best? Our panel of judges decides
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NewsUber Eats launches last-moment grocery order editing feature
Uber Eats has also launched an AI-powered ‘smart replacements’ feature which suggests substitutions ‘based on price, nutrition, and your past orders’ as well as a gifting service
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NewsSubway launches 2025 Christmas menu
The Christmas lineup includes festive sandwiches, jacket potatoes and sweet treats
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NewsPret a Manger launches 2025 Christmas menu
The festive sandwich is available from today (4 November) in stores and via delivery partners
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NewsGinsters adds trio of Festive pastries for Christmas
Ginsters has brought back Festive Chicken & Stuffing Slice 170g for a fifth year
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NewsJohn Lewis blends nostalgia and gifting in Christmas advert 2025
John Lewis’s Christmas ad is set to a reimagined version of Alison Limerick’s 1990s hit Where Love Lives
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NewsCoca-Cola runs AI-generated Christmas ad for second year
“This work is beyond just film creation – we all are taking a transformational leap into the future of creativity and technology.”
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NewsArgos challenges toy-only perception in Christmas advert 2025
Argos has brought back mascots Connie and Trevor, joined by actor and comedian Simon Bird, reminding shoppers it offers more than toys
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NewsMorrisons celebrates farmers and suppliers in Christmas advert 2025
Morrisons is celebrating the farmers, bakers and food makers behind its festive range in its new Christmas campaign
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NewsBoots goes full fairytale for Christmas advert 2025
Boots’ Christmas ad stars a modern twist on Puss in Boots in a film that brings festive fairytale magic to the British high street
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NewsLidl swaps products for people in reflective Christmas ad 2025
Lidl has launched its 2025 Christmas campaign with a reflective advert told through the eyes of a young girl exploring what makes the festive season special
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NewsM&S brings back Dawn French fairy and Tom Kerridge for Christmas ad 2025
M&S has brought back its much-loved Fairy character for another dose of festive magic – this time set in a Christmas Eve traffic jam
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NewsAldi teases return of Kevin the Carrot in Love Actually-inspired Christmas ad 2025
Aldi has dropped a 10-second teaser confirming the return of its much-loved Christmas character Kevin the Carrot
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NewsKrispy Kreme and Nestlé launch Quality Street doughnuts
The Purple One and Caramel Swirl doughnuts are now available across the UK
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NewsThe BFG returns in Sainsbury’s Christmas advert 2025
The ad launches alongside a new range of BFG-inspired food, home, clothing and gifting items
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NewsAsda converts Grinch with low prices in Dr Seuss-inspired Christmas advert 2025
‘We didn’t want to do was to take a holiday from our strategy at Christmas’ Asda marketing VP Adam Zavalis told The Grocer