All GLP-1 weight loss drugs articles
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NewsHenry Dimbleby’s startup publishes list of grocery survivors
The Bramble 40 lists retailers, tech companies and manufacturers it believes are best placed to ride out the storm
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NewsFit Foods targets smaller appetites with Mini Meals range
The five-strong range will land in 450 Tesco stores from 15 July
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InterviewsMagnum UK boss on the ice cream giant becoming an €8bn ‘small company’
The Magnum Ice Cream Company is charged with driving growth in what its UK&I GM calls an ‘enormous, cool, fun, expandable market’
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News300% surge in weight-loss demand fuels growth for Superdrug
The surge came in the first half of 2025, according to the health & beauty retailer
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NewsWegovy pills land in stores as retailers report huge demand
The UK’s first weight-loss pill launched on Boots Online Doctor on Monday, with customers able to click & collect in store the same day
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NewsApplied Nutrition adds Supplement Support range for GLP-1 users
The new products will roll exclusively into 400 Holland & Barrett stores this month as part of the retailer’s weight management segment
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NewsEU approves pioneering food additive for tackling obesity
Now it is approved in the EU, the scientists behind the ingredient expect the UK regulator to quickly follow suit
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Comment & OpinionIf the Oxo mum was on a GLP-1, would she still want to cook?
As GLP-1 medications reduce appetite for millions of primary household cooks, food brands face a new challenge, says Ayisha Koyenikan, principal strategist at Mintel Food & Drink
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Category ReportLunchbox & back to school: how retailers are luring back lapsed shoppers
While many people are eating lunch out more, growing numbers are skipping it. How can retailers win back lapsed shoppers?
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NewsAsda Online Doctor opens pre-orders for Wegovy weight-loss pills
Asda Online Doctor has stolen a march on rivals MedExpress and Superdrug by opening pre-orders for Wegovy pills, which received UK regulatory approval earlier this month
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NewsOmni secures £11m investment to back ‘Ozempic for dogs’ launch
Pet nutrition specialist Omni has raised £11m as the business aims to disrupt the category with products targeted at tackling obesity and food allergies in dogs
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Feature SynopsisFocus On Breakfast & Brunch: 1 August
Retailers are giving their breakfast ranges a healthy revamp
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Comment & OpinionMarketing Business Lunch: trends, threats and the big debate
Dan Holt opened The Grocer’s Marketing Business Lunch with a stark stat: 80% of brands in the UK could disappear and people would not care
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NewsAsda Online Doctor grows 50% as customers seek weight loss help
Asda was the first supermarket to offer an entirely online medical arm when it partnered with Zava in 2021
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NewsOnline chemists report high early demand for Wegovy pills
Boots said it had seen ‘thousands more sign-ups over the weekend’, while Superdrug said sign-ups had shot up by 130% overnight after approval was announced on Thursday
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NewsGLP-1 side effects drive demand for skin and hair products
According to research with 497 users of the skinny jabs in the UK, US, Germany and Sweden, 79% reported side effects
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NewsWeight-loss pills granted UK regulatory approval
Wegovy tablets have been approved by the UK’s MHRA
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Analysis & FeaturesThe true impact of weight-loss drugs: six key takeaways
Weight-loss drugs have upended the way users eat and drink. With usage on the rise, what are the opportunities – and side effects – for the industry?
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Comment & OpinionGLP-1 fat jabs are a potential goldmine for supermarkets
Weight loss drugs wiped £780m from household grocery spend in the year to the end of February 2026 but there’s another side to this story
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NewsWeight-loss drugs wipe £780m off Britain’s grocery sales
Nearly two million British adults now take the appetite-surpressing drugs