All news articles – Page 12
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NewsSainsbury’s upgrades app with AI-powered basket builder
Shoppers can build online baskets by taking photos of handwritten lists or entering prompts like ‘ingredients for a spaghetti bolognese’
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NewsSimple Online Pharmacy rapped by regulator over weight-loss pill ads
Ads for prescription-only medicine are by banned under the Committee of Advertising Practice Code
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NewsCo-op Wholesale drops Peckish to focus on Snappy Shopper
Peckish launched in February 2025, backed by a £1m first-year investment, and had ambitious plans to sign up more than 1,000 independent stores within 12 months
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NewsChallenges across policy, costs and weather dampening farmer confidence
McCain Foods GB&I’s second annual Farmdex report found more than eight in 10 farmers (86%) say policy uncertainty is negatively affecting their farm, while three in four (74%) report increasingly unpredictable weather is making it harder to manage their farm effectively
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NewsMarkets have absorbed initial Iran shock better than feared, analysis shows
Healthier business in the finance and tech industries supported a recovery in the third quarter, after the Middle East conflict threatened supply chains, energy prices and raw material supplies in the summer
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NewsSmoking levels fall to record low as vaping holds steady
New figures from the Office for National Statistics show that fewer than one in 10 adults in the UK smoked in 2025, while vape use remained more common than smoking for the second year in a row
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NewsCranswick raises food security concerns in report showing its economic impact
The business highlighted the country’s lack of self-sufficiency in pork and poultry, alongside bureaucratic hurdles to further development
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NewsM&S urged to stop sourcing farmed salmon by Project Slingshot
The eight-week campaign includes a satirical film starring Chris Packham, more than 5,000 London Underground adverts and an email campaign, inviting members of the public to email M&S chief executive Stuart Machin
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NewsBottlegreen unveils trio of botanical cordials in partnership with Highgrove
The cordials are inspired by the plants, flowers and flavours of Highgrove Gardens
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NewsKepak Foods bids to ‘take meat snacking mainstream’ with Kings biltong and jerky rebrand
It comes after Kepak acquired Kings’ owner New World Foods from Valeo Foods Group last year
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NewsNorac Foods Group promotes internally for new UK CEO
The appointment comes as the group builds its first UK production site in Lincolnshire
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NewsIceland rolls out rapid online delivery service
The frozen food retailer aims to introduce the service to over 200 stores before Christmas
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NewsPoultry powers Pilgrim’s as pork market suffers
Group sales edged up from £4bn to £4.1bn in 2025, as 9% growth in Moy Park sales made up for a smaller drop in revenues at the former Kerry consumer meats business, Pilgrim’s Food Masters
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NewsMoth adds Decaf Espresso Martini ahead of Christmas
The NPD is made using Wood Brothers vodka, coffee liqueur and cold brew espresso
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NewsAldi goes live on Deliveroo
The new courier-picking model will help the discounter keep prices low, according to Aldi UK CEO Giles Hurley
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NewsDiageo culls breakthrough innovation team as part of global restructure
Projects pioneered by the Breakthrough Innovation team included What’s Your Whisky, Everpour and Fusion By Diageo
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NewsClimate change ‘war room’ set for launch amid food shortage fears
The government has summoned senior industry leaders for climate talks today
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NewsCrops have lost up to 50% of core nutrients, report warns
The report found that this nutritional loss combined with the rise of GLP-1 drugs could push around five million UK working-age adults below safe levels of essential vitamins and minerals
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NewsSunrise Beverages paid initial £1m to acquire Days Brewing, accounts show
The deal, announced in May of this year, saw Days join a roster of breweries including Curious Brewery, Gipsy Hill Brewing, Wild Beer Co and St Peter’s Brewery in the Sunrise portfolio
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NewsASA flags ‘widespread breaches’ in mushroom supplement ads
The ASA’s latest Pulse Report has identified ‘widespread likely breaches’ of advertising rules in mushroom supplement marketing