All Technology articles – Page 3
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Comment & OpinionScaremongering about emulsifiers ignores the crucial nuance
Reporting of a trial looking at emulsifiers’ effect on Crohn’s sufferers has spread way beyond what was intended, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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NewsPremium on-demand app Zapp launches subscription scheme
Zapp is offering a free one month trial of its new subscription service
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NewsAI grocery app helping supermarkets win back share from meal kit providers
Mealia has secured partnerships with Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons and hit 100,000 users
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NewsSupermarkets begin talks on taking over national food safety data
The government last month gave the go-ahead for a new national system to take over running of the ‘Scores on the Doors’ food hygiene ratings scheme
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy supermarkets are ditching aggregators for in-house rapid delivery
Supermarkets and delivery apps have co-existed peacefully since the pandemic threw them together. But now retailers are looking to take them in-house
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News‘No plans’ to withdraw controversial nitrites report, says government
The DHSC described a controversial review by the watchdog as an “important piece of work” and said there were no plans for it to be withdrawn
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NewsPostmaster pay boost set to reach £86m as Post Office ramps up automation
Chief revenue officer Dominic Grounsell told The Grocer it remained the Post Office’s ambition to reach the full £120m target
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NewsOcado and Kroger agree $350m compensation payment
The decision reflected Kroger’s plan to close the three CFCs in Maryland, Wisconsin and Florida in January, as well its decision to no longer proceed with a new Ocado warehouse in North Carolina, one of the two planned CFCs due to go-live in 2026
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NewsFSA and FSS publishes safety guidance on lab-grown meat
In the latest update from the agencies’ CCP Sandbox Programme, several pieces of safety guidance have been produced
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NewsDeliveroo strikes deal with The Entertainer in time for Christmas
The partnership was an answer to the ‘last-minute panic over forgotten presents’ for ‘parents and last-minute shoppers alike’ Deliveroo said
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NewsIceland Foods trials aisle-roaming robots as part of retail media push
The automated machine roams shop floor aisles, and can be used to display physical products, promote store offers or encourage shoppers to sign up to Iceland’s Bonus Card
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NewsMorrisons rolls out slower ‘talking’ checkouts to help combat loneliness
Staff manning the dedicated ‘Talking Tills’ will intentionally scan and pack items more slowly, while talking to the customer as much as they would like
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Comment & OpinionFuture of Food: inspiring stories and reasons to be cheerful
Barney Mauleverer’s Future of Food platform encourages the next generation of entrepreneurs in food to be the change the industry desperately needs
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NewsFood brands ramp up out-of-home advertising spend as HFSS ad ban looms
McDonald’s, Unilever, KFC, Pepsico, Coca-Cola, Mars and Mondelez also feature among the biggest spenders on outdoor advertising last year
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NewsNo More Lids takes home top spot at Future of Food
Judges commended founder and MD Chris Brown for ‘game-changing environmental achievements’ in an industry that uses more than 10 million takeaway cups and generates in excess of 51 tonnes of waste every day
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NewsIceland Foods rolls out ‘supersize’ 3D hanging signs under retail media push
The ‘giant’ cardboard fixtures are one of a number of new physical retail activations Iceland is offering to suppliers through its in-house retail media business, which launched earlier this year.
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Promotional FeaturesHow high-level supply chain digitalisation can safeguard your margins
Ewa Węgorkiewicz, CXO of the enterprise division at Trans.eu Group, talks digitalisation trends and creating efficient future digital transport networks.
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Ocado survive Kroger’s closure of three robotic CFCs?
The decision has dealt a blow to the credibility of Ocado Group’s model
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NewsMorrisons signs store concession deal with vape retailer The E-Cig Store
The standalone concessions will be made up of pods and kiosks within the store as well as external units next to main entrances
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NewsMore than a million customers’ data potentially leaked in Asahi cyberattack
The personal information of 107,000 employees and former employees, and 168,000 staff family members, also may have been exposed