6 May 2025

Ascona Group to install self-serve tills across a third of estate

Ascona Group has begun a rollout of self-serve checkouts across its estate, with a total of 18 stores set to have the tech by next year. […]
6 May 2025

Industry reacts to Sunak’s business rates reform, including one-year 50% cut for retail and hospitality

Retail and hospitality businesses are getting a 50% cut to their business rates bill for a year, up to a maximum £110,000. The tax cut is […]
6 May 2025

Tesco’s wonky fruit & veg range saves 50 million packs of food so far

Tesco’s food waste scheme Perfectly Imperfect has saved 50 million packs of fruit and vegetables so far. The initiative, which offers customers wonky food that would otherwise […]
6 May 2025

Budget 2021: alcohol duty system to be given ‘radical’ shake-up

The Chancellor of the Exchequer has unveiled plans to completely overhaul the UK’s alcohol duty system. Rishi Sunak revealed plans for a huge shake-up of alcohol […]
6 May 2025

Princes slashes Indian Ocean tuna catch but warns more needs to be done

Canned food giant Princes has reduced the amount of Indian Ocean yellowfin tuna it sources by 51% on 2017 levels, a year ahead of its 50% […]
6 May 2025

PepsiCo registers ‘Walkers Mighty Spuds’ as trademark

PepsiCo has applied to register the name ‘Walkers Mighty Spuds’ as a trademark. The fmcg giant has applied to register the name with the Intellectual Property […]
6 May 2025

Ex-Defra secretary Owen Paterson facing commons ban over Finnebrogue lobbying

Former Defra secretary Owen Paterson has defended his actions after a parliamentary inquiry found he breached MP lobbying rules for two companies he was paid to […]
6 May 2025

Gousto trials edible stock cube wrappers to cut plastic use

Gousto is trialling an “industry-first” edible stock cube wrapper. The packaging – which is made from pea protein and starch – had “the same benefits as plastic, being […]
6 May 2025

Energy price hikes proving ‘painful’ for wholesalers

Wholesalers have seen energy bills skyrocket in the past month. The Federation of Wholesale Distributors told The Grocer that members’ energy costs had increased by between 50% […]
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