Tesco predicts lower profit as supermarket price war mounts The supermarket said on Thursday that it has seen a ‘further increase in the competitive intensity’ across the industry. Evening Standard · Apr 10, 2025
Aldi issues 'do not eat' warning as it recalls popular product The Food Standards Agency has warned that the product may pose ‘a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy or intolerance to milk or milk constituents’ Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025
Morrisons to close 17 UK stores from April 16: full list revealed The closures are part of the supermarket’s bid to ‘reinvigorate’ the company, enabling money to be invested in other areas Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025
Tesco addresses shortage of popular food item after customer complaints Shoppers have been expressing concern after item’s lengthy absence The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025
Tesco to reveal stronger sales amid price war fears In its most recent update, Tesco cheered data showing it had reported its highest market share for almost nine years. Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025
Cost of Easter rises as UK chocolate, lamb and hot cross bun prices soar Shoppers also face more ‘shrinkflation’ as manufacturers ‘try to offset rising production costs’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025
‘Business Vikings’ in line for payday as deal agreed to create £4bn UK food giant Icelandic brothers’ ready meal firm Bakkavor to be taken over by sandwich maker Greencore The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2025
Tesco down: Supermarket’s website and app crash leaving shoppers unable to purchase groceries online The supermarket has apologised for any inconvenience caused The Independent UK · Apr 1, 2025
Tesco app and website hit by service issue The supermarket said it was working to fix the problem. Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025
Asda at risk of being overtaken by Aldi as UK's third largest grocer Promotional sales ramped up to 28.2% of total grocery spending last month Evening Standard · Apr 1, 2025
UK food inflation increases as shoppers buy Easter eggs early Lidl and Ocado grow strongly, but Asda loses market share despite recent reset, Kantar figures show The Guardian - UK · Apr 1, 2025
Birmingham developer turns to London with trio of residential schemes worth total of £1 billion Schemes are in Kensington, the Isle of Dogs and Archway will create a total of just over 1,000 new homes Evening Standard · Mar 30, 2025
Urgent recall for popular crisps over allergy fears The Spanish-style crisps do not list soya and milk as an ingredient in English, the UK food watchdog warned The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025
Tesco warns customers of major Clubcard change they need to make before Monday Millions of customers could lose access to the Clubcard’s benefits across Tesco’s 3,000 UK stores The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025 ‘Reminds me of sun cream’: the best (and worst) supermarket coconut milk, tasted and rated Whose brand tastes like a tropical ambrosia, and whose tastes like soapy gunk? Restaurateur and regular food expert Ravinder Bhogal dives in …
The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2025 Major supermarket recalls popular snack over salmonella fears Salmonella can cause severe diarrhoea and cramps lasting up to three days, according to the NHS
The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2025 How Brits got a taste for Korean liquor soju Served straight and chilled or in cocktails, the distinctive green bottles of Korea’s national tipple are becoming a familiar sight on UK supermarket shelves
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025 Urgent recall issued for shampoo contaminated with harmful bacteria Henkel’s Tec Italy Totale Shampoo may contain the bacteria Klebsiella oxytoca
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2025 Surging cost of cocoa leads UK shoppers to shell out more for smaller Easter eggs Prices of some chocolate products have risen by 50% in a year while many have also shrunk in size, Which? reports
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025 Chocflation: Easter eggs are getting smaller and more expensive as costs soar The price of chocolate increased by 16.5 per cent compared to the rates of other supermarket food and drink
The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025 Easter eggs up to 50% more expensive than last year It comes after a steep fall in global cocoa production, driven by higher temperatures hindering the quality and quantity of beans.
The Independent UK · Mar 26, 2025 Major supermarket issues urgent recall for ‘free from’ meal kits over allergy fears The products contain an allergen which is not mentioned on the label, posing a possible health risk to some
The Independent UK · Mar 25, 2025 Make young people do military training in exchange for benefits, former Tesco boss says The former Tesco chairman said young people could be ‘coerced’ out of inactivity by making benefits conditional
Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025 Urgent recall for Granola chocolate cereal over fears about insects Food Standards Agency urges customers not consume the cereal in case it is contaminated and return boxes of it to local stores for a refund
The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2025 ‘Kids are still struggling’ Five years on, how the Covid pandemic changed life on a single UK street IN FOCUS: The entire country was placed into lockdown five years ago this weekend. Colin Drury reports how one street remembers an unprecedented moment in history