Jacqui Parr
Jacqui is editor of thegrocer.co.uk.
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NewsMedia Bites 16 June: tobacco ads, Fortnum & Mason and rosé wine
Sainsbury’s and Morrisons have been taken to task for illegally advertising tobacco, while Fortnum & Mason makes plans to open stores outside London
NewsTesco boosts employee health benefits with new wellbeing offer
Tesco has boosted employee health benefits for its more than 300,000 members of staff, as it rolls out enhanced employee wellbeing benefits across the business
Comment & OpinionHealth kicks, advertising laws and the fresh food revolution
A year and two days into the job, Tesco’s group customer director Becky Brock revealed how on arrival she saw a huge opportunity for the UK’s biggest supermarket
Comment & OpinionConsumed: Saabira Chaudhuri underlines true cost of plastic
Consumed takes the waste-related stats we’ve all heard before and somehow makes them more shocking
NewsMedia Bites 29 May: inflation, Tesco cameras and microplastics
The news that UK grocery inflation had risen to the highest level since February 2024 dominated yesterday
NewsMedia Bites 27 May: M&S, trade deals and store security
Papers had plenty to pick over during the long weekend, but the ongoing M&S developments, the UK’s trade deals and ramped-up store security measures were the frontrunners for many.
NewsMedia Bites 22 May: HFSS ad ban delay, M&S loss and Harvey Nichols hampers
Yesterday’s food and drink headlines were largely dominated by the rising rate of inflation and the revelation that M&S profits have taken a £300m hit
NewsUK food inflation jumps to 3.4% as meat costs rise
Food inflation jumped to 3.4% in April, with the rising cost of feeding the nation contributing to the overall UK inflation rate reaching its highest level for over a year
NewsMedia Bites 20 May: UK-EU deal reactions, Greggs fridges and Diageo plans
The food and drink industry has been quick to react to yesterday’s announcement of the new EU-UK trade deal, whish set out post-Brexit relations on fishing rights and farming exports
Analysis & FeaturesFirst look: inside Asda’s new standalone George store
Ahead of its grand opening on Saturday 10 May, The Grocer takes a look inside Asda’s new standalone George store, based at Crown Point Retail Park in Leeds
NewsMedia Bites 9 May: trade deals, tariffs and empty shelves
It was wall-to-wall trade deal talk yesterday, with Trump calling the US-UK agreement ‘comprehensive’, despite it being anything but
NewsPernod sells wine business to Accolade, creating new Vinarchy brand
Pernod Ricard has sold its entire international wine business to the owner of Accolade Wines
NewsAG Barr in early talks to offload Strathmore water
Soft drinks giant AG Barr is looking to offload Strathmore water just one month after announcing it was scrapping the brand completely
NewsMarketing of baby and toddler snacks is ‘out of control’
Experts have called for the government to ‘step up’ and take action over the ‘unacceptable’ marketing of baby and toddler snacks
NewsAB Foods holds firm on Primark but cuts sugar guidance after £16m loss
Associated British Foods has held firm on its guidance for Primark and most other business divisions for the second half of 2025
NewsExperts call for action following BBC Panorama’s ‘truth about babyfood’
Over a quarter of babyfood pouches contain more sugar by volume than Coca-Cola, new research has found
NewsPoundland sale edges closer as investors table offers
The sale of high street discounter Poundland is edging closer after a raft of investors and private equity giants tabled offers last week
NewsConsumer confidence plummets as tariff shockwaves hit UK economy
Consumer confidence in the UK has dropped by four points to -23 as Trump-initiated tariff shockwaves hit the UK economy
NewsWaitrose owner John Lewis Partnership names new finance boss
Mounsey has worked in a number of different senior finance roles during his 13 years at JLP
NewsNestlé beats Q1 sales forecast as it braces for tariff impact
Nestlé has posted an increase in organic sales for Q1, as it addresses rising commodity costs and braces for the still ‘unclear’ impact of US tariffs