The Grocer

The Grocer, which marked its 150th anniversary in 2012, stands out as the UK’s sole paid online platform and weekly publication dedicated to the entire fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector. Its audience includes a diverse mix of professionals, from executives at major retailers to independent shop owners, wholesalers, suppliers, growers, food processors, manufacturers, influential figures, and national media representatives. While The Grocer is widely recognized for its weekly magazine, it continues to innovate and adapt alongside the dynamic FMCG landscape. Through its website, thegrocer.co.uk, users can access real-time news updates, sign up for free email alerts, and explore a wealth of resources including over 90,000 articles, reports, blogs, and discussion forums. In addition to its well-respected content, The Grocer boasts a robust recruitment section that attracts top talent in sales, marketing, and retail, ensuring that businesses find not just a large pool of candidates, but also high-quality individuals. This publication equips its readers in this competitive field with essential insights to navigate changes in the workplace effectively.

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Aldi switches 20 million wine bottles to new 'ultra-light' design

1 day ago | thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson

Aldi is to switch some 20 million still wines to ultra-lightweight bottles. The retailer has worked with its wine suppliers and bottling partner Greencroft to move wines including its Grapevine Sauvignon Blanc and Grapevine Merlot over to the new lightweight bottles. It takes the average weight of wine bottles sold in Aldi from 409g down to 371g. The move forms part of a broader initiative, which has seen the supermarket gradually reduce bottle weights since 2022.
Britain’s Biggest Alcohol Brands 2025: Riding out the storm

1 day ago | thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson

A storm is forecast for Britain’s top booze brands. Input costs, duty changes, tariffs, EPR and National Insurance rises are all hiking expenses as the market declinesBooze brands love great summer weather. Remember how the heatwaves of 2018 and 2022 drove stratospheric sales? Another scorcher is expected this year. But no matter sunny how it is, dark clouds will continue to gather over Britain’s makers of beer, wine and spirits (BWS).
Johnnie Walker volumes collapse after Red Label 1l is delisted

1 day ago | thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson

Volumes of Johnnie Walker have fallen by nearly a quarter after owner Diageo delisted a one-litre bottle of its Red Label blended whisky. The brand’s sales have tumbled by £8.2m to £44.9m on volumes down 24%, driven by a collapse in sales of Johnnie Walker Red Label [NIQ 52 w/e 19 April 2025. The whisky has lost £9.0m after volumes crashed by 39.3%.
Vocation Brewery to cease Israel exports 'with immediate effect'

2 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson

Vocation Brewery has reversed a decision to continue shipping beer to Israel after consumer backlash. After initially defending its right to export to Israel, Vocation Brewery subsequently u-turned and said it would cease exports to the country “with immediate effect”. “We value the feedback we receive and have decided to cease exports of our beer to Israel with immediate effect,” the brewery said on social media.
Cawston Press to make TV advertising debut this summer

2 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson

Cawston Press is to make its television debut as part of a summer push for its sparkling sodas. A new 10-second spot will appear in advert breaks during Channel 4’s Great British Bake Off: The Professionals next week, with further exposure across BVOD until 17 August. Its creative would spotlight “the simplicity and premium quality of Cawston Press’s drinks, made with pressed fruit, sparkling water and nothing else”, said the brand.
Brits back banning booze adverts pre-watershed: YouGov data

2 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson

Almost two-thirds of Britons support banning TV alcohol advertising before the watershed, according to new polling by YouGov. Some 65% of 5,160 adults in Great Britain polled by YouGov said they either “strongly support” or “somewhat support” a ban on advertising alcohol on television before the 9pm watershed. Just one in five (20%) said they either “somewhat oppose” or “strongly oppose” the idea.
Alcohol advertising ban outlined in NHS 10-year plan, reveals government leak

3 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Jacqui Parr

Alcohol advertising could face a complete ban across the UK, if the latest leak from the Department of Health & Social Care proves accurate. While the official document outlining the full NHS 10-year Health Plan is due to be released next week, Sky News has seen a draft of one section, which sets out plans to ban alcohol advertising within the UK. The move, which would mirror that faced by the tobacco industry in 2003, would have wide-reaching consequences across the sector.
Banning alcohol advertising would hammer Britain’s beleaguered booze industry

3 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | James Beeson

The abstinence movement appears to have struck a body blow in its war against alcohol. Just days after a raft of medical experts wrote to Keir Starmer demanding the government mandate cancer warnings on all alcoholic drinks packaging, it now appears the Department for Health & Social Care is mulling a ban on all forms of booze advertising in a bid to tackle alcohol-related harm.
Dubai-style chocolate reduced to clear in Tesco due to system error

3 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Niamh Leonard-Bedwell

Godiva’s Dubai-style chocolate bars have been mistakenly reduced to clear in Tesco following a system error at the supermarket, The Grocer understands. Retail marketing expert Dave Lewis yesterday posted a photo of a fixture displaying Godiva’s Pistachio & Kadayif 122g tablets plastered with “reduced to clear” notices in Tesco’s Fulbourn Cherry Hinton store to LinkedIn. The chocolate bars were listed by Tesco earlier this month for a limited run, priced at £10 or £7.95 for Clubcard holders.
Curtain call or comeback? The latest act of retail theatre

3 days ago | thegrocer.co.uk | Stephen Jones

As consumers prioritise speed, efficiency and price when it comes to their weekly shop destination, is exciting retail theatre facing the final curtain? Is retail theatre dead? It’s a reasonable question to ask when visiting your standard supermarket today. The cafés, scratch bakeries and counters that once offered the ‘personal touch’ are largely gone. In their place are self-serve bays and banks of self-checkouts.