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Ocado Takes British Technology Global to Deliver Smarter, Greener Grocery Shopping
Ocado Group has opened its first fully automated customer fulfilment centre (CFC) in South Korea, a milestone that underlines the pace of the technology group's international growth. The site, ZETTA Smartcentre Busan, was launched this month with Lotte Shopping, one of Korea's largest retailers, and will serve a catchment of around four million households across Busan and the wider Yeongnam region. It is expected to create roughly 2,000 jobs locally. The facility showcases so
Claire Donovan to take helm at British Apples & Pears
British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) has appointed Claire Donovan as its next executive chair, marking a significant leadership change for the organisation representing the UK’s commercial apple and pear growers. As reported by The Grocer, Donovan will join BAPL on 1 September 2026 and work alongside current executive chair Ali Capper during a planned two-month transition. She will formally take up the position on 4 November. The appointment follows a comprehensive recruitme
Labour MPs Urge Water Rule Overhaul As Drought Threatens UK Harvests
Labour MPs are pressing Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Government to relax water and planning restrictions to help farmers and growers cope with one of the most damaging droughts in decades. In a letter to Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle, the MPs called for greater flexibility over water abstraction licences, a faster planning process for farm reservoirs and targeted financial support for agricultural businesses repeatedly affected by drought. The intervention comes as
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Labour MPs Urge Water Rule Overhaul As Drought Threatens UK Harvests
Labour MPs are pressing Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s Government to relax water and planning restrictions to help farmers and growers cope with one of the most damaging droughts in decades. In a letter to Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle, the MPs called for greater flexibility over water abstraction licences, a faster planning process for farm reservoirs and targeted financial support for agricultural businesses repeatedly affected by drought. The intervention comes as
A Hotter Britain Is Rewriting the Menu: How Hospitality Can Turn Rising Temperatures into Fresh Growth
Hotter, sunnier conditions are changing when, where and what Britons want to eat and drink. For hospitality operators prepared to rethink their menus, terraces and supply chains, fresh produce could become one of the sector’s strongest engines of growth. Britain’s weather has always been an unreliable business partner. Increasingly, however, higher temperatures are becoming too persistent to be treated as an occasional summer bonus. The Met Office says 2025 was both the UK’s
CMA Moves to Bring Aldi and Lidl Under Major Supermarket Land Rules
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally ruled that Aldi and Lidl should now be classified as Large Grocery Retailers, a decision that would bring both discounters under the same land-use restrictions already governing Britain's biggest supermarket chains. The finding would extend the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010 to Aldi and Lidl for the first time. The order was designed to stop major grocers from using restrictive covenant
Lidl Scales Up Food Rescue Partnership to Nearly 200 Stores
Lidl GB is expanding its food waste redistribution partnership with giving platform Neighbourly and food-sharing app Olio, growing the scheme from an initial 20 stores to almost 200 across the UK. Under the partnership, when local charities are unable to make late-evening collections, Olio's network of volunteer "Food Waste Heroes" step in instead, picking up surplus fresh produce, meat and bakery items before stores close for the day. Rather than going to waste, that food is
Fyffes builds UK appeal as banana brand awareness reaches 79%
New Kantar research shows strong consumer recognition for Fyffes across both the banana and pineapple categories, following continued investment in contemporary brand marketing. Fyffes has strengthened its position among UK shoppers, with new Kantar research showing aided brand awareness for its bananas has reached 79%. The study, released by the fresh produce group, also found that 76% of UK consumers would consider choosing Fyffes the next time they buy bananas. Recognition
Britain’s Biggest Retailers Demand New Law to Protect Food Security
More than 100 organisations, including some of Britain’s largest supermarkets, have urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce a Good Food Bill that would place food security, public health and the resilience of the country’s food system on a statutory footing. Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Aldi, Co-op, Waitrose and Booths are among the signatories, collectively representing more than 64 per cent of the grocery market, according to the campaign. They have been joined by manufacture
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