Dene Mullen
Dene is The Grocer's features editor.
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InterviewsBiona founder Noel McDonald’s 55-year organic odyssey is only just starting
Biona founder Noel McDonald has been trying to change the world since 1970. And despite putting planet over profit, his organic empire is growing
Grocer 33Waitrose in Southend-on-Sea crowned best seaside supermarket
Waitrose’s winning score of 68 was rooted in the week’s best performance on availability
Grocer 33Waitrose South Woodford named best store in north east London area
It was a low-scoring week across the board – the 26,676 sq ft Waitrose came out on top with just 67 points
Grocer 33Stockport’s top supermarket Tesco impresses Grocer 33 mystery shopper
The 68,073 sq ft Tesco on Tiviot Way picked up 84 points despite a moderate showing on availability, with one item out of stock and one not stocked
Analysis & FeaturesHow the food & drink sector is tackling holiday hunger
As the school holidays stretch family food budgets, retailers and suppliers are taking action. Which initiatives are making the biggest impact and how?
Grocer 33Asda Huyton Liverpool wins best inner-city supermarket
The Asda Huyton store has battled high crime and overcome poor store standards that led to fines
Analysis & FeaturesWhere next for Smithfield & Billingsgate markets and the high streets that rely on them?
The historic markets are due to close in 2028 – but with tensions running high, will this really result in the promised ‘win-win for Londoners and traders’?
NewsMedia Bites 23 July: inflation hits shopping habits, Coca-Cola, giant Vermaat deal
Lidl has won record market share among UK shoppers, according to The Telegraph
Grocer 33Lidl is best supermarket in our Southampton mystery shop
Lidl picked up 84 points, just edging out Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, partly thanks to perfect availability
Grocer 33Sainsbury’s wins best supermarket in our Reading mystery shop
The victory was built on availability – Sainsbury’s was the only store this week to pick up a perfect score of 20
NewsPost Office inquiry report describes ‘immeasurable’ impact on wrongly accused postmasters
The Post Office ‘maintained the fiction that its data was always accurate’, says Wyn Williams in his report
Grocer 33Morrisons crowned best supermarket in Ipswich in Grocer 33 mystery shop
A close-fought contest played out between Morrisons and Sainsbury’s to be crowned Ipswich’s finest
InterviewsMaria Chong on why fun is key to Lee Kum Kee’s evolution
Lee Kum Kee’s MD reveals the heritage brand’s next moves, maintaining that a sense of enjoyment is key to its mission to evolve Chinese food
Grocer 33‘Quick and efficient’ store delivers win for Waitrose
Despite being this week’s smallest store, Waitrose performed best on availability
InterviewsAndrew Howard: Beechdean’s pedal-to-the-metal ice cream man
Beechdean Dairies’ boss is a former racing driver who’s now pushing for success in ice cream, via own-label deals and a groundbreaking partnership
Grocer 33Asda North Hykeham staff ‘friendly, polite, helpful and plentiful’
Asda picked up its second Grocer 33 win since February at its North Hykeham store, which scored an impressive 81 points
NewsMedia Bites 18 June: Trump’s tariffs, artificial dyes and Ben & Jerry’s new boss
US retail sales fell by the most in two years in May
Analysis & FeaturesReformulation: the trials, tribulations… and the UPF debate
Rising obesity rates are fuelling pressure to reformulate. But it’s a complex feat both technically and politically – as the UPF debate muddies the definition of health
Grocer 33Waitrose Lichfield lifts the trophy with top availability
Waitrose also excelled on shop floor service in a ‘pleasant shop’ overall
NewsWildfarmed launches its regenerative bread and rolls into Tesco
The Tesco launch marks the regenerative food and farming business’s third supermarket launch in just over 12 months