Cara Houlton
Cara is senior reporter at The Grocer, focusing on the wholesale and food to go sectors
Contact info
- Tel:
- 01293 846593
- Email:
- cara.houlton@thegrocer.co.uk
NewsSubway to roll out jacket potatoes nationwide
Jacket potatoes will now permanently be on the menu in all of Subway’s UK restaurants
NewsAsda owner TDR Capital among potential bidders for Costa
It is not the first time TDR Capital has expressed interest in Costa, having previously explored a deal through its petrol forecourt business, EG Group, in 2018
NewsSainsbury’s to roll out facial recognition tech in stores
The technology will be used to identify and possibly ban people who are ‘violent, aggressive or steal in the store’
NewsGreggs launches three-part lunch meal deal and autumn menu
For a limited time, customers can swap their meal deal side to a sausage roll or vegan sausage roll
NewsDave’s Hot Chicken to roll out 180 restaurants across Europe
The deal builds on the success of Dave’s Hot Chicken’s UK debut
NewsDomino’s UK launches £20m share buyback programme
The purpose of the programme is to reduce the pizza giant’s share capital
NewsHotel Chocolat appoints new UK boss as CEO steps down
The new hire joins the business from Mars-owned healthy snack firm Kind
NewsGerman Doner Kebab appoints new CMO
The new hire joins the fast-casual kebab brand from JD Sports, where he was brand marketing director for the UK and Europe
NewsWoods Foodservice brings back Market Day for 2025
Market Day 2025 will include live cooking demonstrations from award-winning chefs
NewsWagamama owner among potential bidders for Costa Coffee
The investment firm is said to have held early-stage talks with advisers to The Coca-Cola Company
NewsSainsbury’s launches The Edit premium skincare range
The 17-product range is priced between £1.50 and £8.50
NewsUnitas appoints AF Blakemore commercial boss as new COO
In his new role, Cooke will assume executive responsibility for the trading, commercial, marketing and retail teams
NewsDomino’s criticised over HFSS ad ‘likely to appeal to children’
The ad was challenged over whether it was from a product that was HFSS and if it was directed at children
NewsLidl invests £435m in warehouses to support growth plans
The discounter has completed its two-stage extension at its Belvedere site in London, investing £285m across two buildings
NewsKff and Medina Foodservice appoint new managing director
The new MD previously spent more than 10 years in various roles at sister company Brakes
NewsWomen in Wholesale expands Coaching Academy
Each cohort will meet monthly from September to February for six 90-minute virtual sessions
Comment & OpinionAs Coca-Cola mulls Costa Coffee sale, what's gone wrong?
Costa Coffee was acquired for £3.9bn from Whitbread in 2018 but it's not worked out for the soft drinks giant. Here's why
NewsParfetts extends own-label medicines with paracetamol launch
The paracetamol launch follows the successful rollout of Parfetts' ibuprofen line in January
NewsScottish Wholesale Association launches guide to tackle climate risks
The new guide offers steps to support the workforce, premises, products, supply chain and the surrounding environment
NewsHospitality hit by 50% of all job losses since budget
New data shows that of the 164,641 job losses in the UK since last October, almost 89,000 have been lost in hospitality