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  1. Sour times: pickled onions enjoy revival as Britons think outside the jar
    By Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent

    With sales up 12%, pickles are moving beyond traditional role as a side to become an ingredient in their own right

    theguardian.com/food/2026/sep/

    #Food #Retailindustry #UKnews #Britishfoodanddrink #Picklingfermentingandpreserving #TheGuardian #SarahMarshConsumeraffairscorrespondent

  2. Sour times: pickled onions enjoy revival as Britons think outside the jar
    By Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent

    With sales up 12%, pickles are moving beyond traditional role as a side to become an ingredient in their own right

    theguardian.com/food/2026/sep/

    #Food #Retailindustry #UKnews #Britishfoodanddrink #Picklingfermentingandpreserving #TheGuardian #SarahMarshConsumeraffairscorrespondent

  3. Sour times: pickled onions enjoy revival as Britons think outside the jar
    By Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent

    With sales up 12%, pickles are moving beyond traditional role as a side to become an ingredient in their own right

    theguardian.com/food/2026/sep/

    #Food #Retailindustry #UKnews #Britishfoodanddrink #Picklingfermentingandpreserving #TheGuardian #SarahMarshConsumeraffairscorrespondent

  4. Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
    By Zoe Wood

    Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by the consumer group Which?

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Fooddrinkindustry #Fish #Food #UKnews #Consumeraffairs #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Fishingindustry #Food #TheGuardian #ZoeWood

  5. Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
    By Zoe Wood

    Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by the consumer group Which?

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Fooddrinkindustry #Fish #Food #UKnews #Consumeraffairs #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Fishingindustry #Food #TheGuardian #ZoeWood

  6. Extra fishy: your tinned mackerel may not be what you think it is
    By Zoe Wood

    Substitution with jack mackerel, a different species, because of dwindling stocks is criticised by the consumer group Which?

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Fooddrinkindustry #Fish #Food #UKnews #Consumeraffairs #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #Fishingindustry #Food #TheGuardian #ZoeWood

  7. Electronic shelf labels likely to cost jobs and drive up grocery prices, US report warns
    By Michael Sainato

    AFL-CIO calls for ban on such labels to protect consumers and workers from surveillance pricing and job cuts

    theguardian.com/us-news/2026/s

    #USunions #Business #Technology #Retailindustry #USnews #Worldnews #USeconomy #Economics #TheGuardian #MichaelSainato

  8. Kardashian curves: M&S launches £28 bodysuit with exaggerated hip padding
    By Chloe Mac Donnell

    The ‘hip boost’ aims to create hourglass silhouette, much like Kim Kardashian’s shapewear brand’s padded shorts

    theguardian.com/fashion/2026/s

    #Fashion #MarksSpencer #KimKardashian #Retailindustry #Business #UKnews #Bodyimage #TheGuardian #ChloeMacDonnell

  9. ‘They make life much easier’: AI-powered shopping trolleys roll out in Lancashire
    By Raphael Boyd

    Customers give their verdicts as a Morrisons becomes first store in UK to trial trolleys that scan, weigh and add up costs

    theguardian.com/business/2026/

    #Morrisons #UKnews #England #Retailindustry #Shopping #Business #Supermarkets #TheGuardian #RaphaelBoyd

  10. Quarter of branded baby foods in UK still have too much sugar, analysis finds
    By Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent

    Exclusive: Of 224 branded infant foods and snacks, more than half are in breach of guidelines brought in a year ago

    theguardian.com/society/2026/a

    #Childrenshealth #Fooddrinkindustry #Sugar #Children #Society #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #AnnaBawdenHealth #socialaffairscorrespondent

  11. Shoplifting crime wave?! Putting facial recognition technology everywhere will fix it | First Dog on the Moon
    By First Dog on the Moon

    Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths promise not to abuse this technology even though facial recognition algorithms have known biases

    theguardian.com/commentisfree/

    #Coles #Woolworths #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Costoflivingcrisis #TheGuardian #FirstDogontheMoon

  12. Sweet, soft and strong: TikTok turns Japanese milk bread into latest UK food craze
    By Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent

    Natto toast, fresh fruit sandwiches and soufflé pancakes all part of growing interest in east Asian cuisine

    theguardian.com/food/2026/aug/

    #Food #UKnews #Baking #Japanesefoodanddrink #Retailindustry #Business #Waitrose #Consumerspending #TheGuardian #SarahMarshConsumeraffairscorrespondent