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Asda launches new hot meal deal

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Source: Gavin Rothwell Linkedin post. Grocery Gazette   Asda has just launched a dedicated hot meal deal, priced at £4 and including a main, a dip and a side. What we like about this is how it plays to providing solutions for shoppers, not least in how it offers an array of time of day relevant solutions within the hot food offer. And of course the £4 price point is simple to understand and attractive. Across the market as a whole, this is a fascinating time in the evolution of food-to-go and in how different meal deal mechanics are being adopted by a range of operators - Pret's Pick Your Pair deal is just one recent example of this. Asda has introduced hot food to its meal deal offering,  available at the retailers’ rotisserie counters at participating stores nationwide. This move is designed to offer customers a convenient and affordable alternative when on the move, and the deal includes a main, side and dip for £4. The offer includes a wide range of breakfast and luncht...
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Is speculoos the new Dubai chocolate? Inside Biscoff’s €500m boom

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Biscoff’s distinctive caramelised flavour and versatility have made it a popular topping, filling and inclusion across the global bakery sector. (Image: Lotus Bakeries) Lotus Bakeries is making its biggest-ever investment to turn soaring demand for speculoos into lasting global growth The global Biscoff boom, explained: Lotus Bakeries is investing at least €500m across Belgium, the US and Thailand to support Biscoff’s continued global expansion through 2030. Biscoff already ranks among the world’s five largest biscuit brands, with volume and revenue growing by more than 20% in the first half of 2026. Social media recipes, cross-category versatility and partnerships with Mondelēz and Froneri are helping turn speculoos from a viral flavour into a lasting global platform. Lotus Bakeries is committing at least €500m to increase production of its caramelised Biscoff biscuits and spread across three continents by 2030. Equivalent to more than a third of the group’s entire 2025 revenue, it’s ...
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UK supermarkets: five opportunities to increase the growth ceiling

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Source: foodfuturesinsights.com, 22nd July 2026 F rom our global supermarket analysis framework, and our assessment of broader food and drink missions and the opportunities within them, here are our five top recommendations for UK supermarkets to grow beyond their current ceiling. Increase the focus on fresh Fresh is emotive. What's more, it creates a very strong link to the product itself. Clearly there is a strong health-led angle driving consumers desire to shop and eat fresh food. And they like solutions - adding part or fully prepared fresh solutions, for the right retailer and in the right locations, can substantially boost the range of functions and missions that a store can meet. . So our recommendations around this are twofold: Locate fresh at the entrance to the store and introduce relevant adjacent products - extended fresh sections can play a key role here. Consider routes to accelerating wider fresh credentials, including more specialist ranges. We've seen grea...
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