EMMA COWING: Crisp-mas pudding? I much prefer the taste of tradition!

EMMA COWING: Crisp-mas pudding? I much prefer the taste of tradition!

I’ve always been partial to Christmas pudding. Perhaps it’s the once-a-year treatiness of it, or the fact that when I was growing up it was often set alight at the table with much pomp and ceremony (and on one memorable occasion, almost causing a house fire after its flames caught some party streamers). It’s the … Read more

Sales of meat-free products plunge amid cost of living crisis: Figures show consumers spent £35m less on vegan food this year, with booze and cigarettes also down – while vaping is fastest growing sector for second year in a row

Sales of meat-free products plunge amid cost of living crisis: Figures show consumers spent £35m less on vegan food this year, with booze and cigarettes also down – while vaping is fastest growing sector for second year in a row

Annual sales of meat-free products fell by £35million this year amid the cost-of-living crisis, a study found today as it also revealed spending on vaping products surged. Research by NielsenIQ and The Grocer reported huge increases in value sales for snacks, milk, chocolate, sport and energy drinks, fresh meat and pet care. While some of … Read more

Fab fizz for under £25

Fab fizz for under £25

By Charlotte Kristensen For You Magazine Published: 12:01 GMT, 2 December 2023 | Updated: 12:01 GMT, 2 December 2023 ’Tis the season to sparkle, darlings! For me, nothing ignites the festive feelings like a bottle of bubbles paired with cheery chums and Michael Bublé’s Christmas album. Stash a couple of bottles in the fridge for … Read more

I did a Zoom job interview with Aldi Australia and they asked me to do sit-ups and star jumps to prove my fitness

I did a Zoom job interview with Aldi Australia and they asked me to do sit-ups and star jumps to prove my fitness

By Louise Allingham For Daily Mail Australia Published: 23:25 GMT, 6 December 2023 | Updated: 00:40 GMT, 7 December 2023 An Australian job seeker was baffled by some unusual demands made in an interview with Aldi – but others believe the employers’ request was reasonable. An ‘over-zealous manager’ requested the female interviewee do push ups, sit … Read more

ALDI is slammed over wasteful act at Townsville supermarket: ‘It’s distressing’

ALDI is slammed over wasteful act at Townsville supermarket: ‘It’s distressing’

By Lisa Edser For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:48 GMT, 4 December 2023 | Updated: 09:41 GMT, 4 December 2023 ALDI has been blasted after staff were filmed throwing away excess food with the ‘wasteful’ move angering both customers and charities. Workers were filmed throwing out fruit and vegetables into an over-filled skip bin at … Read more

The spiralling cost of YOUR Christmas dinner: How price of vegetables for festive family meal cost up to 60% more than last year – with 1kg bag potatoes rising from £1.85 to £2.95, carrots up from 25p to 35p, and sprouts increasing by 12.5%

The spiralling cost of YOUR Christmas dinner: How price of vegetables for festive family meal cost up to 60% more than last year – with 1kg bag potatoes rising from £1.85 to £2.95, carrots up from 25p to 35p, and sprouts increasing by 12.5%

The cost of vegetables for Christmas dinner has soared by up to 60 per cent in one year with carrots, potatoes, parsnips and brussels sprouts all hit by soaring inflation. Prices have risen by an average of 7 per cent over the past year across 208 lines of parsnips, carrots, potatoes and brussels sprouts at … Read more

Lidl announces changes to opening hours over Christmas with some stores shut completely – here’s how to find out if yours is affected

Lidl announces changes to opening hours over Christmas with some stores shut completely – here’s how to find out if yours is affected

By Zeenia Naqvee Published: 16:01 GMT, 23 November 2023 | Updated: 20:07 GMT, 23 November 2023 A popular budget supermarket has announced the dates that its stores will be shut during the festive period.  German discount chain Lidl, which has just under 1,000 stores in the UK will be shutting each and every one of … Read more

Judge is invited to take a ‘taste test’ of rival ciders in High Court dispute between Aldi and Thatchers

Judge is invited to take a ‘taste test’ of rival ciders in High Court dispute between Aldi and Thatchers

German retailer denies ‘passing off’ its Taurus cider product, launched in 2022 By Ryan Prosser Published: 00:36 GMT, 24 November 2023 | Updated: 03:59 GMT, 24 November 2023 A judge has been invited to take a ‘taste test’ of rival cider drinks in a High Court trade mark dispute between family firm Thatchers and German … Read more

Popular Aldi product is urgently recalled over fears it cause serious injury or even death

Popular Aldi product is urgently recalled over fears it cause serious injury or even death

By Daily Mail Australia Reporter Published: 20:50 GMT, 23 November 2023 | Updated: 21:37 GMT, 23 November 2023 Aldi has issued a recall for the Casalux Solar LED street light, a popular item from its Special Buys range.  The recall comes in response to concerns that the product’s internal batteries may overheat while charging, leading … Read more

Shocking moment shoppers throw rolls of Christmas wrapping paper at each other in brawl at west London Aldi store

Shocking moment shoppers throw rolls of Christmas wrapping paper at each other in brawl at west London Aldi store

By John James Published: 16:47 GMT, 21 November 2023 | Updated: 16:48 GMT, 21 November 2023 A bizarre fight involving two women and multiple tubes of Aldi Christmas paper has been mocked on social media with some suggesting it’s a sign the festive ‘shopping season has begun.’  The strange incident, which was filmed today in … Read more