May 07
M&S furthers pesticide pledge- 15th May
Marks & Spencer has announced it will prohibit a further 10 pesticides worldwide as part of its industry-leading position on pesticide reduction.
Asda ditches packaging initiative- 21st May
Asda has blamed customers for the failure of a trial to drastically reduce packaging.
Produce to battle worst-ever traffic jams- 3rd May
Fresh produce delivered by road this weekend will have to battle through the worst May Day Bank Holiday traffic jams ever.
Analyst warning for Kwik Save creditors- 30th May
Leading analyst warns of difficulties for Kwik Save creditors if the current situation worsens.
Asda in box seat- 7th May
Asda is preparing to roll out a local produce box scheme in two English counties.
Kwik Save shuts one third of its stores- 30th May
Kwik Save is to close more than a third of its stores immediately as it battles to secure its future.
KPMG to advise Kwik Save directors- 31st May
The fight to save convenience store chain Kwik Save will have input from accountancy firm KPMG, it emerged today.
JR Holland named overall trader of the year- 11th May
This year’s Re:fresh Overall Produce Trader of the Year, as sponsored by Tesco, is the JR Holland Group.
Asda to be given the go ahead- 14th May
It looks likely that Asda will be able to go ahead on build its proposed 300 French-style hypermarkets throughout the UK, following an expected government shake-up of the planning rules on May 16.
Pack attack misses point- 10th May
Campaigns being waged against food packaging by national daily newspapers, particularly those focusing on fresh produce, have been slammed by the Packaging Federation as “headline grabbing”.