Retail archive – Page 226
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ArticleFairtrade targets fruit buyers
Certification schemes such as Fairtrade Foundation have new value as consumers now expect produce to meet ethical, as well as environmental standards
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ArticleOrganic sales growth is ‘accelerating’
The organic market has grown by an ‘exceptional’ 7.1 per cent thanks to bigger retail ranges and double-digit produce sales growth
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ArticleVegetable trends offer opportunities
Freshfel questions whether enough is being done by the industry to tap into veggie-inspired consumption trends
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ArticleSpain launches inquiry into veg price falls
Grower unions accuse retailers of deliberately provoking price crashes during last month’s production shortage
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ArticleCamposol scoops Walmart prize
The Peruvian company has been named Supplier of the Year for the produce category
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ArticleCountdown launches ugly fruit line in NZ
New Zealand retailer Countdown has launched the Odd Bunch at its stores across the country
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ArticleTmall enters GlobalGAP partnership
Online retailer to source fresh produce from global certification programme
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ArticleEuropean retailers reacted ‘more quickly’ to shortages
Raising prices on affected lines sooner would have prevented gaps on UK retail shelves, some suppliers have claimed
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ArticleFormer Tesco Asia manager joins Richard Hochfeld
Martin O’Sullivan has joined Kent fruit supplier as director of business development after heading up Tesco’s fresh food sourcing in Asia
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ArticleInterview: Market force
New Borough Market managing director Darren Henaghan is letting the food and drink do the talking. Michael Barker went to meet him
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ArticleTesco secures Pakistan partnership
Deal will see British retailer sell private label products through Alpha Supermarket
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ArticleMorrisons unveils UK sourcing drive
Retailer is searching for more than 200 new UK suppliers and will view prospective products through a new ‘buyer roadshow’
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ArticleHIA teams up with Netball Australia
Deal secures exposure for Aussie Apples campaign at elite matches and local games across the country
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ArticleWaitrose tops Which? survey
Waitrose was voted the UK retailer with the best in-store experience in Which?’s consumer survey, while Iceland came out on top for online
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ArticleTesco leads food to go market
Supermarkets and contemporary fast food chains are leading the food to go market, according to a new report
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ArticlePeppers struggle due to Spanish weather
As supply shortages continue to bite, pepper prices remain sky high while growers and suppliers are feeling the squeeze
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ArticleSNIFL becomes Interfel member
France’s national trade union of importers and exporters has joined interprofessional organisation Interfel
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ArticleSpecial report: The big trend for boxes
As recipe boxes bag more of the fresh produce market, Matt Chittock takes a closer look at the trend
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AnalysisOpinion: We need legislation to protect from price war
Below-cost selling and deflation is leading to the demise of the produce business, writes Patrick Farrell of the Irish Farmers’ Association
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ArticleWaitrose launches veg yoghurt range
Supermarket has launched four vegetable yoghurt flavours, responding to growing trends for veg-based yoghurts and desserts