Retail archive – Page 30
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ArticleAvocado balancing act
Fred Searle talks to Paul Devlin and Ayanda Kanana of South African avocado grower and global marketer Halls to hear how they think the industry should respond to the likelihood of an oversupplied global market in 2023
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Article“Unprecedented disruption” for New Zealand growers
Food Price Index data shows higher fruit and vegetable prices, reflecting the many challenges producers are facing
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ArticleBarfoots extends veg life with new FreshLock tech
New packaging pasteurises vegetables and locks in freshness to extent shelf life and help reduce food waste
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Article‘Supermarket shortages highlight relevance of wholesale market model’
Comment: Jo Breare, general manager at Covent Garden Market Authority, says that, by contrast, the way wholesalers at New Covent Garden Market do business is “robust, reasonable and reliable”
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ArticleCompany Shop in record food waste saving
Redistribution group reports strong social and environmental impact from its work
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ArticleCeleriac back in fashion with sales surge
Tesco reports rising demand for a vegetable that has been hitherto largely ignored
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ArticleFairtrade Premium is ‘critical step’ towards living wage for banana workers
Certification scheme plays key role in supporting retailers to meet their recently announced living wage commitments, according to report by Fairtrade Foundation
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ArticleFrench government recalls Tunisian oranges
Consumer protection site Rappel Conso issues alert over banned pesticide on Maltaise oranges, which were sold in several different supermarket chains across the country
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ArticleSarah Bradbury named IGD’s new CEO
Susan Barratt’s replacement has over 25 years’ experience in retail, most recently as group quality director at Tesco
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Article‘Fresh produce market in crisis,’ says ParcelHero
The delivery firm warns that the UK fresh produce market is in crisis since Brexit import rules and the energy crisis have cut supplies
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ArticleStrong showing for Kanzi
Nielsen data shows that the variety commands one of the highest retail of all branded apples in the US
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ArticleDimbleby blames ‘supermarket culture’ for veg shortages
Government food tsar and restaurateur Henry Dimbleby tells BBC Today programme that supermarket culture – not weather – is to blame for produce shortages in UK
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ArticleBelgium ‘ready’ to fill UK supermarket shelves
As Belgium’s glasshouse season gets underway, BelOrta says it can help UK retailers solve produce shortages – but only if the price is right
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Article‘The UK needs more POs’, says BelOrta
CEO of Belgian fresh produce co-op advises British growers to form more producer organisations to help them command higher prices with retailers
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ArticleBAPL to rank retailers on buying British
Industry body begins publishing ranking of which stores are backing British apple growers
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ArticleUK retail coalition announces living wage pledge for bananas
Nine supermarkets commit to close living wage gaps in international banana supply chains
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ArticleNFU launches horticultural growth strategy
Strategy sets out actions government should take to enable horticultural growth and deliver on Food Strategy pledge
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ArticleFresh Leaf Co. hits Iceland shelves
Vertical farm-produced red + green mix is promising longer shelf life and sustainable production values
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ArticleUK grocery inflation breaks new record
One quarter of British shoppers struggling as grocery price inflation goes above 17 per cent for the first time