Retail news from FPJ – Page 11
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Great Fruit & Veg Challenge returns
Sainsbury’s brings back popular promotion which encourages more fresh produce consumption
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Fischer Farms secures Red Tractor and GlobalGAP accreditations
Vertical farming business says achievement brings the company one step closer to supplying the major supermarkets
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Asda report updates ESG progress
Supermarket outlines progress towards environmental and social targets
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Grocery inflation falls again
New figures from Kantar show inflation is easing off at the supermarkets
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Food drives improved profit guidance at M&S
Retailer issues upbeat prediction for first-half results on the back of strong start
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Tesco revamps Express product lineup
Move is aimed at offering more affordable alternatives in convenience locations
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Oddbox and Penrhos Spirits launch 'wonky' gin
Two food-waste-fighting firms join forces to create limited edition spirit made with out-of-spec cucumbers and apples
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McCain opens new Community Shop
Social enterprise makes surplus food available at affordable prices
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Morrisons covers growers’ costs in new trial
Major trial initiative sees supermarket mitigate growers’ costs in potatoes and carrots
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Sunny June to boost flavour of British apples
Sunniest June for 66 years leaves British growers expecting a great-tasting crop, but volumes are set to contract after last year’s heat and a cooler spring
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Look who’s talking… at Global Tropicals Congress
Top names gather at Fruitnet’s new meeting point for the tropical and exotic fresh produce business.
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Aldi trials ‘sensory-friendly’ shopping hours
The UK’s fourth largest supermarket is offering quieter shopping hours in selected stores in a bid to be more inclusive of customers with invisible disabilities
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Hospitality hit by inflation
Hospitality firms account for 10 per cent of UK businesses filing for administration in 2023, analysis reveals
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Defra pushes back food waste reporting mandate
Compulsory food waste reporting will not be required of large UK food and drink companies until 2026 at the earliest, Government announces
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Co-op announces £70m of price cuts
Reductions across essential products are aimed at benefitting members
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OPINION: ‘Supermarket promotions aren’t working for the grower’
Northamptonshire-based farming correspondent Rupert Knowles argues that supermarket promotions often represent a loss for the producer that they simply cannot afford
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M&S rolls out AgriSound pollinator tech to 18 more farms
In-field noise sensor tech extended to additional M&S Select farms following 2022 trials to help growers track pollinators and boost quality, yields, and biodiversity
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Aldi cuts fruit and veg prices
Discounter drops the price of 10 fresh produce items by up to 36 per cent
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Young farmers targeted in Tesco sustainable farming plan
Tesco and Harper Adams are offering major educational programme for new farmers