Retail news from FPJ – Page 118
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Aldi to launch home delivery in US
Discounter moves into online delivery in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas, responding to Amazon takeover of Whole Foods in June
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Hughes to open new mushroom site in Yorkshire
Northern Ireland-based supplier to open production facility in East Yorkshire
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Sainsbury’s halts Nisa takeover talks
Supermarket chain shelves takeover bid following competition concerns raised by similar Tesco-Booker deal
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Fresh produce is ‘star performer’ in organics
Sales of organic fresh produce were up by 7.4 per cent over the last year, with fruit, tomatoes and salad performing strongly
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AMT Fruit reaches milestone in FareShare donations
Citrus specialist celebrates sending enough surplus fruit for half a million meals to food redistribution charity FareShare
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Grocery promotions hit 10-year low
New IRI study indicates move towards everyday low pricing and more transparency in the way products are retailed
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Tesco expands fresh prepared offer
Mushroom and beetroot burgers among new range of products as Tesco capitalises on drive for health and convenience
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Tesco puts rainbow chard on offer
Retailer is promoting rainbow chard at half price for the next two weeks after growers produce bumper crop
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Riverford Organic to become employee owned
Organic delivery business will have a new employee ownership by 2018 as founder Guy Watson confirms he ‘will never sell’
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Asia Special: Follow the retailer
Choosing countries where retail customers are already active can help UK produce businesses enter Asian markets
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English veg faces challenging future
Consumers benefit from bulging shelves of English veg in peak season, but labour fears and price deflation threaten the category
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Morrisons pledges to ban ‘fake’ farm brands
Retailer makes British food commitment to coincide with today's Farm24 campaign and pledges to avoid fictitious farm branding
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UK supplier begins cherry exports to Dubai and Spain
WT Hill & Sons has capitalised on exchange rates to begin exports of two cherry brands to Europe and the Middle East
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Banana importer appoints new marketing agency
SH Pratt Group has hired 8848 Communications to run digital projects, PR and social media
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Food-to-go sector ‘to grow 35 per cent by 2022’
Retail channel to be worth £23.bn in five years time, according to IGD research, with the likes of Greggs and Pret tipped to expand fastest
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Founder of Suffolk food business passes away
Julian Pollard, founder of Scarlett & Mustard, has passed away suddenly while on holiday with his family
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Ex-Tesco manager David Horton passes away
The fresh produce industry mourns death of former Tesco manager David Horton, who took his own life this week
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Tesco launches new ‘Zilla Eggs’
An egg box of six small Hass avocados marketed as Zilla Eggs will go on sale this weekend alongside return of the Avozilla
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Mexican food tops international cuisine survey
Traditional favourites tikka masala and margherita pizza are becoming less popular, according to a new survey into cuisine preferences
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Fruit and veg stall opens in London Tube
Dagenham Farm has opened a fruit and veg stall in a London Tube station selling produce grown within a mile