Retail news from FPJ – Page 149
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Strawberries set to outsell bread and milk at Sainsbury's
Retailer expects the very British berry to be its top-selling item for the next four months
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Lidl signs NFU fruit and veg pledge
Lidl has joined its fellow discounter in publicly pledging support for fruit and veg growers through fair terms and price certainty
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Adding colour to carrots
Variety is the name of the game in the carrot category these days, as growers find new ways of presenting the classic vegetable
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Interview: Hochfeld's man on a mission
Richard Hochfeld has quietly gone about its business to become one of the UK’s most valuable fresh produce firms. Martyn Fisher meets its managing director Alan Guindi
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Radish market hots up
Martyn Fisher reports on what those involved in the production, supply and promotion of radish think is holding back the product
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Buoyant sales for stonefruit
Shopper frequency and price inflation has boosted stonefruit value and volume despite challenging growing conditions in Spain and the UK
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Avocado Week to return to the UK
ProHass will run promotional activities in the UK between 4 and 10 July on back of huge avocado sales growth
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Sales of English dessert apples top last year
Royal Gala expected to remain on shelves for another week while all dessert apple volumes exceed last season, new figures show
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Poundland sees profit plummet after buying 99p Stores
The deal to buy its discount rival, which has sold fresh-cut packs of fruit, has eaten into Poundland's profit margin
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Sainsbury’s ‘veg butcher’ to prepare shoppers’ loose veg
Shoppers at retailer’s Wandsworth store can take veg to the pop-up veg counter while the retailer reveals soaring veg sales
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B.Fresh adds strawberry fields to drinks range
PDM Produce-owned juice brand has sourced strawberries from Lower Reule Farm for its new strawberry-flavoured drink
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Asda CEO Clarke to be replaced by namesake
Walmart hopes Sean Clarke and his level of experience will help him 'reposition' Asda in a competitive market
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Tesco adds wonky cues to Perfectly Imperfect range
British-grown wonky cucumbers are priced at 35p for 100g as Tesco said sales of its Perfectly Imperfect range are growing rapidly
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Blue River launches new mango in UK
Mahachanok mango has replaced Nam Dok Mai after a drought cut the season short, and is listed for the first time in M&S
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Neame Lea launches retail-ready micro greens range
Herb and ornamental supplier has unveiled micro greens range in new carry-case packaging after spotting 'huge retail potential'
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Branston begins work on £5m factory expansion
New facility will process non-class one potatoes destined for convenience sector, and create more than 20 jobs
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British Tenderstem season kicks off
Planted volumes of the branded brassica are up 10 per cent with season having recovered after cold spring
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Blue Skies cleans up at FreshAwards
Anthony Pile won Lifetime Achievement Award with Blue Skies as Business of the Year among raft of industry winners
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Prepared firm invests in new spiralising facility
Freshtime has bought a new four-lane spiraliser to cater for huge rise in demand for spiralised prepared vegetables
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Asda damaged by discounters, ex-Walmart man claims
Video and report: Consultant Bruce Peterson gives his view of the challenges facing Asda at London Produce Show