Retail news from FPJ – Page 15
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Government meets retailers over food prices
Meeting comes as general grocery and fresh food prices hit record highs
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Lidl plans Leeds RDC
Plans come as discounter reveals it is recruiting over 1,500 warehouse staff
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FPI 2023 highlights exciting market evolution
Fresh Produce India opened with a look at how changing demographics, digitisation and a massive upgrade in logistics infrastructure will propel the growth of the consumer market
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NZ-UK FTA spells kiwifruit, says Zespri
The New Zealand kiwifruit marketer has welcomed the 31 May start of the UK-NZ FTA with promises of increased exports to Britain
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Dismal spring delays UK veg season
Wet and chilly weather spells potential supply issues, says British Growers Association
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Sainsbury’s pledges to keep prices low
Sainsbury’s commits to delivering greater value for customers during cost-of-living crisis
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Florette unveils £1m summer marketing plan
The salad brand has announced a sponsorship deal with the Food Network and new TV ads to air this summer
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Slight fall in grocery price inflation
Small dip may not mean lower prices in the foreseeable future, Kantar predicts
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Abel & Cole celebrates ‘a life of inconvenience’
Online grocer highlights the harder path to socially conscious food shopping in new disruptive campaign
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Asda starts LEAF Marque rollout
Move is part of supermarket’s long-term sustainability strategy
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Co-op announces member-only discounts
C-store chain outlines ambition to gain a million new members in five years
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'Buy British tomatoes,' growers say
British tomato growers are appealing to UK consumers to buy domestic product as the peak season gets under way
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Making a name for Ugandan fresh produce
Odrek Rwabwogo of Uganda’s Presidential Advisory Committee on Exports and Industrial Development (PACEID) tells Fred Searle what he thinks the country must do to establish itself as a trusted supplier to the UK and Europe
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Uganda's avocado ambitions
Fred Searle travels to the East African nation as it begins to export Hass for the very first time. The aim: to establish the country as a trusted supplier and help lift small-scale farmers out of poverty
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Could Britain learn from Belgium's auction system?
Severe shortages in fresh produce have refocused attention on the pitfalls of UK supermarkets’ preference for seasonal contracts. Fred Searle travels to Belgium to see how the country’s fruit and vegetable auctions do things differently
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Belgium’s UK export mission
Rather than prompting Belgium to focus its efforts on other markets, Brexit has seen the country actively target export growth in Britain. Fred Searle crosses the Channel to find out how and why
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Profits take a hit despite sales rise at Tesco
Supermarket says it has been investing in the customer offer during tough year for shoppers
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Tesco to hold 1,000 prices
A range of everyday products are included in the supermarket’s latest commitment
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Cost control boosts Co-op accounts
C-store specialist reports encouraging set of figures for 2022