Retail news from FPJ – Page 153
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Lidl recalls bags of mixed veg
Bags of prepared mixed vegetables were found to not state in English that they contain potential allergens milk, gluten, soya and celery
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IPL moves to change Asda's pineapple supply model
IPL aims to supply two loads per week through its Normanton base, with the balance of the volume coming from its third-party supplier, Chiquita
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The Co-op moves to 'sell off' 300 stores
Reports suggest that the mutual has appointed Rothschild to find buyers for the shops, which equate to nearly 10 per cent of its estate
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Tesco returns to profit and grows LFL sales
Retailer’s like-for-like sales grew by 0.9 per cent in Q4 and it posted £162m pre-tax profit up from £6.3bn loss
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Tesco extends 'wonky' range to include fruit
Working with its partner suppliers, Tesco has extended its retail specifications of strawberries and apples
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Bartletts wins Asda listing for new product
Rooster Chunky Chips will be listed in Asda for the first time as potato giant continues its march into the frozen sector
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Waitrose launches premium range as own-label battle hots up
The supermarket has unveiled Waitrose 1, which it described as “one simple yet distinctive brand for its premium food"
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Waitrose launches 'grow your own' cucamelons
A 'supermarket first', the plant bears cucamelons, which look like tiny grape-sized watermelons, but taste like a cucumber
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Cautious optimism for onions
Ahead of the UK onion season, Sue Jupe assesses the state of production and prospects for the months ahead
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Price war 'trebles number of producers going bust'
A survey by accountancy firm Moore Stephens said 162 food production companies fell into insolvency last year
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Iceland is warming up to fresh
Iceland’s category manager Neil Gibson talks to Nina Pullman about his plans to double fresh produce sales
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Pears shape up for the future
Top-fruit value and volume sales remain steady, with apples continuing to dominate the category, but work is underway to try to boost British pears
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Tesco puts tanks on Sainsbury's lawn in Brand Match move
After Sainsbury’s announced that it would be end its Brand Match scheme, Tesco is to start accepting the vouchers at its stores
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FPJ exclusive: M&S looking into 'wonky veg' lines
Retail giant's head of agronomy and fresh produce, Johnathan Sutton, told FPJ to 'watch this space' when pressed on the subject
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The Co-op Food store sales deliver £250m profit
The Co-op said its c-stores were outperforming the UK grocery market, aided by people making more frequent trips to buy food
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Sainsbury's to end its Brand Match scheme
The promotion, which has been running since 2011, will end in three weeks' time, with money saved reinvested in price cuts
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M&S like for like food sales unchanged
But thanks to the opening of 80 new stories during the year, it had seen its grocery market share grow to 4.3 per cent
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Major UK grocers enjoy their 'fastest growth rate' of 2016
The Co-operative performed particularly strongly over last 12 weeks, Kantar data finds, and saw its sales increase by 3.9 per cent
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Nisa launches new wholesale fresh produce service
The initiative has already reportedly boosted sales and seen volume increases on fresh produce of 17 per cent
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Broccoli 'a third cheaper' than this time last year
mySupermarket tracker of 35 popular products registered the lowest recorded price since launching in December 2014