Retail news from FPJ – Page 161
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Tesco and Sainsbury’s affected by Cumbria floods
Severe flooding in Cumbria and Lancashire has left thousands without power and major disruption to road and rail traffic
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Forth Road Bridge closed until January
Fresh produce freight may be disrupted following closure of major bridge linking Edinburgh to the north east of Scotland
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Asda makes sustainable banana pledge
Some 93 per cent of supermarket's bananas will be Rainforest Alliance-certified, with seven per cent Fairtrade
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Florette unveils £520k Q1 marketing push
Prepared salad leader plans to 'disrupt the shopping journey' with new retail marketing campaign
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Mushroom supplier wins Tesco listing
Hughes Mushrooms’ new prepared range of mushrooms will be listed in 15 Tesco stores across Northern Ireland
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Plant protection product erosion 'harming industry'
Complexity and cost of plant protection product registration process is disincentive for suppliers to put new products onto market, BGA claims
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Technical director’s position ‘made redundant’
Mike Corbett has joined Tesco after former company CFUK's restructure meant TD role was made redundant
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New Tesco melon may become 'the next Brussels sprout'
Sweet Snowball has been grown by Tesco supplier partner Agricola Famosa in the north-east of Brazil, but its origins can be found in Korea
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Average grocery basket price 'rises again'
Latest monthly increase was driven by a sharp rise in the price of apples, up 12 per cent, grapes, up 10 per cent, and broccoli, up 8 per cent
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Wholesaler to offer free fruit to kids
George Perry will provide free produce to children at its Joe Richards Midlands grocery chain to encourage healthy eating
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Veg supplier wins Aldi potato contract
Scottish potato and veg supplier Stirfresh has secured a contract to supply fresh Maris Pipers into Aldi stores
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‘Monster’ sprouts expected at Morrisons
Warm temperatures in November have meant sprouts are up to 20 per cent larger than usual, and weighing up to 35g
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Asda to sell first UK-grown seedless table grapes
'Breakthrough' trial in Kent has yielded at least two successful seedless table grape varieties expected to be in stores in 2016
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Morrisons facing FTSE 100 relegation
Morrisons has been hovering near the bottom of the index over the last year, and narrowly avoided ejection in the last quarterly reshuffles
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Food waste stunt targets retailers
Campaigners drive skip of fruit and veg past Sainsbury’s and Tesco's HQs to demand action on waste in supply chains
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C-store giant Nisa appoints four new directors
Former board member Vimanji Odedra, plus Bharat Amin, Sukh Gill and Harry Goraya, have joined the business' three exec directors
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Losses mount at Tesco JV coffee chain Harris + Hoole
Supermarket giant set to pump £6 million into the artisan business, which has seen losses increase after a rapid expansion
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Prices plummet due to cauliflower glut
Warm temperatures mean growers are harvesting January crops this week amid warnings of possible supply gap in early 2016
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Waitrose sales up, spearheaded by strong fruit figures
The retailer said that it believed this was thanks in part to a Christmas direct marketing campaign "landing with customers"
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Onion grower raises cash to help cancer charity
More than £11,000 handed to Cancer Research by Stourgarden from sales of the company’s exclusive Rosanna Pink Onion packs at Tesco