Retail news from FPJ – Page 172
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Greenvale Ayrshire New Potatoes set for launch
Sold only in Tesco Scotland and on sale now, the products have been grown at Low Boydston Farm in Ayrshire
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Use sugar tax to subsidise fruit and veg, says report
Revenue from a tax on sugary drinks to reduce the price of fruit and veg would help reduce obesity, according to a new study
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Brit bitten by scorpion 'she found in Tesco bananas'
Care worker, 20, reportedly initially offered a refund on the bananas, but Tesco is now investigating the incident
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Baby kiwi Nergi to launch in UK
Mini kiwiberry Nergi is gearing up for its first-ever UK season amid a raft of marketing activities and tasting days
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Prison offers ‘expensive and poor quality produce’
An inmate of a Surrey prison has claimed the prison sells poor quality fruit at around double the price of supermarket produce
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Strong growth at The Co-op following produce price cuts
Retailer has seen near double digit growth in volume (9.4 per cent) across its wider fresh produce range
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Hospitals 'paid too much' for produce
Health boards allegedly spent around £400k too much after paying over the odds for bananas, potatoes and cucumbers
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Special report: Zespri goes for gold in UK
In the second report on the NZ market, Zespri has big ambitions for its yellow-flesh kiwi SunGold in the UK, starting with an extensive marketing programme for the 2015 season
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Special report: New Zealand apples seek UK success
In the first of a two-part special report on the New Zealand market, Matt Jones reports that NZ apples remain in high demand across the UK
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Bumper English apricot crop hits shelves
Early estimates suggest that around 200 tonnes of English apricots will be produced this year, thanks to near-perfect conditions
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Interview: Branston plans to beat the beige
Branston’s new MD is on a mission to boost potato consumption and get shoppers to see past the ‘wall of beige’. Michael Barker paid him a visit
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Asda unveils new TOWIE-endorsed coconut product
Until this Thai-sourced product launched, shoppers could only buy mature brown coconuts in UK supermarket aisles
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Nisa own-label produce range enjoys sales lift
Heritage Strawberries enjoyed a year-on-year increase in sales of 75 per cent, buoyed by improved advertising, the retailer believes
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Government 'set to let' supermarkets open longer on Sundays
George Osborne is expected to make the shake-up to Sunday trading laws in his budget announcement on Wednesday
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Trader fined £1,420 for selling rotten fruit and veg
Dutch aubergines and Belgian pears were among produce sold with ‘advanced stages of deterioration’ sold by Sadin Kilic
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Coregeo unveils mini Pink Lady range
New eight-pack of smaller apples has been launched in Asda under brand extension range Pinkids
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Grocery prices 'rise for first time in six months'
The product prices that increased the most were onions, bananas and carrots, according to mySupermarket research
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Retailers urged to help desperate cucumber growers
Derek Hargreaves, of the Cucumber Growers Association, says just a 3p rise would help growers who are “on their knees”
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UK's competitive world ranking 'biggest threat' to growers
Almost 20 per cent of those asked in new BGA survey of UK fruit and veg suppliers pinpointed their fears on this front
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Budgens ditches SuperValu in favour of new brand
New bagged salad lines are the latest category to have been given the Budgens own-label rebranding