Retail news from FPJ – Page 178
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Brand refresh and new pack sizes for Florette
Salad giant says move is aimed at 'solving the wastage issue and injecting growth into the leafy prepared salad category.'
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Mushroom veteran diversifies into e-commerce sector
Former chairman of Northern Produce John Smith's new business is the ‘missing piece of jigsaw of online shopping'
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Suppliers urged to respond ‘in force’ to GCA survey
Christine Tacon has called on retail supplier and fresh produce stakeholders to respond to second survey on retail relations
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Ex-Tesco director joins Nisa
Stewart Smith one of two new appointments at the c-store retailer, as new CEO Nick Read rings the changes
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Meijer leaves Morrisons after refusing to relocate
Morrisons group trading director Casper Meijer is latest to leave retailer as David Potts continues management clean-out
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Avos buoyant as market strengthens
Avocado producers and suppliers across the globe are buoyant as demand for the product shows no sign of abating. Additional reporting by Fred Meintjes
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Special report: A journey through Spalding
Fresh produce businesses around Spalding and Boston are some of the most longstanding and diverse in the country. Nina Pullman takes a tour
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Shoppers swayed by stonefruit
British consumers are buying stonefruit on a more frequent basis, aided by improved retail space, and yet another strong performance from cherries
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M&S launches 'plango' hybrid fruit
Cross between plum and mango launched in UK, with retailer predicting it will be a roaring success with its customers
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Sales and profit up at The Co-op's food business
The UK's fifth-largest grocery retailer said underlying profits increased by 1.5 per cent to £251 million in the year to January 3
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Aldi ousts Waitrose as UK's sixth-largest supermarket chain
Aldi now claims 5.3 per cent of the UK grocery market, as the hard-discounters continue their assault on the UK’s grocery retail scene
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Corbana hits back at deadly spider claims
Banana association maintains that species is not present in Costa Rica and would not have been able to survive journey
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British asparagus tips set to hit Sainsbury's shelves
Staffordshire-based supplier will harvest around 280 kilos of the product for the retailer
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M&S posts increase in food sales
Food sales for Q4 2014/15 were up by 3.7 per cent, while like-for-like sales were up by 0.7 per cent
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Nisa sees the Scunny side with charity gesture
Retailer donates five-figure sum to more than 100 causes in Scunthorpe and surrounding areas
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A perfect 10: going through changes
Inherently fast-moving, the fresh produce industry is consistently re-inventing itself. What are the 10 biggest changes to affect the future?
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M&S launches juice featuring 2015's 'hottest' superfood
Retailer claims that it is the only own-label retailer on the high street using baobab, which boasts numerous health benefits
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UK raspberries hit shop shelves for 'first time' in March
Waitrose gets ready to stock the product thanks to a combination of growing techniques and 'perfect' weather
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Waitrose appoints new fresh produce boss
Grocery retail stalwart Nicola Waller has been named new head of buying for fresh produce at premium retailer
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First Indian mangoes reach UK after ban lifted
Consignment of Alphonso mangoes, from Kay Bee Exports, has reached Europe following a Vapor Heat Treatment