Retail news from FPJ – Page 237
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ArticleBooths acquires Sharrocks
Retailer makes company history with first supplier purchase in 166 years in bid to control supply chain
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ArticleWarts-and-all TV show on retail giant
A new three-part series on frozen food giant Iceland airs tonight and looks into the public perception of frozen foods
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ArticleTesco's food waste is 'staggering'
Families waste about £700 a year throwing away food, report reveals, with shocking dumping figures for salads and apples
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ArticleFood firms fear rising costs
New report suggests raw materials going up in price is biggest worry for UK businesses, but that we may see more export trade
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ArticleGhana endures major pineapple slump
Ghana's international exporters drop from 50 to 15 in less than a decade, with the situation looking increasingly bleak
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ArticleSainsbury's in major online investment
Retailer that recently hit the £1bn online sales mark is to open special 'dark store' in east London
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ArticleIndustry chief's transparency call
IGD research unveiled at annual convention shows big increase in shoppers wanting more food origin facts
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ArticleFruit show makes plans for National Apple Day
Sainsbury's teams up with the National Fruit Show to mark apple event
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ArticleAsda lands stonefruit prize
Retailer saw sales of South African peaches, nectarines and plums rise by over 40 per cent year on year during the 2012-13 season
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Article£500m food export action plan unveiled
UK government's action plan is aimed at promoting industry overseas, unlocking market barriers and simplifying paperwork
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ArticleChard and kale wow at Tozer
New varieties of kale and chard impress visitors at annual seed trials while runner beans may be the convenience product to take off
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ArticleSainsbury's online sales top £1bn
Supermarket now delivers to nearly 200,000 customers a week, and sales growth keeps on rising
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ArticleGreenvale overcomes 'worst season in 40 years'
Despite the poorest potato crop in four decades in 2012, potato supplier still managed to increase its profitability
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ArticleBid to extend avocado season
A new variety of avocado is destined for shop shelves in the UK, with the South African supply period being extended by nearly a month
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ArticleTitchmarsh fronts Waitrose apple campaign
TV gardener and chat show host joins grower Jeremy Linsell to promote British apples
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ArticleSainsbury's to re-stock watercress
Retailer satisfied that there are no traces of contamination for E. coli in its products
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ArticleRecord-breaking sales for Aldi
Discount supermarkets in the UK are celebrating strong sales growth figures, but Tesco sees its market share reduced
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ArticleRotten fruit earns retailer £15k fine
English supermarket owner hit with hefty fine for selling rotten fruit and inaccurately-labelled vegetables
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ArticleBanaBay enjoys 'meteoric' growth
UK-based banana firm continues to expand, with plans to enter the Chinese, American and Russian markets
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ArticleNew grapes varieties in at Tesco
Retailer announces unusual flavours and colours to bring to market