Retail news from FPJ – Page 44
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ArticleWaitrose renames citrus leaf to avoid racial slur
Supermarket to rename Kaffir Lime Leaves after discovering it has historically been used as a racial slur in South Africa
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ArticleTesco discounts strawberries after glut
Supermarket offers a kilo of British strawberries for just £3 after warm weather brings an abundance of crop
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ArticleFirst Comber Earlies hit supermarket shelves
Recent warm weather helps Wilson’s Country dig PGI potato variety on time, with good eating quality thanks to high dry matter
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ArticleIGD mobilises for packaging sustainability
Research organisation brings together stakeholders from across grocery sector in quest for more environmentally friendly packaging
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ArticleBorough Market to trade on Sundays
Ted's Veg, Turnips and Food & Forest are among outlets to offer a seven-day-a-week service
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ArticleBurgundy Broccoli launches new purple sprouting
UK’s first wholehead purple broccoli brand introduces tender new variety following successful trials
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ArticleIndustry veteran Norman Soutar joins Troy Foods board
Experienced food executive brought in to add strategic overview and mentor management team at fast-growing prepared specialist
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ArticleTesco loses legal argument in pay case
European Court of Justice rules against UK retail giant Tesco in shop-floor workers equal pay case
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ArticleMeal-kit scheme cuts emissions
Ordering from recipe box scheme could save equivalent emissions as removing 142,000 buses from roads, new report finds
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ArticleSainsbury's brings back F&V challenge
Customers are being encouraged to buy more fruit and veg throughout June with incentives via the Nectar app
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ArticleSupermarket sales fall as hospitality reopens
UK FMCG sales decline in May as hospitality reopens, but Brits continue to shop for groceries online, Nielsen finds
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ArticleAmazon to pip Tesco to top retail post
Amazon to become UK’s largest retailer by GMV sales by 2025, new report predicts
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ArticleJ.O. Sims expands ingredients range with Ocean Spray
New line of dried sour cherries, blueberries and blackcurrants builds on J.O. Sims’ 60-year relationship with cranberry specialist
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ArticleEngland Marketing to enhance Produce View
Tie-up between market researcher and British Growers aims to take price-analysis service to the next level
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ArticleFood and drink confidence on rise as restrictions lift
Companies in sector are relatively optimistic about UK economic conditions, with three quarters expecting business output to increase
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ArticleProduce at heart of new Sainsbury's branding
New motto replaces famous Live Well for Less line and is focused on boosting fruit and veg consumption
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ArticleMushrooms star in new plant-based range
New products from The Mighty Mushroom Co contain up to 85 per cent mushrooms, with brand priding itself on being “entirely soy-free”
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ArticleConcerns over provenance rise during pandemic
Nearly half of consumers have been paying greater attention to their food’s provenance since start of Covid crisis, according to new study
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ArticleSupermarket sales still going strong
Despite slowing compared to lockdown, supermarkets are still seeing sales above 2019 levels
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ArticleTesco unveils new plant-based offerings
Launch of four new frozen ready meals made with Beyond Meat is part of Tesco’s pledge to quadruple size of its plant-based range