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Councils back local produce
County Produce Marketing, which opened its food-handling centre this week with the aim of selling locally grown food and drink, has revealed its concept has received wider backing.
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Retail sales down for January
Latest retail figures have shown sales in January were weaker than those a year ago, according to CBI.
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Sainsbury's speculation
Sainsbury’s is again at the centre of speculation following rumours that a four per cent chunk of the business was about to change hands.
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Waitrose launches sustainable training
Waitrose is demonstrating its backing for UK agriculture with the launch of its Centre for Sustainable Agriculture at Lancaster University.
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Sainsbury's axes Uniq
Prepared salads to ready-meals manufacturer Uniq is set to axe jobs after becoming yet another supplier to lose a major chunk of business with Sainsbury’s.
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Retail must play bigger health role
Retailers should be encouraged to play a greater role in improving public health, according to speakers at a major food industry lecture this week.
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Tesco "spy chip" fury
Tesco is in hot water with a US consumer privacy groups over its use of radio frequency identification tags (RFID).
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Sainsbury's is set to reveal pay deals
Sainsbury’s chairman Philip Hampton is set to present a new pay deal for chief executive Justin King to shareholders.
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ArticleAsda's Smartprice "lunacy"
Asda has taken banana prices to a new low in the launch of its Smartprice on produce and come in for trade criticism.
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ArticleWaitrose goes local
Waitrose has announced two separate three-month trials to source locally grown UK organic and conventional fresh produce.
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ArticleUFO peach in store
Marks & Spencer is hoping for a third year of success with its UFO peach and is rolling the fruit out nationwide for the first time.
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ArticleJoyful Christmas for Tesco
Tesco this morning (Tuesday) reported strong growth and record sales over the Christmas and NewYear period, putting most of its high street rivals in the shade.
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Non-food outlets on cards for Tesco
The Sunday Times reported that Tesco, the UK's leading supermarket chain, plans to open its first non-food store.
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ArticleAsda rebrands entire produce offer
Asda has rebranded its entire fresh produce offer under its Good for you! label as part of a £7 million campaign to improve the nation’s health.
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ArticleSainsbury's disappoints and faces challenge
Food sales have continued to fall at Sainsbury’s and the supermarket chain this morning (Thursday) warned that there are still challenging times ahead.
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UK food retailers enjoy record quarter
TNS Superpanel data reveals a record quarter for supermarket takings in the UK in the final quarter of 2004.
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ArticleChristmas sales flat at Morrisons
Shares in Morrisons fell 5.6 per cent yesterday after the Bradford-based chain reported flat Christmas sales.
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Food and drink bucks disappointing Christmas sales trend
Food and drink retailers managed to buck the trend following the worst UK retail figures in 10 years, the British Retail Consortium said.
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Morrisons under scrutiny
Analysts will be watching Morrisons’ Christmas trading results carefully when they are announced today.
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ArticleGrapes sales soar
Sainsbury’s grapes took the number three position in sales over the Christmas week, beaten only by Baileys and Stella, the retailer claimed.