Retail news from Fresh Produce Journal
Important developments in the UK’s food retail arena, with a focus on fresh produce procurement, distribution, marketing, merchandising, and new product development.
Waitrose’s UK suppliers to farm regeneratively by 2035
Retailer announces a raft of initiatives to help fresh food suppliers reach environmental goals
Retail execs deny exploiting UK growers
Supermarket bosses defend retail-grower relationships at EFRA Committee inquiry
Berries among Asda’s new £70m price-cutting round
Strawberries and raspberries are both selected for discounting
MPs express concern over post-Brexit border measures
Cross-party rural affairs committee disappointed at lack of clarity in government new border check measures
Free herbs from Sainsbury’s in Seasonings Shuttle initiative
Move comes after research shows lower-income shoppers losing the joy in food
Lidl plans major UK store expansion
Discounter hopes to reach thousands of additional households across the country
EFRA to quiz supermarkets on fairness in supply chain
Supermarkets’ senior executives to face questions from MPs over food price inflation, profits and relationships with producers
Gander and Snappy Shopper initiative gathers pace
Two tech firms have joined forces to help cut convenience-store-customer grocery-bills and reduce food waste
Grocery inflation falls for 14th straight month
Latest Worldpanel by Kantar data also reveals fruit is increasingly popular as a snack
Co-op switches to 100 per cent British own-brand strawberries
Retailer says move backs British growers and is a UK retail first
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Brexit border checks will start from 30 April
The government has denied reports that post-Brexit checks on EU goods “won’t be ‘turned on’” from the end of the month
UK farming unions call for retailer support over weather crisis
Heavy rainfall and damaging storms have played havoc with food production
Defra delays post-Brexit border checks
UK government postpones start of physical checks on EU food imports for sixth time to avoid “serious disruption” at the border, according to report
Unite warns of empty shelves at Morrisons
The union says Morrisons’ logistics workers in Cheshire and Wakefield could strike over pensions, leaving store shelves empty
First British strawberries of the season hit Tesco shelves
New-season crop has been grown by Summer Berry Company and supplied by DPS
Tesco adds ‘Best of British’ page to support farmers
Market leader is the latest to launch a page to back domestic producers
SPAR South West teams up with FareShare
The food retailer is partnering with FareShare to cut waste and fight hunger in the South West
Turbulent times in tomatoes
Cost pressures, supply chain disruption, and the threat of ToBRV are taking their toll on the British tomato sector, but Alex Margerison-Smith of Keelings sees opportunities for innovative growers with a focus on premium varieties
Comment: Cheap bananas are here to stay
Unless the supply of bananas into European markets can be managed somehow, shippers in Latin America, Africa and the Caribbean will always be at the mercy of retailers.
Automation drive for Tesco as profits rise
Annual results highlight Tesco’s investment in prices and efficiency