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NewsAldi urges retailers to back UK growers with long-term deals
Discounter urges government and retail to take urgent action to expand domestic production before next food supply chain disruption
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NewsLidl offers £150,000 for school fruit and veg tasting
Discounter to distribute 1,500 £100 vouchers for primary school classroom fresh produce tasting as investment in education programme surpasses £1mn
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NewsDiscounters led British apple sales in September
Aldi was the largest buyer of British apples in September 2026, followed by Lidl and Tesco
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NewsWorldpanel by Numerator expands panel size to 55,000
Panel size grows by 83 per cent, capturing more detailed behavioural insight per shopper
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NewsAldi launches drive to recruit 600 workers at Leicestershire site
Career opportunities opening up for new starters and experienced logistics workers at the discounter’s new Bardon site set to become the UK’s largest supermarket distribution centre
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NewsUK grocery inflation edges up to 2.5 per cent
British grocery price inflation ticks up again while shoppers embrace seasonal spirits by buying more pumpkins
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NewsGrocery price inflation rises amid shifting shopping habits
Overall grocery price inflation rises to 2.3 per cent, as lunchbox staples increase and brands outpace own-label
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NewsAldi launches strawberry deal following heatwave
Sunshine boosts summer crop as discounter seeks to alleviate crop pressure
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NewsFrozen fruit sales outpace fresh during heatwave
Frozen fruit sales rose by almost 50 per cent in the last four weeks while shoppers replaced ’cooking with grazing’ to cope with heat and inflation eased for fifth month running, new figures show
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NewsDrought expected to shrink English potato yields
Heatwaves and drought conditions are likely to reduce yields and tuber size of the English potato crop, while Scotland could still see average harvest due to higher rainfall
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NewsLidl expands food waste partnership to nearly 200 UK stores
Discounter’s partnership with giving platform Neighbourly and food-sharing app Olio aims to save 5,000 tonnes of food
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NewsFPC launches new action pack to help sector reach MPs
Email templates expressing the risks to produce imports from the rest of the world under the new EU-UK reset deal are available at the new hub, along with a petition signed by kitchen staff and catering suppliers to protect diversity of sourcing
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NewsGrocery inflation falls to lowest rate since 2024 as summer shopping surges
Grocery inflation eased to 2.6 per cent in July, while shopping frequency reached record levels since the pandemic
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News‘Place fruit and veg more prominently’, MPs urge
MPs should be ‘more courageous’ in challenging junk food lobbying in a new wide-ranging report outlining how to tackle obesity endemic
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PodcastsThe FPJ Big 50 Products: Risers, fallers and what’s to come
In the latest FPJ podcast, Nina Pullman is joined by Fred Searle to dissect the best performing fruit and veg categories
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NewsConsumers buying less food to counter inflation
New government data has found over half of Brits are buying less food as rising prices top list of consumer concerns
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NewsSouth African citrus industry prepares for less flexibility in UK exports
The citrus industry in South Africa is preparing for reduced market access and more checks on exports to the UK under planned realigment with EU and new SPS agreement
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NewsAva Monet raspberries launch across Aldi’s Scotland stores
Variety from Angus Soft Fruits breeding programme praised for standout flavour, consistent quality and large size
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NewsThe FPJ Big 50 Products: How fresh produce must adapt to a new normal
Waves of overlapping geopolitical conflict and climate extremes are creating tough conditions for fresh produce sales, but it’s clear innovation still pays off, writes Nina Pullman
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NewsVeg Power 2026 results show power of repetition
Children who participated more than once in the flagship ‘Eat them to defeat them’ campaign ate more veg, new figures have shown