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 unveils £500k fund to help farmers towards net zero
Cash will help the retailer’s British suppliers invest in low-carbon projects
Consumer education key as Sinclair rolls out new compostable label
Sinclair’s senior marketing manager Duncan Jones explains why effective communication with customers and consumers is key to adoption of the new Sinclair-T55 compostable sticker
Shoppers are more loyal to stores since Covid, says Kantar
Analysis of five-year trend shows changes in consumer shopping and consumption patterns
Tesco extends Fruit & Veg for Schools programme
Supermarket commits an additional £4 million to areas most in need
Morrisons unveils series of management appointments
It’s all change at the top as Morrisons makes a number of hires, including from other supermarkets
Private labels in strong growth across European FMCG
Circana report analyses the performance in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and the UK
M&S Food extends Applegreen partnership in Ireland
Arrangement sees more than 400 M&S Food products come to roadside locations
Eight-week-early British asparagus hits Waitrose shelves
Grower New Forest Fruit has used modern techniques to extend the British season
Bloss apple scoops top Superior Taste Award
New Dutch apple variety wins prestigious taste award at International Taste Institute
Aldi extends ParalympicsGB partnership to 2032
Announcement comes as discounter is again named Britain’s cheapest supermarket
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Tesco donates slow cookers in Fruit & Veg for Schools campaign
Move follows research showing kids who learn to cook are more likely to eat healthily
Fresh produce gets sales boost as consumers start the year healthy
New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier and detox after the Christmas binge have helped fruit and veg sales
New recyclable packaging format launched for Tesco Finest Onions
The supermarket has worked with Stourgarden, ProPrint Group and Ravenwood Packaging on the range
Tesco trials new approach with table grapes
Supermarket is selling grapes with flavour and texture labels to find out more about consumer preferences
Asda relaunches Rollback in new price-cutting drive
All categories across the store will be included in the new initiative
Land App tieup gives Waitrose farmers access to sustainability tools
Retailer says move is a critical step in its Farming for Nature programme
ARU leads £2m project to save UK from food shortages
Anglia Ruskin University leads work to avoid collapse of UK’s food system
Aldi tops new season British apple sales
British Apples & Pears Limited unveils retailer rankings for British apple sales during first four months of apple season
Tesco, Lidl and Aldi back NFU call for inheritance tax pause
Tesco, Lidl and Aldi join other major supermarkets in backing farmers and calling on government to ‘pause’ its ‘Family Farm Tax’
Aldi stays UK’s ‘best paying supermarket’
The discounter has announced a new raft of pay rises for store assistants