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.
Belgian campaign launches in UK
Belgian produce marketers are targeting retail and foodservice companies in the UK with a message of high quality and sustainability
British strawberries sweet and plentiful as season gets underway
UK season begins weeks earlier than last year, with favourable weather boosting berries’ natural sugars
Birds Eye kicks off biodiversity campaign with giant wildflower artwork
Campaign seeks to educate nation on importance of biodiversity and impact of its loss, as well as what we can all do to help protect it, with 20,000 wildflower seed boxes up for grabs
A positive first season for Cosmic Crisp apples
Marketers Vog and VIP say their first commercial campaign has gone well, and say more fruit will be available in 2023
Easter grocery sales dip as inflation crisis bites
Latest Nielsen IQ data shows subdued Easter supermarket sales as UK shoppers start to manage basket spend
Shopper confidence slumps to all-time low
IGD Viewpoint report looks at threat inflation now poses to households’ spending power and further pressure expected in coming months
Azura sets out sustainability stall
Franco-Moroccan group signs up to global climate initiative SBTi and invests millions in female empowerment in Moroccan rural regions
Fruit and veg in UK ‘half as nutritious’
New study reveals fresh produce sold in the UK contains fewer nutrients than it did in 1940, reports the Mail Online
Lidl asks public to find sites for new stores
Discounter has revealed it will pay a finder’s fee to anyone that identifies a suitable site for a new Lidl store
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Shoppers seek value as inflation hits 11-year high
Kantar reports “clear flight to value” as supermarket shoppers watch their spending and sales fall by almost six per cent in latest 12-week period
Households with children already saving to afford Christmas
Retail inflation is pushing some UK families to start saving already with their Christmas shopping bills in mind
Asda and Morrisons slash prices in fight for market share
The two supermarkets announce they are cutting prices to help customers cope with inflationary pressures
M&S campaign celebrates UK farmers
M&S Food showcases best of British farming with return of Fresh Market Update campaign
Eat Them to Defeat Them ‘responsible for £92m in veg sales’
Econometric analysis concludes that healthy eating campaign has contributed to significant uplift in child vegetable consumption
Tesco trebles pre-tax profits
The UK's biggest retailer saw pre-tax profits treble in 2021/22 but warns of "significant uncertainties" ahead due to soaring inflation
New packaging strategy needed, says IGD
IGD launches new report to help food and consumer goods industry halve impact of UK packaging by 2030
Inflation shapes shopping behaviours, finds Nielsen
NielsenIQ identifies a new consumer economic divide and shopping behaviours amid rising inflation in UK
Florette launches Superfood salad mix
Salad brand Florette launches new bagged leaf mix created to boost consumer immune system
Aldi named top of the shops
YouGov study puts discounter ahead of Lidl and Big Four supermarkets in the popularity stakes