Retail archive – Page 254
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ArticleVeg growers “not profiting from higher prices”
Benefits are not being passed down the supply chain as intermediaries exploit the current shortage
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ArticleRetailers warned not to slash strawberry prices
With significantly less fruit available than last year, supermarkets should not expect a repeat of last season, Freshuelva says
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ArticleTesco links apple grower with yoghurt brand
Visually imperfect organic apples from grower Adam Wakeley will be used in a new flavour from Yeo Valley to help cut waste
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ArticleHow to boost sales of prepared produce
Prepared produce needs to become less seasonal and more permanent in consumers' minds, writes Kantar's Chris Cowan
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ArticleChilling winter for salad veg suppliers
Media headlines have put veg shortages in the spotlight for now but the impact on suppliers will last for much longer
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ArticleMorrisons buys Farmcare potato operations
Retailer has acquired Farmcare’s Carnoustie potato packhouse and signed wider supply contract
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ArticleAvocado and prepared salad sales surge
Data provider IRI reports strong sales growth in avocado and prepared salads thanks to 'clear trend' towards healthy products
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ArticleRetail food donations 'do not help cut waste'
Forcing retailers to donate surplus food to charity is a short-term fix with negative impacts on poverty and food waste, report finds
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ArticleIndustry reacts to Tesco-Booker merger
More buying power in high street retailers and restaurants are a plus for suppliers, say analysts, with some potential for own-brand
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ArticleTesco to buy Booker in £3.7bn deal
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis said the agreement means the creation of the "UK's leading food business"
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ArticleNZ retailer trials electric delivery vans
Foodstuffs will trial zero emissions electric delivery vans across its New Zealand stores
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ArticleSainsbury’s and Aldi follow iceberg price rises
US-grown iceberg is selling for £1.40 at Sainsbury's and 78p at Aldi as Spanish chaos leaves major supply chains short
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ArticleRetailers call on EU to do more to tackle food waste
EuroCommerce says governments must look at innovative solutions such as introducing tax exemptions on food donations
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ArticleGhabbour targets UK for mangoes
The Egyptian exporter sees good potential in the UK for its seafreighted mangoes, including varieties such as Yasmina and Fagr Klan, which are less well known on the market
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ArticleAsda selling US iceberg for £1.20
Retailer is still selling Spanish produce for 50p in other stores, while some stores are reportedly capping iceberg purchases
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ArticleTesco rolls out wonky veg to Europe
Retailer’s Perfectly Imperfect range will be trialled in 50 central European stores using out of spec apples, potatoes and carrots
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Supermarket redesign will prioritise veg
A new trial run by Sainsbury’s and Oxford University will place veg options next to meat and reward vegetarian purchases
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ArticleDutch seaweed specialist launches ‘seaweed bacon’
Seamore follows up success of 'I Sea Pasta' with seaweed that masquerades as bacon and changes colour when fried
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ArticleLondon chain partners with food waste charity
Pod has signed up to donate its surplus food to new food waste charity The Felix Project
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ArticleAhold-Delhaize reports 'strong sales'
Retailer reports on pro-forma net sales of €15.5bn, up 2.8 per cent at constant exchange rates