Retail news from FPJ – Page 164
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ArticleTesco creates two new teams to assist suppliers
Retailer makes latest move in its ambition to be known as 'fair, professional, knowledgeable and helpful' towards its suppliers
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ArticlePrice war hits foodservice tomato supply
The supermarket price war is harming the foodservice sector on tomatoes, a category which is trying to fight back against the sheer number of imports
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ArticleBakkavor enjoys very strong Q1
The prepared produce giant posted a revenue of £415.8 million for the 13 weeks ended 26 March 2016 - up from £410.2m in Q1 2015.
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ArticleBerry Gardens launch new premium berry brand
Jubilee Selections will include new early premium strawberry Elizabeth alongside Driscoll Jubilee
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ArticleExotic tastes drive up sales
The exotics category is in strong value and volume growth, but the ever more competitive nature of supply is making life complicated for importers
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ArticleTesco releases new avocado spread
The launch follows on from the retailer's innovation in the product with avozillas and frozen avocado, and M&S releasing sliced avocado pots
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ArticleExotic tastes drive up sales
The exotics category is in strong value and volume growth, but the ever more competitive nature of supply is making life complicated for importers
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ArticleSainsbury's 'reviewing' what future holds for Netto
Sainsbury's is to 'review the performance of the business in light of the overall market' and report on its outcome in November
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Morrisons reports strong sales quarter
Like-for-like sales, excluding fuel, rose 0.7 per cent in the three months to 1 May, compared with a year earlier.
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ArticleSainsbury's back in profit as Big Four feel the heat
The group sales – excluding VAT but including fuel – figure for 2015-16 was down from £23.8bn to £23.5bn
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ArticleFlorette launches salad bowl giveaway
New point-of-sale competition offers shoppers the chance to win designer salad bowl by entering on-pack code online
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ArticleAldi in banana sustainability pledge
Entire range of bananas will be sourced from either Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance Certified farms before the end of the year
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ArticleBerryWorld targets convenience crowd with new launch
Berry Buckets - including two portions each of raspberries and blueberries - are packed into four re-sealable 80g buckets
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ArticleLucy Mecklenburgh stars in new Jersey Royal campaign
TOWIE star replicates Marilyn Monroe’s potato sack shoot in new campaign to promote Jersey Royals as a healthy carb
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ArticleAldi puts produce in spotlight ahead of Rio Olympics
Over 47kg of produce was used to create a giant sculpture of the iconic Rio skyline and promote Aldi's tie-up with Team GB
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ArticleM&S launches ready-sliced fresh avocado pots
This latest move in produce's hottest category follows on from the retailer's 'baby' avocado launch earlier this year
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ArticlePink Lady to support Pride events
Rainbow stickers will appear on Pink Lady apples and the brand will be present at Pride events across the UK
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ArticleTesco launches supplier app
Linked to the retailer’s supplier network, the app means suppliers can now access Tesco's online supplier community on-the-go
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ArticleSPAR UK adds two new salad bowl lines
SPAR Baby Leaf 90g, and SPAR Classic Salad Bowl 320g join a range with a turnover of around £7,000 each week for the retailer
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ArticleHere comes the berry in black
Despite promising work being done to boost blackberry sales, growers and suppliers have a number of troubling issues to contend with