Retail news from FPJ – Page 176
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ArticleWoman ‘found dead mouse’ in cabbage
Family’s horror as they reportedly find mangled rodent in bag of Farm Foods frozen cabbage
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ArticleM&S sales fall, but food sales rise
Going forward, M&S noted that it plans to concentrate on increasing food sales
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ArticleMorrisons 'cheapest shop' for grocery essentials
Research by mySupermarket.co.uk in October also found that a basket of essentials rose slightly from £85.94 to £86.16 in that month
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ArticleMorrisons 'to give away all surplus food to charity'
In a trial, Morrisons found that each of the stores could supply up to four trolley-loads of unsold food a week to help feed the hungry
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Morrisons looks to challenge Pret and EAT
Retailer looking to change consumer perceptions of 'limp and soggy' supermarket sandwiches
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ArticleOpal apples ‘stand out on shelves’
Produce supplier Univeg is promoting Opal apples ahead of first major commercial launch via retailer tastings and a roadshow
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ArticleWorldwide Fruit aims to double Envy exports
Marketer said it will aim to improve grower returns on last year although some varieties are performing better than others
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ArticleIrish supplier buys redundant mushroom farm
Gold Circle Mushrooms has bought a former mushroom site in Fladbury with permission to build 28 growing houses
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ArticleSimister opens G’s mushrooms facility
Tesco’s Matt Simister attended official opening of G’s mushroom factory, which created 300 new jobs
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ArticleProduce World launches first organic Maris Piper
Organic Maris Piper listed at select Waitrose stores after a low blight pressure season
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ArticleMorrisons to stock green pumpkins to save crop
Retailer will stock 500,000 green pumpkins from today as low sunlight means crop has not ripened in time for Halloween
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ArticleCoupe slams longer Sunday trading hours
Sainsbury’s CEO claims new rules are ‘open to abuse’ and says there is ‘no customer demand’ for longer Sunday hours
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ArticleNew ownership for Scottish supplier
Stewarts of Tayside has announced a restructure within the family-run business supported by funding from Clydesdale Bank
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ArticleProduce firms donate money from mint potato boxes
Nationwide Produce and Three Musketeers are donating 50p from every box of mint potatoes to support the Poppy Appeal
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ArticleBetter cost control helps IPL up profit
Operating profit rose by 6.1 per cent at Asda buying arm, while turnover grew by almost 50 per cent
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ArticleTough year for Fyffes as UK turnover drops
Fyffes' UK sales fell from £287.2m to £273.5 during the last financial year, while profits were hit by £12m 'exceptional charges'
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ArticleSweet potatoes taste success
With NPD to the fore and new source countries coming on stream, the future looks rosy for sweet potatoes
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ArticleTrial site offers glimpse of the future
A pioneering vegetable trial site with an on-field developmentkitchen is impressing retail buyers and development chefs with an eye for innovation
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ArticleSpecial report: Ireland's pride and produce
Martyn Fisher went to visit some of the major players in the Irish fresh produce sector, and discovered a market that abounds in national pride
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ArticleMuch ado about potatoes
Tesco has realigned its potato supply chain and offered long-term deals to suppliers