Retail news from FPJ – Page 189
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ArticleRetailers recall potato products over metal fears
Tesco and Sainsbury's ask for customers to return range of potato salad products to stores over fears they could contain pieces of metal
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ArticleProfit up at SH Pratt
Banana giant claims it has achieved goal of cementing company’s position as UK's leading independent supplier of bananas
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ArticleCambridgeshire firm invests £1m in veg crisp range
The products in Corkers' new range will be made using veg grown in the Fens, and sweet potatoes from the US
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ArticleBanaBay opens new door in Russia
The Birmingham-based banana supplier has agree to supply containers to key Russian fruit exporter, Fruit Brothers
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ArticleWaitrose and Booths sign juice deals with emerging brand
To coincide with its new retail listings, Mello has had a bottle redesign of its melon drink packaging, and expanded the size range
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ArticleGreenvale and Tesco in 'record' charity haul
Sales of Finest range of potatoes supplied by Greenvale to retailer help raise a five-figure sum for the Race For Life event
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Morrisons latest retailer to post fall in sales
It's been a humbling fortnight for three of the Big Four supermarkets, with Morrisons now posting a 2.9 per cent slump
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ArticleAldi and Lidl's sales keep growing but at slower pace
The discounters remain the fastest-growing businesses in the supermarket sector in terms of sales
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ArticleSainsbury’s posts first full-year loss in ten years
Retailer makes loss of £72m before tax as like-for-like sales fell 1.9 per cent in 52 weeks to March
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Article£11m cocaine delivered to Aldi
Major drugs shipment found in boxes of bananas from Colombia accidentally delivered to 13 discounter stores
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ArticleSouth African growers visit Sainsbury’s
Trip is part of retailer and government-funded scheme to encourage career development and training in fruit supply chain
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ArticleChinn-grown raw-eating asparagus hits Tesco
The variety, called Burgundine, is a purple and green cross and has been grown in north Norfolk specifically as a new salad crop
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ArticleVining pea sector gains first-ever conference
First event will be held this November with talks on marketing, R&D and future trends in the sector
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ArticleSainsbury's launches first grower scholarship
Retailer has offered seven growers a place on its new soil management scholarship that will help enhance yields
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ArticleProduce firms in 'inspiring' stock exchange honour
Range of firms who work in fruit and veg included on the London Stock Exchange's 1,000 Companies To Inspire Britain 2015 list
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ArticleGreenvale tokens drive volume and value growth
Unit sales have increased by 36.2 per cent year-on-year, and value sales are up by 18.1 per cent y-o-y thanks to 'Potatokens'
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ArticleBarfoots asparagus lands at Ocado
The hand-harvested UK-grown spears are specially-selected for their higher-than-normal levels of the amino acid asparagine
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Eating an apple pre-shop 'makes you buy more fruit and veg'
US researchers discovered people can be primed to buy healthy food if they eat an apple before going to the supermarket
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ArticleRetailers push British produce
Tesco and Marks and Spencer are pushing UK-grown produce this summer in response to customer demand
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ArticleTop four ‘have enough shoppers’
Major retailers could benefit from smaller ranges in discounters as consumers finish shop elsewhere, FPJ Live delegates hear