Retail news from FPJ – Page 45
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ArticleChicory sales grow at Waitrose
The forced crop is proving popular with shoppers looking to improve their gut health
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ArticleTotal Produce partner rolls out recyclable carton
OTC Organics' new carton for grapes comes as Total Produce announces it will go carbon neutral at Fruit Logistica
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ArticleAsda's vegan searches skyrocket 400 per cent
Shoppers continue to show their appetite for plant-based products as Asda search data shows
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ArticleOumph! wins ‘best vegan burger’
Swedish brand wins burger gong at Vegan Food & Living Awards, with Linda McCartney and M&S coming top in other plant-based categories
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ArticleNew research group to tackle food waste
Quality and Food Loss Network will focus on waste during production, before food reaches the consumer
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ArticleBrassica growers at "rock bottom" after record rainfall
UK growers are now considering switching to more profitable crops following two loss-making seasons
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ArticleMike Coupe to step down as Sainsbury's CEO
Sainsbury's boss described his tenure at the supermarket as the "most challenging" in his career
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ArticleFlowers and plants in vogue at Waitrose
Supermarket reports strong sales of blooms, and launches several new vegetable-based products into stores
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ArticleCrussh CEO Kavanagh to step down
Credited with driving the healthy food and drink chain to new heights, Shane Kavanagh is leaving to pursue new opportunities
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ArticleFresh food boosts Spar UK
Convenience group reports promising set of figures as it hopes to convert impulse shoppers into regular customers
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ArticleWaitrose launches veg soup for gut health
New products, also featuring fruit-flavoured kefir, aimed at promoting "microbiome"
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ArticleAgriculture Bill "will strengthen farm gate"
New legislation seeks to employ big data and improved transparency to help farmers seek fairer returns at the farm gate
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ArticleThe Fruitery to become standalone berry brand
Chambers' prepared fruit pots will go into "wider distribution channels" as the first prepared berry brand to hit the UK market
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ArticleGreenyard's surplus carrots to create 80,000 meals
New packing line exclusively for FareShare was built thanks to FareShare's "Surplus with Purpose Fund"
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ArticleFresh produce gets January lift
Sales in soft fruits, cucumbers and lettuce all up compared to the same week last year as shoppers seek health, say Waitrose
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ArticleJamie Oliver to serve up watercress show
New episode of "Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast" to focus on benefits of watercress, featuring The Watercress Company
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ArticleChristmas cheer for Co-op Midcounties
UK's largest independent co-operative credits increased seasonal range and local sourcing for 28 per cent sales uplift
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Article"Insect damage can boost nutrition of crops"
Scientists in the US find strawberry crops subjected to leaf wounding before harvest had higher levels of antioxidants
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Article'Best-ever' UK sales day for Lidl
Record day of sales comes during Christmas period where the discounter enjoyed double-digit growth
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ArticleNational Food Strategy will create a citizens' assembly
Head of the National Food Strategy, Henry Dimbleby, promises a "random and representative" group to steer UK's food industry