Retail news from FPJ – Page 5
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Banana Time showcases Ecuador’s banana sector
Industry show in Guayaquil celebrates growth of Ecuadorian banana exports but discusses the various challenges currently facing the sector, from security to climate change
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Tesco UK boss Jason Tarry to step down
Former Aldi UK CEO Matthew Barnes will replace Tarry in March
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Aldi hits 40m meal milestone
Aldi seeks charity partners receive its food donations ahead of the festive period as it hits 40m meal milestone
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Halloween sees pumpkin sales spike
Barfoots of Botley supplies more than one million pumpkins in just four weeks as Halloween approaches
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Aldi announces UK store openings
The discounter reveals sites of 12 new UK supermarkets opening before Christmas
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Fresca increases stake in Thanet Earth
Fresca Group acquires shares held by JV partner Rainbow Growers as part of its strategy to invest in sustainable production of protected crops
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Fresh produce focus for new Aldi lorries
New look is part of discounter’s Get Set to Eat Fresh education programme
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City Harvest highlights financial benefits of redistribution
New study reveals how donating surplus produce to charity is an effective way to save money in the UK food industry
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Abel & Cole: sustainability sticklers
For online organic retailer Abel & Cole, sustainability is much more than a marketing tool. Fred Searle visits the veg box specialist to learn more about its meticulous efforts in environmental and ethical supply
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Asda announces £9m of price cuts
Several fruit lines are included in latest round of discounting
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Grocery price inflation slows for seventh straight month
Inflation continues to ease, but is still running at 11 per cent according to Kantar
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Recyclability seal for wooden boxes ‘gives suppliers competitive edge’
Ecowoox label will help suppliers prove sustainability of wooden packaging to shoppers as Fedemco prepares to roll out new certification
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UK retailers looking for longer-term contracts in soft fruit
Chambers reveals supermarkets’ growing demand for longer contracts with berry suppliers, following availability challenges in recent seasons
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Aldi named top retailer for British apples
Discounter honoured by trade for selling the most British apples in the past year
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Halls launches Naked Avocado to tackle food waste
Each pack includes three skinless and destoned avocado halves and has a one-month refrigerated storage life thanks to HPP technology
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‘Balance needed’ in avo sector after ‘season of discontent’
High volumes and quality issues made it a difficult summer on the European avocado market and some producers have already started to scale back plantings
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Sweet start to UK apple season
The sunniest June for 66 years has delivered great tasting new-season British apples, says UK grower body BAPL as the 2023/24 deal gets under way
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Surge in UK shoplifting hits Co-op
Co-operative Group reports record levels of shoplifting as it pledges to keep prices low to help cash-strapped consumers
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Tesco locks 1,000 prices
Move is aimed at giving shoppers more certainty over the Christmas and new year period
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Million more shoppers discover discount
Cost-of-living crisis has changed way Britain shops for groceries, says Aldi