All Retail articles – Page 66
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NewsMind the gaps: will the UK get caught short again?
UK retail buyers are renowned for staying cool as a cucumber to guarantee supply. But in the past few weeks, the reliability of their sourcing programmes has been called into question
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NewsNew taskforce to protect seasonal worker welfare
Following the alleged exploitation of Indonesian seasonal workers last season, a group has been established to make recruitment and employment practices more responsible in future
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NewsMorrisons champions UK tulips
The retailer pledges to sell only British-grown tulips this Mother’s Day
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NewsMore fruit and veg in Asda café meals
Supermarket has revamped its offer to help struggling families feed their kids more healthily
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NewsAvocado balancing act
Fred Searle talks to Paul Devlin and Ayanda Kanana of South African avocado grower and global marketer Halls to hear how they think the industry should respond to the likelihood of an oversupplied global market in 2023
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News“Unprecedented disruption” for New Zealand growers
Food Price Index data shows higher fruit and vegetable prices, reflecting the many challenges producers are facing
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NewsBarfoots extends veg life with new FreshLock tech
New packaging pasteurises vegetables and locks in freshness to extent shelf life and help reduce food waste
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News‘Supermarket shortages highlight relevance of wholesale market model’
Comment: Jo Breare, general manager at Covent Garden Market Authority, says that, by contrast, the way wholesalers at New Covent Garden Market do business is “robust, reasonable and reliable”
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NewsCompany Shop in record food waste saving
Redistribution group reports strong social and environmental impact from its work
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NewsCeleriac back in fashion with sales surge
Tesco reports rising demand for a vegetable that has been hitherto largely ignored
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NewsFairtrade Premium is ‘critical step’ towards living wage for banana workers
Certification scheme plays key role in supporting retailers to meet their recently announced living wage commitments, according to report by Fairtrade Foundation
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NewsFrench government recalls Tunisian oranges
Consumer protection site Rappel Conso issues alert over banned pesticide on Maltaise oranges, which were sold in several different supermarket chains across the country
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NewsSarah Bradbury named IGD’s new CEO
Susan Barratt’s replacement has over 25 years’ experience in retail, most recently as group quality director at Tesco
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News‘Fresh produce market in crisis,’ says ParcelHero
The delivery firm warns that the UK fresh produce market is in crisis since Brexit import rules and the energy crisis have cut supplies
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NewsStrong showing for Kanzi
Nielsen data shows that the variety commands one of the highest retail of all branded apples in the US
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NewsDimbleby blames ‘supermarket culture’ for veg shortages
Government food tsar and restaurateur Henry Dimbleby tells BBC Today programme that supermarket culture – not weather – is to blame for produce shortages in UK
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NewsBelgium ‘ready’ to fill UK supermarket shelves
As Belgium’s glasshouse season gets underway, BelOrta says it can help UK retailers solve produce shortages – but only if the price is right
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News‘The UK needs more POs’, says BelOrta
CEO of Belgian fresh produce co-op advises British growers to form more producer organisations to help them command higher prices with retailers