Retail news from Fresh Produce Journal
Important developments in the UK’s food retail arena, with a focus on fresh produce procurement, distribution, marketing, merchandising, and new product development.
Fischer Farms secures Red Tractor and GlobalGAP accreditations
Vertical farming business says achievement brings the company one step closer to supplying the major supermarkets
Asda report updates ESG progress
Supermarket outlines progress towards environmental and social targets
Grocery prices fall again
New figures from Kantar show inflation is easing off at the supermarkets
Food drives improved profit guidance at M&S
Retailer issues upbeat prediction for first-half results on the back of strong start
Tesco revamps Express product lineup
Move is aimed at offering more affordable alternatives in convenience locations
Oddbox and Penrhos Spirits launch 'wonky' gin
Two food-waste-fighting firms join forces to create limited edition spirit made with out-of-spec cucumbers and apples
McCain opens new Community Shop
Social enterprise makes surplus food available at affordable prices
Morrisons covers growers’ costs in new trial
Major trial initiative sees supermarket mitigate growers’ costs in potatoes and carrots
Sunny June to boost flavour of British apples
Sunniest June for 66 years leaves British growers expecting a great-tasting crop, but volumes are set to contract after last year’s heat and a cooler spring
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Look who’s talking… at Global Tropicals Congress
Top names gather at Fruitnet’s new meeting point for the tropical and exotic fresh produce business.
Aldi trials ‘sensory-friendly’ shopping hours
The UK’s fourth largest supermarket is offering quieter shopping hours in selected stores in a bid to be more inclusive of customers with invisible disabilities
Hospitality hit by inflation
Hospitality firms account for 10 per cent of UK businesses filing for administration in 2023, analysis reveals
Defra pushes back food waste reporting mandate
Compulsory food waste reporting will not be required of large UK food and drink companies until 2026 at the earliest, Government announces
Co-op announces £70m of price cuts
Reductions across essential products are aimed at benefitting members
OPINION: ‘Supermarket promotions aren’t working for the grower’
Northamptonshire-based farming correspondent Rupert Knowles argues that supermarket promotions often represent a loss for the producer that they simply cannot afford
M&S rolls out AgriSound pollinator tech to 18 more farms
In-field noise sensor tech extended to additional M&S Select farms following 2022 trials to help growers track pollinators and boost quality, yields, and biodiversity
Aldi cuts fruit and veg prices
Discounter drops the price of 10 fresh produce items by up to 36 per cent
Young farmers targeted in Tesco sustainable farming plan
Tesco and Harper Adams are offering major educational programme for new farmers
Supermarket promos ‘not targeted at fruit and veg’
The Food Foundation argues that multibuy and other promotional deals are currently misdirected