JD.com
Chinese e-commerce platform held the 2nd Harvest Carnival and Shopping Festival of Agricultural Specialties to promote domestic products including fruit and vegetables, in an event that kicked off on 1 […]
Thu 21/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
ALDI
Discounter Aldi UK is trialling four new loose fruit and vegetable lines in a bid to reduce plastic waste. Starting 4 September, garlic, limes, lemons and oranges were introduced as […]
Wed 20/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Waitrose
Waitrose and Aldi have cut prices on a number of fresh produce items. In the case of Waitrose, LEAF-certified potatoes, cauliflower and apples are among the latest tranche of discounts […]
Wed 20/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Morrisons
UK retailer Morrisons is to launch a new trial to support certain farmers by covering 100% of their growing costs. The trial is aimed at helping producers through the peaks […]
Tue 19/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Grupo Dia
Spanish retail group Dia is to sell its Portuguese business to the Auchan Group for €155 million. Dia says that it is leaving the Portuguese market in order to focus […]
Tue 19/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
NADORCOTT
Nadorcott Protection (NCP), which owns the intellectual property for the award-winning Nadorcott variety of mandarin, has contacted nine major retailers in the UK over the alleged unauthorised sale of Tango/Tang […]
Mon 18/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
LIDL GB
Despite plunging into loss, Lidl GB promises to maintain a focus on keeping prices low despite inflation costing the retailer’s efforts £100m. For the 52 weeks ending 28th February 2023, […]
Mon 18/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Tesco
Tesco CEO Ken Murphy has urged all political parties not to renounce their net zero commitments and give businesses the confidence to invest. He made the call to action while […]
Thu 14/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Kantar
Grocery price inflation in the UK was down by 2.2 percentage points to 12.7 per cent in the four weeks to 6 August 2023, according to Kantar data.
Thu 07/09/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
FareShare
The John Lewis Partnership, which owns grocery retail chain Waitrose, has made a £100,000 donation via charity partner FareShare to ensure thousands of nutritional meals reach people in need across […]
Thu 17/08/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
Tesco
Tesco and Harper Adams University’s School of Sustainable Food and Farming (SSFF) have unveiled a major new multi-year programme to help up-and-coming British farmers develop their skills in sustainable agriculture. […]
Wed 16/08/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
The Food Foundation
A Food Foundation report in the UK suggests that multibuy and other promotional deals in supermarkets are currently misdirected, with only 3.8% focusing on fruit and vegetables. The charity’s latest […]
Wed 16/08/2023 by Richard Wilkinson
