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Category ReportMeet the brands shaking up the fruit & veg aisle
How are brands driving performance? Which campaigns have had the most impact? And what challenges are fresh produce suppliers facing?
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NewsWorld Cup ‘Half Time Oranges’ giveaway announced by Morrisons
Although targeted at children they will be available for all customers at Morrisons stores nationwide (excluding Morrisons Dailys) starting Sunday 14 June, when Scotland takes on Haiti at Boston Stadium
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Analysis & FeaturesHow can the 5 a day message be fixed to boost consumption?
After 23 years it’s seen as the target that ‘most people know but still fail to meet’ – so why isn’t 5 a day working, and how can it be improved?
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NewsFertiliser ‘must be affordable’ amid Iran war price spike, NFU urges
Farmers are warning they may have to stop planting some crops due to the soaring cost of fertiliser
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NewsAsda ‘nudge’ trials boost healthier food sales by nearly 25%
Asda has published the much-awaited results of its two-year partnership with the innovation body Nesta. It tested whether the positioning of products, how they were merchandised and how they were promoted could boost the sales of healthier lines
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NewsClimate change to push fruit & veg prices up by 170% by 2050, research claims
Healthy eating risked becoming ‘unaffordable’ for millions of shoppers, claimed research by thinktank The Autonomy Institute
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Comment & OpinionHealthier diets are good for Britain but they need to be good for business too
Obesity has doubled in England since the 1990s. The food system needs to change but so do the economics, says Hannah Daley, head of health & sustainable diets at IGD
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NewsHundreds of thousands of tonnes of UK potatoes dumped, industry warns
Potato growers are facing such large volumes that they are struggling to find a home for them, chairman of Nationwide Produce, Tim O’Malley, told The Grocer
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NewsCo-op launches £3 fruit & veg bags in Deliveroo exclusive
The initiative, dubbed Second Chance Saver Bags, has been launched across 20 stores today
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NewsLidl backs British berry growers with £500m investment
The investment reflects the value of sourcing contracts with British-based berry suppliers over the next five years with the discounter signing new five-year agreements
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NewsEl Niño putting a tenth of UK food imports at risk, research finds
The Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit has found that the nations most vulnerable to climate change-driven extremes were the source of 13% of UK food imports, worth £8.9bn
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NewsAmazon to expand its rapid delivery service Amazon Now to Manchester and Birmingham
The 30-minute delivery time is the fastest Amazon has offered in the UK
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NewsAmazon customers can now add fresh groceries to same-day delivery orders
Previously, fresh food could only be bought and delivered as part of a separate basket via the Amazon Grocery section of the site and app.
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NewsEl Niño set to disrupt UK food supply, industry warns
The World Meteorological Organization confirmed El Niño conditions are developing and have an 80% likelihood of occurring during the summer
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NewsRebecca Stanton joins Asda amid fresh buying reshuffle
It follows the launch of one of Asda’s “biggest” range refreshes in recent years earlier this month, as part of the supermarket’s Take a Fresh Look campaign to woo shoppers back into its stores.
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Category ReportHow retailers are growing their organic offerings
The credit crunch bit a huge chunk out of organic food and drink 2008
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NewsFresh produce imports to face more, not less, red tape under SPS deal
Importers bringing in fruit and veg from outside the EU are facing significant cost hikes under the proposed agreement
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ProfilesFlorette’s Polly Davies on food waste, NPD and odd shoes
‘As an industry we all need to take more risks to move categories on and inspire more mealtimes’
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News‘More work to be done’ on farm assurance system, report finds
The commissioner David Llewellyn said the review had acted as a ‘catalyst for change’ but said ‘there remains more work to be done’
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NewsFood security put at risk by government trade policies, industry warns
The Fresh Produce Consortium warned that Britain cannot ‘grow its way out’ of food security concerns without maintaining a strong and balanced global supply chain