All Fruit articles – Page 23
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Category ReportWill inflation squeeze the pulp out of juice? Juices & smoothies category report 2023
As rising costs put the squeeze on margins and shoppers resist higher prices, what can brands and retailers do to maintain sales?
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NewsAldi on verge of overtaking Tesco as biggest seller of British apples
Data from British Apples & Pears shows the discounter sold just 95 fewer tonnes of British apples in January than its bigger rival
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NewsMedia Bites 6 March: Waitrose/John Lewis, food shortages, Gousto, Morrisons
A round up of all the food and drink news in the papers over the weekend, with John Lewis and Waitrose in focus.
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NewsPost-Brexit supply chains contributing to food shortages
A supermarket CEO blamed a ‘massive’ shift to cheaper fresh produce sources outside the EU for exacerbating food shortages
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KVI TrackerBanana prices on the increase, KVI tracker reveals
Bananas have seen few price increases so far despite inflationary pressures
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NewsNFU launches growth strategy to keep fruit & veg on shelves
The strategy has set out 10 policies that will underpin the success of the sector, enable long-term growth and ensure the fresh supply of produce
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NewsDefra meeting with supermarkets over fruit & veg shortages ‘achieves little’
Retail bosses are understood to have been irritated by headlines at the weekend saying they were being ‘hauled in front’ of ministers to explain fruit & veg shortages
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NewsSexual harassment scandal on Kenya tea farms ‘unsurprising’
Trade activists have urged tea brands to increase value chain transparency
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NewsM&S Food launches White Pearl strawberries in first for UK high street
The new Collection White Pearl Strawberries launched exclusively in M&S Foodhalls yesterday
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NewsSupply of berries at risk due to inflation, growers warn
British Berry Growers says berry growers are under increased pressure from inflationary costs
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NewsDriscoll’s plans new varieties and more export opportunities to grow UK berry category
Russell Allwell, MD of Driscoll’s EMEA, said establishing its own operation in the UK was a ’great opportunity’
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NewsGrowers welcome seasonal worker scheme expansion but warn of challenges ahead
The NFU’s deputy president Tom Bradshaw described the expanded scheme as a ‘positive step forward and a relief for many growers’
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Analysis & FeaturesFresh fruit & veg 2022: fresh produce hit by ‘tough 12 months’
Fruit & veg has borne the brunt of the cost of living crisis
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NewsMorrisons to scrap date labels on 200 fruit and veg lines
The changes will start to come in before Christmas and include popular festive veg items, with further changes to be brought in over the course of next year
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NewsMass arrests of human trafficking suspects on Portuguese farms
Employees of local farms have been found to be working under ‘exploitative conditions’
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Events & AwardsThe Grocer’s New Product Awards 2022: Fresh Fruit & Veg
Great flavour and a delicious appearance, all packaged in a format that ‘genuinely attempted to find a point of innovation and differentiation’ in the category
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NewsPesticide levels double in some food products in a year, says new research
The proportion of bread containing two or more pesticides has almost doubled in the past year to 50%, according to new data from the Pesticide Action Network
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NewsDriscoll’s completes Berry Gardens acquisition
Driscoll’s said the acquisition of the UK’s largest supplier of berries would help it to ‘become the world’s berry company’
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NewsTree of Life and Health Store suppliers £20m out of pocket following collapse
Hundreds of suppliers have been left almost £20m out of pocket by the collapse of Tree of Life and sister distributor The Health Store, with a number of start-ups struggling to survive the fallout
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NewsHealth messaging most effective at converting consumers to yoghurt category, research finds
Activia and Actimel had the strongest uplift from TV, indicating a generally good responsiveness to health-based messaging