All Vegetables articles – Page 15
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NewsAsda launches 150 new product lines for Ramadan
The supermarket will also be launching dedicated Ramadan aisles in 150 stores
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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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WhitepapersHow ginger can add spice to your business
How can ginger cultivated in one country taste so different from that which has been grown elsewhere? The answer is not only whether it is dried or fresh, but is also down to extraction expertise.
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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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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets have broken the fresh supply chain. The solution is in their hands
The answer to these shortages lies solely in the hands of retailers, says Ged Futter, director, The Retail Mind
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NewsMedia Bites 28 February: Fruit & veg shortages, John Lewis, M&S, Primark, Morrisons
Ongoing fruit & veg shortages continue to make headlines, with the papers also reporting on Pippa Wicks parting ways with John Lewis and the latest ABF results
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NewsLidl becomes latest retailer to ration fresh produce amid shortages
It follows similar moves by Tesco, Aldi, Asda and Morrisons, which issued buying restrictions on some lines last week in light of empty shelves
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ReportsPicard shows Brits the way forward on frozen food
French brands are deigning to show Brits how it’s done via some gastronomic delights in the frozen aisle
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Category ReportWhy inflation is a fork in the road for frozen: frozen food category report 2023
As shoppers suffer from ‘till shock’, frozen stands to benefit from its value credentials. Will this change the direction of the sector?
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NewsMedia Bites 27 Feb: Fruit & veg shortages, Reckitt Benckiser, Waitrose
Shortages of some fresh fruit and vegetables such as tomatoes and cucumbers could be the ‘tip of the iceberg’, the National Farmers Union has said
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Grocer 33Sainsbury’s best on service as other stores disappoint
Sainsbury’s in Hempstead Valley was ‘impressively tidy’ with ‘friendly, efficient’ staff
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NewsMedia Bites 24 February: Fruit & veg shortages, ice cream, consumer confidence
The papers are still dominated by the fruit & veg shortages on supermarket shelves.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy fruit & veg shortages are only a tiny bit about Brexit
The British Retail Consortium cited “difficult weather conditions in the south of Europe and northern Africa”, which had disrupted harvests for products such as tomatoes and peppers. But critics have pointed to plentiful produce elsewhere in Europe
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NewsMedia Bites 23 February: Fruit & veg shortages, inflation, Danone
Environment secretary Therese Coffey was booed by farmers after saying UK egg shortages had not been caused by “market failure”, as the country’s biggest supermarket became the latest to ration purchases of some fruit and vegetables.
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NewsSainsbury’s ditches plastic trays for vacuum packaging beef mince
In a first for UK retailers, Sainsbury’s has swapped to vacuum packaging across its beef mince range, saving 450 tonnes of plastic annually, it claims
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NewsMedia Bites 22 Feb: Fruit & veg, Walmart, Finsbury Food Group
Asda and Morrisons are rationing fresh produce including tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers amid shortages caused by poor weather in Europe and north Africa
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NewsWholesale fruit & veg prices soar amid shortages in supermarkets
According to data from Nationwide Produce, the spot price for boxes of some vegetables are up two or three times as much as the normal rate
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NewsMorrisons launches third wave of price cuts this year
The move follows cuts across more than 800 products last month