All Avian flu articles – Page 19
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NewsMedia Bites 1 March: Ocado, Sainsbury’s/Argos, grocery inflation
Annual losses at Ocado have skyrocketed as shoppers cut back on online grocery purchases and costs were driven up by inflation and technology spending
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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 & OpinionThe devil is in the detail for Sunak’s new NI protocol deal
The minutiae will be crucial to the success of the proposed Windsor Framework, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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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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NewsUgandan president Museveni: UK ‘missing trade opportunities’ amid food shortages
The UK was ‘missing opportunities’ to trade with Uganda
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Comment & OpinionFruit & veg shortages are the fault of reckless supermarket buying habits
Local grocery stores are loyal to their suppliers – and their shelves remain stocked with abundance, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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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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Analysis & FeaturesWhat more supermarkets could do to help shoppers in tough times
The crisis has plunged 13 million people into food insecurity. Supermarkets and food manufacturers are looking to respond, but there are question marks over whether they’re doing enough
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NewsFruit & veg crisis: farmers slam Thérèse Coffey’s response
Criticism of the Defra secretary comes amid myriad crises across British food production
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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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NewsGrowers buoyed by living wage change for seasonal staff
Farming minister Mark Spencer this week delivered a welcome boost to growers, who will no longer be expected to pay the premium of previous years
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NewsGrowUp Farms rolls vertically grown salad bags into Iceland
The launch was described as an ‘industry first’ by the business
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Analysis & FeaturesHomeless to hired: taking a chance on different candidates
Homeless people, prison leavers, and veterans are often out of work due to a mix of stigma and circumstance. Now companies are looking to change that
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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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Comment & OpinionWhy Asda’s Ken Towle threw in the towel
A year is not a lot of time at one of the top jobs in grocery. And certainly a short timeframe to throw in the towel, even if it is by “mutual decision” with your ultra-demanding billionaire boss
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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