P.D.O Spanish Persimon expects excellent fruit quality this season The sweet, delicately flavoured fruit, similar to a peach or a mango, is available in the UK from mid-October until January Read more >
Nielsen: COVID-19 has flipped value proposition of omnichannel for consumers The pandemic has increased online and offline channels such as click-and-collect, contactless delivery and other options Read more >
Aldi celebrates 30th anniversary by planning to invest £1.3B in UK business Discounter will create 4,000 new jobs; CEO Hurley praises employees, suppliers and customers for ‘courageous’ effort responding to Coronavirus outbreak Read more >
Walmart sells Asda for £6.8 billion; new owners to bring 'entrepreneurial flair' to retailer Asda will remain in Leeds and continue to be led by Roger Burnley who will form part of Asda’s Board alongside representatives appointed by the Issa brothers, TDR Capital and Walmart. Read more >
Sainsbury’s plans to double capacity, extend delivery times for online orders The supermarket chain says it will eclipse 700,000 orders per week for its digital delivery service by the close of October. Read more >
Tesco planning big sales push over next five years on meat alternatives The retailer is partnering with the WWF on a number of sustainability measures that it hopes will halve the environmental impact of food production Read more >
Healthy and flavourful, figs prove to be a brilliant choice for consumers Waitrose notes the success they've enjoyed over the past year as shoppers have increased their purchases of the power-packed fruit Read more >
Retailers come together to ask government to put a stop to violence against shop workers Workers at many store locations across the UK have faced verbal and physical abuse when they challenge customers over age-related sales or when trying to enforce COVID-19 rules Read more >
Plant-based craze continues with Asda in-store aisle creation, live World Expo Next year's in-person event in London will showcase new innovations that are shaping this growing segment of the food industry Read more >
Don Limon launches global recruitment drive for innovative business model Could the next office be in the UK? The international fresh fruit producer and importer is looking to expand its operations Read more >
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