Tag: supermarkets

Organic sales increased by a push – Sales of organic carrots increased by 253%

Push experiments carried out in a joint project between four EU countries…

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Time’s up for single-use plastic: Two thirds of Brits want supermarkets to make reuse schemes easier to reduce plastic

New research from GoUnpackaged has revealed that two-thirds of Brits (65%) believe…

Charlee Singleton

SA calls for retailers to act on Brazilian pesticide poisonings

Over 30,000 people have signed the Soil Association’s (SA) Stop Poison Poultry…

Jane Wolfe

Local food production proves crucial during pandemic

The NFFN is calling on consumers to buy local and support sustainable…

Jane Wolfe

Plastic use up as supermarkets backtrack on pledges to cut back

The amount of plastic produced and used by UK supermarkets rose this…

Jim Manson

Giki helps consumers identify sustainable ‘hero’ products

Giki has introduced a Hero badge to its shopping app to reward…

Jane Wolfe

Dimbleby: ‘great cause for optimism’

Speaking at last weekend’s inaugural Go! Organic festival in Battersea Park, London,…

Jane Wolfe

Nine out of ten UK supermarkets failing on GM front says campaign group

In what it calls a “damning assessment” of the UK’s supermarkets, GM…

Jane Wolfe

Local produce trumps organic for German consumers

A survey carried out in eight supermarkets across Germany has found that…

Jane Wolfe

Supermarkets failing to capture the high value organic shopper

Britain’s supermarkets are missing a trick as sales of organic food and…

Jim Manson

Organic indie sales growth outperforms multiples

In 2014 growth among independent retailers significantly outpaced that of the supermarkets,…

Jane Wolfe

Organic market strengthens as retailers and brands gain confidence

New organic sales figures released by the Soil Association show an acceleration…

Jim Manson

‘Billboard of bananas’ highlights human cost of supermarket price wars

A giant billboard made from over 5,000 bananas was unveiled on Clapham…

Jim Manson

Fairtrade Fortnight goes bananas!

This year’s Fairtrade Fortnight, taking place from 24 February to 9  March,…

Jane Wolfe

Message to supermarkets: Do more in 2013 to keep out countryside beautiful

Supermarkets need to do more to encourage better management of our British…

Jim Manson

Supermarkets’ banana wars are hitting growers

Ethical Consumer magazine (24 April) hits out today at the big supermarkets…

Jim Manson

“We need supermarkets” — Soil Association

The Soil Association’s trade consultant, Finn Cottle, has warned the organic movement…

Jim Manson

Two years of “carnage” as supermarkets build what they want

Figures from property consultancy CBRE show that supermarket expansion has increased dramatically…

Jim Manson

Two years of "carnage" as supermarkets build what they want

Figures from property consultancy CBRE show that supermarket expansion has increased dramatically…

Jim Manson

Organic set for return to steady — if modest — growth

Market analyst Key Note is predicting that the organic food sector will…

Jim Manson