‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ – the award winning campaign with Veg Power to encourage children to eat vegetables – is returning to TV as part of a £10 million media alliance between ITV, Channel 4 and Sky, aimed at improving children’s physical health over the next three years. Last …
Read More »Morrisons to introduce plastic-free fruit and veg areas to help customers buy bagless
Morrisons claims to be the first British supermarket to roll-out plastic free fruit and vegetable areas in many of its stores. Customers will be able to choose from up to 127 varieties of fruit and veg – and buy them loose or put them in recyclable paper bags. The move …
Read More »Tesco trials removing plastic from fruit and veg
Tesco has removed a selection of plastic wrapped fruit and vegetable products from two of its stores. A total of 45 packaged foods have been taken out the Watford Extra and Swindon Extra stores including varieties of apples, mushrooms, peppers, onions, bananas and avocados. The supermarket chain said the move …
Read More »Victorian veg makes comeback at Waitrose
Total sales excluding fuel were up 0.8% at Waitrose & Partners last week (to Saturday November 10) compared with the same week last year. The supermarket chain’s customer director Martin George said: ‘Sharing dishes were popular with shoppers, with sales of our World Deli range up 27%, olives and antipasti …
Read More »Tesco launches child-friendly veg range
Tesco has launched what it claims is the UK’s first ever range of fresh vegetables aimed at encouraging kids to eat healthier food. The range, which went on sale last week, kicked off with star-shaped butternut squash bites, and will be rolled out to include other produce including smiley sweet …
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