Regional sourcing may be a mixed blessing
Retailers have been engaging with the concept of local sourcing for years, but Tesco has upped the ante with last…
Regional sourcing
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UK: Tesco “confused” over supplier criticism
Tesco has agreed to stop selling Tyrrells crisps after Herefordshire farmer Will Chase said that the supermarket was stocking his…
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UK: Tesco opens regional buying offices
Tesco, the UK’s number one grocer, today (15 September) revealed that it is opening regional buying offices across the UK…
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US: Wild Oats lobbies customers to choose local products
US natural foods supermarket Wild Oats has launched a programme to encourage its customers to choose products sourced from local…
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Japan’s largest retailer backs local produce
As part of the Slow Food movement, Japanese consumers are reacting against the inexorable growth of fastfood and ready meals,…
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UK: YHA aims to buy food from local producers
The YHA (Youth Hostels Association of England and Wales) is set to launch a new catering project enabling youth hostels…
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UK: IGD sees positive future for local food producers
Joanne Denney-Finch, chief executive of food and grocery think tank IGD, has said she is optimistic about the future for…