Regional sourcing
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…