{"id":103811,"title":"Waitrose shuns purchase limits on eggs & support British Farmers","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2022-11-24T14:57:21+00:00","modified":"2022-11-24T15:05:08+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/waitrose-shuns-purchase-limits-on-eggs-support-british-farmers/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/waitrose-shuns-purchase-limits-on-eggs-support-british-farmers.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/waitrose-shuns-purchase-limits-on-eggs-support-british-farmers.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Business & Support Services","Food & Beverages","Manufacturing & Industrial","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["Asda","BIRD","BRITISH","Co-op","Eggs","fair trade","farmers","free-range","Influenza","Lidl","Marks & Spencer","Morrisons","Tesco","UK","Waitrose"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/st-holder.jpg?fit=1536%2C1024&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"Waitrose pledges a £2.6 million investment in its egg suppliers, as it is one of few supermarkets that does not impose purchase limits.\n\nMarks & Spencer, and Morrisons are the latest grocers joining Tesco, Asda, and Lidl in rationing boxes sales as the effects of rising costs and bird influenza continue to take their toll.\n\nhttps://twitter.com/Share_Talk/status/1595790428082683904?s=20\n\nWaitrose stated that it does not intend to put such restrictions in place and added that there is a “strong availability of British-free-range eggs” available online and in its shops.\n\nSainsbury’s as well as the Co-op did not set limits. The Co-op said it will continue to monitor the situation.\n\nWaitrose announced that it is £2.6m investment in farmers will be used to help them offset rising production costs like energy and feed."}