All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 24
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FPJ Big 50 Products: Podcast
The FPJ team discuss the inaugural FPJ Big 50 Products, the supermarket price war and products trends to keep an eye on
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ArticleBramley apple pie filling gets special European status
The mixture will join the likes of Italy’s mozzarella cheese and Belgian lambic beer in appearing on the TSG list
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ArticleSweeter fruit and veg comes 'at a cost to our health'
Scientist: 'Eating fruits and veg without phytochemicals would in many ways be analagous to drinking the empty calories of a can of soda'
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ArticleMash Direct signs potato product deal with Asda
The new lines will be on shelves from 11 September, with 350,000 products expected to sell within the first week alone
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ArticleGroup's legal steps against government over pesticides
Friends of the Earth has written a judicial review pre-action letter to environment secretary, Liz Truss MP, as the prospective defendant
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ArticleHospital opens new fruit and veg stall
The family-run Mr Green Grocer market stall opened at The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust on 27 July
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ArticleBradford wholesalers look to get wasted produce to homeless
Around 160 tonnes of unsold fruit and veg is sent for composting every year, and stallholders are keen to find a better use for it
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ArticleVeg firm gets go-ahead for £2.2m plant to help stop bad smell
Council agrees plans for an anaerobic digestion plant at AB Produce in Measham to help deal with a long-running bad odour
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ArticlePotato farmer's honesty boxes 'set on fire'
States of Jersey Police said three fires had been reported, and it was aware of a "couple others" posted on social media
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ArticleGang who smuggled cigarettes in fruit and veg boxes jailed
The trio, from west London, smuggled more than 14 million cigarettes into the UK inside boxes of fruit and vegetables, according to HMRC
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ArticleClass A drugs 'found in box of bananas at Tesco store'
Police investigating after a box of fruit delivered to a branch of Tesco was found to contain what is believed to be £600k of white powder
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ArticleDesperate village veg show 'allows supermarket-bought entries'
English village in shock after products allegedly bought from Tesco and Asda go on display alongside some homegrown items
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ArticleNew study shines light on Brits' cooking knowledge
Almost a third (31 per cent) of respondents to Tesco research cook a new recipe just once a year or less frequently
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ArticleCherry sales soar at Waitrose
Demand for cherries is continuing to grow, and to keep up with demand, the retailer is increasing cherry orders on a daily basis
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ArticleTesco 'appoints Barney Kay as new head of agriculture'
Kay, the former regional director for NFU North East, is believed to have replaced Tom Hind in the role
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ArticleFood waste supermarket and charity team up
Community Shop, the UK’s first network of social supermarkets, and FoodCycle are launching FoodCycle Hubs in every Community Shop
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ArticleThanet Earth and Branston help Tesco find future farmers
Retailer launched Future Farmer Foundation to 'help bright, talented, determined youngsters make a confident start in the world of agriculture'
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ArticleCrisp giant snapped up by Lloyds banking arm
Seabrook Crisps, which produces 20 million crisp packets per year, has been bought by its senior management and Lloyds’ buyout branch LDC
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ArticleWay salad presented 'can push price up three times higher'
Study commissioned by Lidl and carried out by Oxford University professor found that looks were everything
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ArticleSweetcorn market in 'huge growth'
Sweetcorn might be synonymous with one ‘giant’ of a brand, but is it a product that has a chance of growing its stature? Martyn Fisher asks Barfoots’ commercial director, Jon Barfoot