News from FPJ – Page 138
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ArticleGove tasked with fixing supply chain
PM Boris Johnson tasks Michael Gove with leading cross-governmental team to resolve food supply problems and HGV shortage
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ArticleThanet Earth 'bins' £320k of produce
Worker shortage forces UK glasshouse producer to 'waste' £320k of produce in three weeks, reports Isle of Thanet News
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ArticleM&S blames Brexit for French store closures
The UK retailer says it is closing 11 of its French stores because of food supply problems post-Brexit
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ArticleBritain poised for blackberry boom
Sales increased by 8 per cent in the last year alone, says British Summer Fruits
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ArticleMorrisons launches 'zero waste' store trial
Six outlets in Edinburgh hope to set the stage for all of Morrisons' stores to operate with zero waste by 2025
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ArticleBiomass energy crops set for UK comeback
NIAB is developing plans for a demonstration platform to look at feasibility of cultivating energy crops
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ArticleCo-op unveils major Amazon tie-up
C-store chain says move, together with robot deliveries, will help it nearly triple online sales by the end of the year
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ArticleNFU urges government to back British
Call to ministers comes as NFU launches new report on Back British Farming Day
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ArticleFPC launches graduate careers fair
Fresh Produce Consortium launches graduate careers fair to attract fresh talent to produce, flower and related sectors
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ArticleGive us workers, not border-control delays, says NFU
Post-Brexit import control delays won't solve UK food supply crisis, says NFU - more seasonal workers will
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ArticleLidl expands 'REset Plastic' initiative
Lidl builds on plastic reduction with new compostable fruit and veg bags and recycling scheme trial
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ArticlePML predicts chaos ahead
Comment: UK is heading towards chaos if government doesn't act to solve supply chain crisis, writes Mike Parr, MD of logistics firm PML
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ArticleCalifornia prune sales soar in UK
Latest figures reveal a 99 per cent uplift in volume and a value increase of 132 per cent compared to 2019/20
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ArticleNationwide sounds alarm for produce sector
Comment: Thirteen years of supermarket price wars and a labour crisis are destroying our sector, writes Tim O'Malley, Nationwide Produce MD
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ArticleStrength in diversity
With a plethora of new varieties coming on stream, the grape sector is transforming. But it’s not all about sweetness and great flavour, as Fred Searle finds out
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ArticleStick to new imports deadlines, urges Logistics UK
Trade body calls on government to give businesses greater certainty by guaranteeing its postponed timetable for import checks is adhered to
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ArticleBrexit control delay 'won't solve supply crisis', says M&S
EU Brexit controls are 'pointless bureaucracy' and delaying them won't solve the supply crisis, says M&S chairman
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ArticleUK growers recruit overseas pickers to fill shortfall
UK growers are flying in workers from as far away as the Caribbean, Asia and Africa to pick fruit due to post-Brexit European shortage
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ArticleShopping patterns shift as offices reopen
UK grocery shopping patterns show flicker of change as consumers return to offices, reports Kantar
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ArticleGovt response to HGV crisis dangerous, warns ParcelHero
The Government’s panicked easing of HGV driving test requirements is a dangerous reaction to the driver shortage, warns ParcelHero