News from FPJ – Page 143
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Cornish potato grower invests in new grading facility
EW Button & Son purchases state-of-the-art grading equipment following spike in demand for its Cornish early season and ware potatoes
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UK sees cherry glut after hot July
Tesco takes additional volume as Britain prepares for crop of over 6,000 tonnes, according to BBC
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Driscoll's Zara prevails in Taste of Kent Awards
Judges declare entries of Driscoll’s Zara strawberries, Nobility raspberries and Penny cherries ‘Kent’s tastiest'
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Foodsteps launches carbon labels for food businesses
Startup has developed first of its kind ‘food impact database’ paving the way for widespread carbon labelling
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Anecoop opens UK office in response to Brexit
Move will help major Spanish cooperative overcome trade and logistics challenges associated with Brexit and HGV driver shortage
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JLP donates fruit snacks to hungry children
Initiative sees retail group handing out four million healthy snacks to help battle the problem of childhood holiday hunger
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Compass Group bans airfreight across UK venues
Sports and hospitality arm of foodservice giant to place greater emphasis on seasonal British produce in bid to cut emissions
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Westpak relaunches website
Packaging manufacturer unveils new site to highlight sustainability and environmental credentials
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Infarm appoints crop genetics specialist
Pádraic Flood will lead development of breeding programme to adapt grains, legumes and other staple crops for vertical farming
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Waitrose trials linerless packaging for Gold Kiwis
New plastic-free solution is 100 per cent kerbside recyclable but fruit is not fully visible at point of sale
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Barfoots launches CauliShoots at Ocado
Supplier hopes new product can replicate success of Tenderstem, saying it fits well with trends for health, scratch cooking and waste reduction
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Agricola Famosa forms new UK melon supplier
Melon&Co will import fruit from parent company Agricola Famosa and offer supply chain services and end-to-end solution for retailers
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Camellia takes 80 per cent stake in Bardsley England
Agriculture group takes majority share in Kent fruit firm, with cash injection earmarked for developing packing facilities and orchards
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Tesco-backed windfarm goes live
Move is part of supermarket's net-zero ambitions and will help power stores from renewable sources
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Health tips kick off UK blueberry season
To mark the start of the UK blueberry season, Love Fresh Berries promotes top health tips on why to eat blueberries
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Seasonal workers granted travel exemptions in NI
Stormont allows pickers arriving from amber list countries to avoid self-isolation as long as they submit negative test results in days after arrival
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M20 barrier to be removed
Operation Brock contraflow in Kent will be removed as risk of disruption subsides
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'Grant temporary EU HGV work visas'
Logistics UK presses government for temporary EU driver visas to ease supply chain issues
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Farmers call for swift response on NFS
Group writes open letter to George Eustice calling for government support for National Food Strategy proposals
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FareShare and Jaffa combat school holiday hunger
Campaign sees Heart FM DJ Dev Griffin front series of short films to promote food charity’s crucial work