News from FPJ – Page 183
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ArticleHealth rises to top of agenda
Leading analysts explore how the produce industry can shore up coronavirus gains at FPJLive
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ArticleBranding success depends on long-term vision
Developing a lasting strategy will help produce companies make the most of new opportunities created by Covid-19
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ArticleAHDB confirms levy ballot
Threshold to trigger ballot is reached after campaign by group of horticultural growers, with vote expected in January
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ArticleRaymond Blanc launches British topfruit season
The UK harvest is underway with 1.6 billion apples forecast and fantastic eating quality expected
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ArticleAct now to prevent Brexit organic calamity
Comment: Roger Kerr, CEO of Organic Farmers & Growers, a director of the Organic Trade Board and chair of the UK Organic Certifiers Group, outlines why mutual recognition of EU-UK regulations must be agreed
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ArticleActivity book to boost veg engagement
New Eat Them To Defeat Them initiative aims to engage kids with fun activities
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ArticleBrakes surpasses 5m charity meals with FareShare
Foodservice giant used FareShare’s Surplus with Purpose Fund during lockdown to cover extra costs of diverting surplus food
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ArticleAldi scraps single-use fruit and veg bags
Initiative is part of wider commitments to reduce plastic at the discounter and will take out 100 tonnes
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ArticleCrop Science Centre opens in Cambridge
New facility is a tie up between University of Cambridge and NIAB, and hopes to develop and share global plant solutions
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Article"Growers benefit from larger school fruit scheme"
Food and farming charity Sustain urges government to increase procurement from British topfruit growers
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ArticleMorrisons helps small suppliers with cashflow
Retailer says it will continue making immediate payments to its small farmers and food producers to support them through the pandemic
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ArticleNew protections for British seed potatoes
Amendments to Red Tractor’s Safe Haven certification scheme provide added protection against pests and diseases introduced by seed
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ArticlePML appoints youngest-ever board director
Perishable logistics firm rewards 25-year-old Ryan Parr with promotion to operations director and strengthens imports division ahead of Brexit
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ArticleMeasuring the impact of Brexit
Trade and logistics experts Andrew Morgan and Dr Stavros Karamperidis are appealing to produce businesses to tell them about the impact of Brexit on importing goods from Europe
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ArticleHarvest London invests in state-of-the-art vertical farm
New facility in Leyton is vertical producer’s second site in north London and the latest construction project by booming tech firm CambridgeHOK
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ArticleAHDB receives formal ballot request
Group of horticulture growers submit request for ballot on levy future, as AHDB welcomes opportunity for open debate
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ArticleFerryFast and Waste Knot rack up 1.5m charity meals
Two organisations have been working with FareShare since launch of its Surplus with Purpose Fund in July 2019
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ArticleTesco commits to plant-based foods
Supermarket pledges to increase plant-based meat alternatives by 300 per cent
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ArticleSecond wave poses retail availability challenges
New research from tech company outlines difficulties for retailers as they battle to keep pace with fluctuations in consumer demand
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Wrap to launch Food Waste Action Week
New initiative in March 2021 aims to tackle the vast amount of wasted food in the hospitality and foodservice sectors