News from FPJ – Page 211
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ArticlePotato perceptions
As AHDB’s four-year potato marketing strategy is up for renewal in 2020, Ed Leahy asks what’s next for marketing the spud to a public re-engaging with the category
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ArticleAC Goatham in "disbelief" over immigration plans
British topfruit giant AC Goatham & Son pens open letter to the government lambasting points-based visa plans
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ArticleBatters calls for 70,000 SAWS by 2021
NFU president makes series of demands from government including ramping up SAWS pilot, and match fund AHDB levy
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ArticleTesco set for £275m from Gain Land sale
The UK's largest retailer announced the sale of its shares in Chinese joint venture Gain Land
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ArticleFresh & naked to feature Peter Rabbit
Popular character will feature on pack promotions for fresh & naked, after it teamed up with Sony ahead of Peter Rabbit 2
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ArticleFresh-range goes nationwide
Online grocer to offer delivery service across the UK, sourcing directly from British farmers and growers
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ArticleMash Direct launches Cauliflower Bites
New product taps into rejuvenated cauliflower category as well as convenience trend
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ArticleIPL shrinks punnets to reduce plastic
Asda's supply arm reduces height and weight on some punnet lines as part of commitment to save 220 tonnes of plastic this year
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ArticleBerry sector ‘concerned’ by SAWS plans
Industry body welcomes expansion of SAWS pilot to 10,000 but warns this will fall well short once access to EU seasonal workers ends
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Article"Pesticide firms profit off hazardous products" says report
New investigation from Unearthed accuses major pesticide producers of making a third of their income from Highly Hazardous Products
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ArticleR.A.B.I releases £50k for storm-hit farms
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution opens up crisis fund to assist farmers struggling with impact of recent bad weather
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Article"New immigration policy will drive production abroad"
Nationwide Produce managing director Tim O'Malley criticises government's new immigration policy, calling it "hypocritical"
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ArticleNFU calls for three-crop rule derogation amid flooding
Requirement “completely unworkable” for flood-hit farmers, says union, with some unable to get out on their land since the autumn
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ArticleStores of the future
Freshness, theatre and a focus on fruit and veg are the name of the game in Marks & Spencer’s revamped food stores. Could this be the new face of retail? Fred Searle reports
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ArticleTozer looks East
Surrey-based vegetable seed breeder, Tozer, continues to expand abroad. After establishing headquarters in Spain and the US, it now looks East to China for its next project
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ArticleNuffield Scholarship applications open for 2021
Scholarships offer bursaries for research into food and horticulture for around 20 people each year
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ArticleOne van will deliver 265,000 meals a year
New vehicle for food redistribution charity FareShare, supplied by Asda, will help provide fresh produce to those most at risk of hunger
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ArticleSAWS expansion to 10,000 confirmed
Increase in numbers of seasonal workers from non-EU countries for agriculture follows announcement of new UK immigration policy
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ArticleBritish strawberries reach Aldi shelves
Discounter claims to have won the race to be the first supermarket to stock the popular British soft fruit
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ArticleJupiter Group climbs business rankings
Shropshire-based company one of several fresh produce firms to feature in The Sunday Times International Track 200