News from FPJ – Page 234
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Pink Lady launches reading and music campaign
Brand is recommending consumers books to read and tracks to listen to as part of new comms drive
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AC Goatham launches new UK pink apple
First commercial volumes of Flanders Pink to hit stores this year, marking a new foray into pink apple production for the Kent grower
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British kiwi berry season underway
BerryWorld set for 70 tonne production this year in short window between end of August and October
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UK ‘closing in’ on large-scale vertical lettuce production
Vertical farm director says indoor production of salad heads in Britain has potential to replace imports from Spain as sector gathers steam
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Chopped-salad chain set for UK debut
Choppaluna is set to open in London in October, with ambitious plans for up to 300 outlets in the coming decade
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Reduced-to-clear food app launches in UK
New app will alert consumers in real time to reduced-to-clear fresh food in an attempt to clamp down on wastage
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Liverpool traders diversify after footfall drop
Market traders looking at diversification options after site relocation brings drop off in late trade
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A fresh craft
London’s burgeoning craft beer scene is using fruit and vegetables in a wave of experimentation that could see craft breweries become an established market for fresh produce
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Fruit and veg juice sales rocket
Juices enjoy faster sales growth than any other sector in UK food and drink, while beer revenues slump
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‘Open fridges should be banned’
Environmental experts call for supermarkets to ditch open fridges due to harmful emissions
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Sweet potato shortages hit UK
Supermarket supply even tighter than expected after extreme weather in US last autumn
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Aldi school initiative to boost healthy eating
Retailer offers schools the chance to win £20,000 in sports equipment as part of Team GB healthy eating and exercise campaign
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Organic opportunity
Brexit is causing anxiety across the fresh produce supply chain, but organics could be one of the sectors to benefit
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Major no-deal port disruption ‘will last 48 hours’
NCGM catering supplier predicts UK will soon start letting in lorries tariff-free in event of no deal, with hopes this could force retrospective deal
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Koppert to start glasshouse drone trial
The Dutch micro produce specialists have teamed up with PATS Indoor Drone Solutions to trial new drone pest control
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BerryWorld SA forecasts big blueberry crop
BerryWorld predicts nearly double the number of blueberries compared to 2018 with exports going to Asia and the UK
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Govt launches review of NHS food
Overhaul of menus following listeria scandal could see hospitals using more local fresh produce and less frozen food
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NCGM traders launch new legal action
Second legal battle launched by tenants over market redevelopment focuses on concerns over the new units
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Ocado suffers second fire of the year
A small fire at Ocado's Erith depot last night forced staff to evacuate building with some customer orders cancelled
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Chantenay set for strong season amid marketing drive
Favourable growing conditions and a revived marketing campaign should make for a successful year, according to UK’s leading supplier