News from FPJ – Page 244
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Asda contract boost for Scotty Brand
Albert Bartlett-owned brand gains nationwide listing for its strawberries, allowing it to double production
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Retail supplier complaints hit new low
Aldi again named most Code-compliant supermarket in annual report by Groceries Code Adjudicator
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"Ignore claims that fruit is too sugary"
Experts on British Summer Fruits' panel highlight worrying trend of online extreme dieting and unqualified nutritionists
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Why the listeria threat will reduce in 10 years
Alva Smith, doctoral researcher at Edinburgh Napier University, explains why new genome sequencing technology could spell the end for listeria outbreaks
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Young Borough traders learn about fruit and veg
London market's Summer Produce Sale and Young Marketeers programme give kids insight in produce trading
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Aldi extends plastic-free trial
Initiative on five fresh vegetable lines, which has been trialled in Scotland, will now move into England
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Scottish fruit farm named Strategic SmartHort Centre
Thomas Thomson becomes third AHDB centre to act as case study for productivity improvements
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New look for "Blas y Tir" veg
New branding captures "nostalgic but fresh" image of Pembrokeshire landscape
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East of England Co-op boosts local sales
Retailer's Sourced Locally Fortnight initiative passes £1 million in local produce sales this June
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Bidfresh launches fresh food platform
New Fresh Food Hub offers chefs and caterers 'anytime, anywhere' digital ordering solution
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IGS reveal "hugely exciting" £5.4m funding
Indoor and vertical farm technology specialists boosted with new funding round, led by US agri-investors
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Omega Ingredients launches real wasabi
Ipswich-based supplier looks to distinguish itself from adulterated products, with most paste containing less than five per cent wasabi
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Crime against farmers ‘not properly tackled’
An estimated 137,000 farmers have fallen victim to crime with 80 per cent saying police aren’t doing enough to protect them
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Food industry unveils Plan for Success
New document, backed by fresh produce organisations, proposes how government can support food and drink sector
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Finkelstein's role confirmed at Defra
Experienced government operator's interim position made permanent
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Total Produce nurtures new Irish talent
Taking on the Junior Achievement Ireland initiative, Total Produce visited students to share some tips on business skills
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No Spain, no gain
Murcia’s stonefruit season is shaping up nicely, Anecoop is using sport to promote diversity and sell its watermelons, and Trops is looking to new regions to fulfil its potential in avocados
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FareShare opens new warehouse in Kent
Food redistribution charity relocates Kent Regional Centre, allowing it to provide almost half a million more meals a year
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Rain wreaks havoc on Lincolnshire crops
Brassicas worst hit, with fields reduced to quagmires for growers who describe it as "worst rain in 40 years"
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Lords appoint new committee on food poverty
Group will examine impact on public health and environment, and look at how diets can be made more sustainable, affordable and healthy