News from FPJ – Page 283
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ArticleCoveris Rigid switches to old brand name
Rigid packaging specialist changes its name to Paccor following its sale to Lindsay Goldberg on 31 July
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ArticleGove to launch food strategy after Brexit
The Defra minister unveiled new plans at the Tory party conference today as well as £15m food surplus redistribution scheme
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ArticlePack of all trades
A new packaging machine developed by Spanish engineering company Ulma is aiming to shake up salad packaging in Britain and help cut back on plastic
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ArticleOne million new customers drive record sales for Aldi
Sales growth accelerates at discounter whose market share continues to grow amid major store expansion
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ArticleSoloberry donates blueberries to local eye charity
Supplier’s support for Kent Association for the Blind during National Eye Health Week is part of strategy to push berries’ health benefits
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ArticleTenderstem enjoys record summer sales
UK’s second-largest fresh produce brand sees August volume sales rise 16 per cent year on year despite challenging growing conditions
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ArticleCo-op make supplier commitments in food report
The retailer pledged to ensure fair deals for suppliers in the food chain, focusing on vulnerable workers and women
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ArticlePink Lady launches Aussie holiday comp at M&S
Promotion will be available on M&S four-packs with a seven-night trip to Melbourne compete with orchard tour up for grabs
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ArticleBrexit notices are "alarming" says Batters
Speaking to tomato growers the NFU head said government preparations for a no-deal scenario could be catastrophic
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ArticleOut of gas
Greenhouse growers in the Netherlands are torn between a push to reduce their emissions and the need to generate enough carbon dioxide to stay up and running
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ArticleNew berry tomatoes in development for UK markets
At barely more than 2cm across, the berry tomato variety from Axia Vegetable Seeds is a novel option for tomato lovers
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ArticleNew Greenvale MD to speak at FPJ Live
Andy Clarkson promoted from customer operations director during busy period for British potato supplier
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ArticleSainsbury’s-Asda merger could see 460 stores offloaded
Watchdog raises competition concerns after finding that supermarkets’ catchment areas overlap in 463 places
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ArticleNo-deal Brexit ‘could cost food supply chain £9.3bn’
Food and drink imported from EU would be subject to average tariff of 27 per cent, meaning higher costs for suppliers and retailers, report warns
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ArticleSummer sun brings best of US innovation
FPJ columnist Amy Cross explains why summer is a joyous time for fresh produce lovers stateside
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ArticlePortsmouth Port invests to manage change
The loss of key contracts was a blow, but Portsmouth has dusted itself down and is reinventing itself for the future
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ArticleAutumnal rush for blackberries
Sales of the autumn berry at Waitrose spiked in the past week as Britain gets ready for winter
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ArticleHalf-hour customs delay ‘will bankrupt one in 10 firms’
Delays of 10-30 minutes would see one in ten British firms go out of business, according to survey of supply chain managers
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ArticleMorrisons chairman appointed IGD president
Andrew Higginson will replace Coca-Cola's Leendert den Hollander as research charity's president on 1 January 2018
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ArticleGlyphosate could be killing bees, researchers warn
World’s most widely used weed killer shown to damage good bacteria in honeybees’ guts, making them more susceptible to fatal pathogens