News from FPJ – Page 284
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ArticleGem avos take social media approach
Westfalia Fruit is targeting consumers through social media ‘influencers’ after joining forces with Coregeo to market new gourmet avocado brand
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ArticleFruit and veg sales suffer as shoppers dodge packaging
Small retailers say fresh produce wrapped in plastic tops shopper blacklist, with 44 per cent seeing a drop in sales
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ArticleHaith unveils new-look factory
The root crop machinery company says the £1.5m extension is evidence of their ambition to grow
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ArticleLee Abbey named new NFU chief hort adviser
Abbey replaces Hayley Campbell-Gibbons, who is taking up the position of AHDB Horticulture chair next month
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ArticleUK planning independent PGI scheme
Government to introduce own geographical indications to “broadly mirror” EU system in event of no-deal Brexit
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ArticleUK food sector aims to halve waste by 2030
New "roadmap" scheme launched by Wrap and IGD will signatories to report their waste figures and create waste reduction plans
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ArticleHauliers could lose right to operate in EU
Brexit technical notices tell freight and transport firms to prepare for loss of licence recognition in the event of a no-deal Brexit
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ArticleUK set for plant trade disruption in ‘no deal’ scenario
Britain would lose access to plant passport scheme and be treated as a third country when exporting plant products to the EU
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ArticleCaught on the hop: Frog found in Aldi salad
Couple "horrified" to discover live frog in bag of Aldi rocket – the second time this year an amphibian has been found in its Nature’s Pick range
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ArticleGreenyard to sell horticulture arm for £120m
The Belgian supplier is raising cash following a difficult year which saw total sales fall 1.7 per cent
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ArticleHealthy vending machine trialled
Shropshire project hopes to encourage consumers to snack on dried fruit and nuts rather than chocolate and crisps
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ArticleSimple message builds on organic success
Clare McDermott, business development director at Soil Association Certification, looks at how the organic sector is grasping the opportunities of a changing consumer mindset
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ArticleMelons rolling forward
Heat, higher prices and health trends have been defining features in the melon category over the past year, with popularity rocketing in the balmy weather, but there has also been strain on producers and suppliers
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ArticleCo-op to ditch single-use plastics from own brand
Retailer has pledged to eliminate single-use plastics from own-brand products by 2023 and gradually switch to compostable carrier bags
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ArticleJailed NCGM trader ordered to pay £400k
John Fowler was convicted in 2014 for helping smuggle £5 million of cocaine in fruit and veg shipments from Greece
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ArticleGovt ‘planning inland port’ to ease coastal jams
Customs checks at warehouse facility 75 miles from nearest port could help ease congestion at the coast, insiders claim
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ArticleScottish berry growers hit by Storm Ali
Winds of up to around 100mph hit parts of Northern Ireland and Scotland this week causing damage to polytunnels
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ArticleSunburst volume set to triple in second season
Waitrose to sell 1,500 boxes of new pink-fleshed variety as JV partners Richard Hochfeld and Frank P Matthews anticipate strong demand
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ArticleTopfruit not a ‘low-wage, low-skill’ sector
EAP ‘delighted’ to see Migration Advisory Committee recommend SAWS but says low estimation of sector ‘overlooks potential’ for further growth
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ArticleNo-deal Brexit ‘disastrous’ for Fairtrade farmers
Reverting to WTO terms could result in lower prices, smaller Fairtrade volumes and reduced wages for growers in developing nations, foundation warns