News from FPJ – Page 290
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ArticlePlastic pledge ‘a chance to be more transparent’
Commitments by UK retailers to reduce plastic are a valuable opportunity to win loyalty of new generation of environmentally conscious consumers, writes James Butcher, managing director of Solutions for Retail Brands
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ArticleMDS scheme becomes apprenticeship
Saffy Connolly, chief operating officer at MDS, explains how fresh produce companies have new opportunity to access the scheme
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ArticleHow social supermarkets are filling a gap in austerity Britain
Lopamudra Patnaik Saxena, a research associate at Coventry University, looks at the impact of social supermarkets and explains why they may not help fix inequalities in the food system
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ArticleBrassica volumes set to fall
Tough weather conditions leave growers with lower production and smaller veg – and seeking higher prices
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ArticleA crying game
Drought conditions are set to cause unprecedented shortages in onions, with price rises looking inevitable
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ArticleAccessing Asia
With international trade becoming increasingly important for UK fresh produce growers, Asia is often seen as the most up-and-coming global consumer market. Promar’s head of agri-food, Lisa Williams, outlines the opportunities and challenges in this vast market
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ArticleHeat means sweet: the UK fruits enjoying the sun
Niche fruit consumers can look forward to a sweeter harvest this year which could attract more shoppers
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ArticleHear from Sainsbury's at FPJ Live
Fruit buyer Finbar Cartlidge and veg and salad buyer Julien Roberts will discuss the supermarket's strategy in depth
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ArticleEAP warns apple supplies remain tight
Despite projections of a bumper EU crop, British growers say global production issues will mean no surfeit of fruit
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ArticleNew research hub for England Marketing
Cambridgeshire facility will offer a range of research options for fresh produce firms and local businesses
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ArticleNo added anything: The growth of organic
Ed Griffiths, consumer insights director at Kantar Worldpanel, examines the growing opportunities in the organic market
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ArticleChristie joins AGP as non-exec chair
Former G's boss joins board of fledgling onion joint venture in Lincolnshire
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China in their hands
British companies are increasingly opening up to opportunities in the Asian market. Ahead of this year’s Asia Fruit Logistica, FPJ profiles some of the British exhibitors
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ArticleEast is east
Brands, technology and growers are bridging the gap between Europe and Asia, with opportunities for British produce in markets from the Middle East to China to Japan
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ArticleSwedes unwrapped: Asda ditches the plastic
Retailer removes wrapping from the root veg as part of 10 per cent plastic reduction commitment
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ArticleNew agri-research to counter climate change
Scientists at the University of Plymouth are developing a state of the art indoor production unit for fruit and vegetables
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ArticleBrassicas "prevent colon cancer"
New research on mice revealed digestion of kale, broccoli and cabbage activated gut response against inflammation and colon cancer
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ArticleChasing the Boom
Newly-formed Fresca subsidiary The Avocado Company has set out its ambition to become the best in the UK avocado market. Nina Pullman went to visit
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ArticleTrading Places
As the deadline for the UK’s departure from the EU gets ever closer, NFU chief horticultural adviser Hayley Campbell-Gibbons analyses the fresh produce trade between the two sides and addresses the key questions facing the industry
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ArticleDrones to help with potato vine kill
Images taken from flying drones of crops can help targeted applications of herbicides