News from FPJ – Page 300
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ArticleChildren to design farm products in NFU comp
Contest will see school children designing futuristic tractors and snack products containing beetroot among other things
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ArticleAsda ‘treats suppliers worst’ among Big Four
Iceland finishes bottom overall in Groceries Code rankings, while Aldi tops leader board for fifth year in a row
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ArticleGrocery sector notches up two years of growth
Combined supermarket sales have risen for 25 consecutive periods with Morrisons continuing its steady growth thanks to success of wonky veg
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ArticleNFU president lobbies Gove and May
Minette Batters to raise industry’s concerns surrounding seasonal labour and Agriculture Bill in meeting with PM
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ArticleMillennials unlikely to consider picking fruit
A new report reveals negative attitudes towards picking fruit from millennial generation, but are open to senior roles
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ArticleAG Thames optimistic after "challenging" year
The Kent-based supplier experienced one-off costs and a £1.5million investment into the company in restructuring efforts
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ArticleGovt labour proposal "unrealistic"
Soil Association's Honor Eldridge said a more comprehensive policy is required to plug the labour shortage gap
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ArticleVideo: world's first drone pollination
New York company Dropcopter successfully pollinated an apple orchard using their robotic bee impersonator
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ArticleAldi backs new plants and flowers pledge
NFU Plants and Flowers Pledge challenges retailers to sell more British flowers and ensure fair relationships with growers
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ArticleA quality proposition
Oliver Kay Produce plans for a future of growth based on an ethos of customer care and quality fruit and veg, backed up by investment from owner Bidfresh
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ArticleMPs grill Sainsbury’s and Asda over merger
Efra committee pours scorn on deal, saying small suppliers would suffer
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ArticleUK to have nationwide food waste collections
New EU laws to have separate bio-waste collections from homes by 2023 aim to hit 65 per cent recycling target
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ArticleBakkavor Foods fined over worker death
Bo'ness-based ready meal manufacturer fined £176,000 over "wholly avoidable" fatal accident
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ArticleOrganic shoppers expect greener packaging
A Soil Association survey shows 67 per cent held organic produce to a higher packaging standard than non-organic options
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ArticleBorough Market celebrates food rescue landmark
Traders have redirected enough produce for 100,000 charity meals through market's collaboration with redistributor Plan Zheroes
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ArticleA stone certainty
Despite significant price rises across the category and a number of weather-related production issues, the stonefruit sector is enjoying highly encouraging growth
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ArticleNew campaign for British blackcurrants
Digital initiative aims to tell the blackcurrant's story as it journeys from bush to Ribena bottle
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ArticleUK F&V Awards: Your shot at glory!
With a range of great categories to take part in, now's the time to enter the only awards voted for by the industry itself
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ArticleBritish Organic Growers unveil logo
New imagery released to accompany major new campaign aimed at boosting sales of organic carrots
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ArticleGreenvale to sponsor two ‘tattie runs’
Contestants will race with nets of potatoes over their shoulders in races in Edinburgh and Perth