News from FPJ – Page 308
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Ken Towle is new Nisa chief
The former Tesco director will head up the retailer following completion of the merger with Co-op yesterday
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Countryfile star to teach children where food comes from
Adam Henson’s new project aims to connect school children with the supply chains behind their food
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British Growers calls for R&D support
UK producers will struggle to compete in Europe if government doesn’t invest properly in innovation after Brexit, trade body warns
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Reader-voted awards opens for entries
UK Fruit & Vegetable Awards is voted for by FPJ subscribers, with winners crowned at a social evening prior to FPJ Live in October
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Citrus sales soar thanks to G&Ts
Asda reveal figures showing a 49 per cent spike in the category, largely down to Britain's taste for gin and tonics
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‘We’ll win customers at new market,’ say Birmingham traders
With new site close to M6 corridor, wholesalers think they can steal business from likes of Wolverhampton, Leicester and Nottingham
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NFT opens Tilbury produce chambers
Two temperature-controlled chambers inside 230,000 sq ft facility will handle a wide range of fresh fruit
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Del Monte targets young shoppers with canned launch
Tropicals giant looking to make tinned fruit fashionable again with 'premium and stylish' Gold pineapple range
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Veg Power: '33 billion more veg portions needed'
Marketing initiative releases figures showing the extent that boosting veg intake would have on consumers and growers
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Asian expansion propels global pineapple market
Pineapple sales grow moderately over past nine years with Asia and Latin America set for rising demand in future
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All about the people
Stoke business Freshview Foods believes its focus on people, quality and service gives it a unique place in the catering supply sector
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US lags behind in enviro packaging
FPJ columnist Amy Cross looks at how the States has not yet followed the UK's example when it comes to packaging
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Suppliers sweat over Sainsbury's-Asda
The grocery industry was rocked this week by news of a proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda. Michael Barker and Ed Leahy examine what it could all mean for suppliers
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Fresh produce prices up amid retail deflation
Low footfall from poor weather reduced retail price tags again in April, but fresh produce went against the trend
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Two new sites added to LEAF lineup
NIAB EMR is designated a LEAF Innovation Centre, while Blackbird Farming becomes a Demonstration Farm
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British Growers calls for Veg Power backing
Growers' body says industry should get behind campaign aimed at boosting kids' interest in vegetables
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GCA has "no concerns" over merger
The Groceries Code Adjudicator, Christine Tacon, said larger companies were easier to monitor for supply malpractice
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Sainsbury’s merger ‘could force 75 Asda stores to close’
Analyst believes closures would hand market share to Tesco since two thirds of Asda customers also shop at the retailer
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M&S looking at zero-emission cold transport
The retailer has partnered tech firm Dearman to phase out diesel refrigeration units and cut CO2 emissions by 95 per cent