News from FPJ – Page 316
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ArticleRetailers get behind World Water Day
Tesco and Sainsbury's among supermarkets pledging to reduce water stress in arable land
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ArticleM&S hires new MD to 'overhaul' food arm
Stuart Machin will take up the newly coined role of managing director of food in April to help return profit growth to the retailer
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ArticleOcado reveals near zero waste figures
The online retailer attributed its efficiency to a dynamic redistribution network including charities and zoos
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ArticleNew facility to grow year-round lettuce
Two British companies are pairing up to create an "innovative" hydroponics facility which will increase shelf life for UK consumers
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ArticleTakeaways 'should stop giving away salad'
Damning research suggests free salads given away by the likes of kebab and curry shops are almost never eaten
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ArticleCalifornia Prune campaign homes in on kids
Prune It For Kids seeking to position prunes as a more nutritious alternative to sugary snacks
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ArticleTole to join The Allium Alliance
Former Produce World man joins Lincolnshire onion supplier as commercial director
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ArticleIGD boss Denney-Finch to step down
Industry stalwart will leave her role as chief executive at the grocery charity in September to pursue other interests
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ArticleSainsbury's slashes prices on 930 goods
CEO Mike Coupe said the wide-ranging price reductions shows commitment to help customers "live well for less"
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ArticleFirst Brit asparagus goes to charity
Wye Valley Produce donated sales from their early crop to charity, prompting their customers to do the same
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ArticlePotatoes hit record stock levels
The AHDB says increased tonnage to meet retail specifications helped contribute to 25 per cent spike from last year
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ArticleMcDonald's makes carbon pledge
The multinational burger chain says it is the first restaurant to set greenhouse gas reduction targets
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ArticleNFU welcomes 'more certainty' after deal
New NFU president Minette Batters said Brexit transition terms agreed by David Davis yesterday will allow farmers to plan better
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ArticleEU agri payments to end after 2019
New Brexit terms announced today reveal that the CAP will no longer apply to British farmers in 2020
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Article"AI answer to replenishment problems"
Responding to Morrisons' plans to expand their hyper-local produce, German tech company boss says they need AI to help with stock
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ArticleLincolnshire farm joins AHDB info exchange
RJ and AE Godfrey's mixed arable farm will serve as a hub for farmer-to-farmer learning in the north
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ArticleBritish tech firm wins £50k for seed bot
Small Robot Company won the Horizontal Innovation Award to develop a robot that will automatically seed fields
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ArticleTesco appoint new tech boss
Britain's biggest retailer are hoping Guus Dekkers can deliver "large scale IT transformations" in an age of "big data"
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ArticleHow urban farmers are growing without soil or light
Silvio Caputo, senior lecturer at the University of Portsmouth, looks at how hydroponics can help farmers producing indoors and in small spaces
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ArticleGrayling takes flak for Dover comments
The secretary for transport told BBC's Question Time audience that there would be no customs checks on inbound lorries after Brexit