News from FPJ – Page 336
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ArticleSupplier partnerships are focus of CFL18
Tesco chief executive Dave Lewis to focus on collaborative working model at Guildhall event
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ArticleDefra hiring advisers to shape post-Brexit policy
Department looking for “free-thinking” policy advisers to “challenge received wisdom” when shaping agricultural policy
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Article'Abolish farming subsidies', says Tory thinktank
Bright Blue report proposes elimination of production subsidies in favour of payments for environment-friendly land management
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ArticleMillions could be ‘priced out of 5 A Day’ after Brexit
Food Foundation thinktank says fresh produce consumption could drop as exchange rates, labour costs and tariffs increase prices
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ArticleBrexit fallout mushrooms
A raft of mushroom growers have gone out of business since the referendum and further casualties look likely, but a positive health message and rising sales offer some hope
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ArticleClick and Connect
Two new online trading apps are using algorithms to link produce buyers and sellers from across the world
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Article‘Aggressive’ new disease hits lettuce growers
Growers urged to diagnose early after first UK outbreak of Fusarium wilt in lettuce
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ArticleEustice pledges to prioritise soil health
Defra to put soil health at centre of post-Brexit agricultural policy, minister says
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ArticleNFU urges chancellor to back farmers in budget
Meurig Raymond calls on Philip Hammond to ease Brexit instability by encouraging investment and innovation in farm businesses
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ArticleAsda sales growth slows
Like-for-like sales growth decreases from 1.8 per cent to 1.1 per cent as supermarket’s recovery loses momentum
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ArticleLondon chocolatier launches prune and gin truffle
Award-winning chef Paul A Young showcases California Prunes in latest creation promoting the fruit
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ArticleBean wilt research set to boost Kenyan supply
Project will try to identify causes of pathogenic disease and boost fine and runner bean yields by 10 per cent
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ArticleJust Eat's takeover of Hungryhouse approved
£240m deal expected to make enlarged online food-ordering platform more robust in face of increasing competition
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ArticleAI will help big four ‘combat discounters’
New technology in stock replenishment will allow major supermarkets to maximise profits as discounters continue to grow, says Blue Yonder
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ArticleKalettes to pop up in London
Branded vegetable will be centre stage in pop-up shop in London's trendy Hoxton in early December
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ArticleAsda unveils snore-reducing pineapples
Pineapple plants to be exclusively stocked over Christmas, with NASA studies suggesting relief for noisy sleepers
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ArticleMolyneux Kale trials Italian chicories
Lancashire grower sees sales potential in puntarelle and other varieties, which could help fill winter gap in British salad production
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ArticleShepherd takes the helm at Eurofins Grimsby
New general manager promises to put the focus on client services in a bid to grow the business
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ArticleGrocery inflation hits four-year high
Despite low volume sales increases, higher value sales indicate cost increases are starting to be passed on to shoppers
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ArticleApplying yourself to biopesticides
Spray technique, pressure and water volume are vital considerations for biopesticides to work effectively