News from FPJ – Page 346
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UK restaurants prepare for autumn
Hyper provenance, new varieties and local suppliers are the talk of the table as UK restaurants go seasonal with their autumn menus
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Growers can now salt their mushrooms too
Salt joins list of 16 other everyday substances that growers can use to control pests, weeds and diseases after European Commission approval
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Branston appoints new South West general manager
Former Brake Bros and QV Foods employee joins potato supplier to oversee operations at site for new and salad potatoes
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Banana production 'could rise to higher altitudes'
Meteorologist raises spectre of moving production as a consequence of climate change and more frequent droughts
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Vitamin A bananas hold the key in Africa
New research identifies 15 banana varieties which could help tackle vitamin A deficiency in east Africa
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NFU urges RPA to ‘up its game’ on subsidy payments
Body warns growers that remapping of common land, on which farmers can claim entitlements, could worsen delays in processing claims
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Twins set to smash own record for UK’s biggest pumpkin
Current record holders expect to beat last year’s record by more than 20 stone at pumpkin festival near Southampton on 14 October
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Going native: How size matters in the USA
The American consumer has a penchant for over-sized pack sizes of fresh produce while shelf life can be longer than in UK
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London Gateway welcomes two new services
New services from CMA-CGM and Marfret link the UK with Australia, New Zealand, the US and Latin America
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Salads succeed despite shaky start to year
The leafy salads sector has shaken off challenging growing conditions to see positive value and volume growth
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Fresca sales up but sterling slump hits profit
Turnover up 17 per cent at produce giant but pound's devaluation and loss of Sainsbury’s contract hurts profits
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Mash Direct launches lunchtime Nourish Bowls
New range of on-the-go lunch bowls take flavour inspiration from China, Italy and Morocco
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Labour crisis deepens as workers leave mid season
The new National Living Wage means workers hit the tax threshold earlier and are choosing to return home before picking ends
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Ecuador courts foreign investors
The Andean nation’s new government is looking to forge stronger trade links with the UK and other countries
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Produce World outlines turnaround in face of £6.8m loss
Veg supplier said exiting brassica JV and aphid infestations hit bottom line in 2016 but expects profits to exceed £7m in 2017
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New beetle threatens British pears
The European Anthonomus spilotus beetle has been found on two orchards in Kent in the first sighting in the UK
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Sainsbury’s trials checkout-free shopping
Retailer takes a leaf out of Amazon’s book and begins testing smartphone technology to allow customers to avoid queuing
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NFU backs May’s Brexit implementation period
Union supports plans to extend Brexit deadline by two years but says farmers need more detail on how immigration system will work
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AHDB in £1m soil biology research partnership
Five-year knowledge exchange programme aims to bring together research and practical approaches to soil biology and soil health
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Nim’s listed at Co-op in first supermarket deal
Air-dried fruit and veg crisp brand to be sold at 60 Co-op stores in the South East, with plans to roll out nationally depending on sales