News from FPJ – Page 347
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ArticleTesco fights waste by selling blemished apples
Retailer to support growers by selling fruit with ‘frost ring’ that would normally fall outside of crop specs
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ArticleAldi sales rise as more shoppers switch
Sales were up by 13.5 per cent during the last year while investment in price and infrastructure hit Aldi’s bottom line
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ArticleM&S moves into online food delivery
Retailer has launched two trials delivering ready meals and groceries within one- or two-hour slots
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ArticleIkea salad farm hosts Shoreditch pop-up
Urban salad concept will feature tastings, gastronomic workshops and info on the benefits of local sourcing
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ArticleGrowing Underground wins Future Food Award
Air raid shelter micro salad farm wins at BBC Food and Farming Awards followed by seaweed and seed firms as runners up
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ArticleFlamingo acquires Butters Group
Produce and flower supplier has bought Lincolnshire-based Butters Group to consolidate retail customer portfolios and expertise
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ArticleHave your say on labour issue
Call for industry to submit evidence about the role of EU labour for Migration Advisory Committee consultation
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ArticleG’s explores automated lettuce harvest
Cambridge University robotics experts are developing robots that can be used to harvest lettuce at leading salad supplier
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ArticleLabour costs ‘could rise by 50 per cent’
Costs of incentivising and training new workers if access to EU labour is blocked post-Brexit could hit businesses, analyst warns
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ArticlePremium is biggest opportunity for tomato category
Two thirds of growth in tomatoes during the last year came from premium tiers and there is more to come, Tomato Conference hears
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ArticleOrganic sales set to reach new heights
Revenues expected to surpass £2.2 billion by end of year, which would be sector’s best ever annual sales figure
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ArticleTesco suppliers to publish food waste data
G’s, Branston, Richard Hochfeld are among 24 Tesco suppliers that have also pledged to help halve food waste by 2030
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ArticleInterview: A fruitful trade
Ahead of Fruit Attraction in Madrid next month, FPJ discusses the crucial trading relationship between Spain and the UK with show director Raúl Calleja
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ArticleUK retailer installs 'world's first' finger vein payment system
Costcutter has installed what is described as the first supermarket finger vein scanner payment system in the world
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ArticleGen Z eat 266 per cent more avos than 90s kids
Students eat more avos, kale or sweet potatoes and drink less beer than they did in the 90s, according to new Barclays research
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ArticlePhil Scarlett passes away, aged 65
Co-founder of new UK Produce Industry Fair and veteran of South Holland business scene dies following cancer battle
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ArticleSo that’s why the Merseyside sky glows pink…
LEDs from Flavourfresh Salads plant near Liverpool explain mysterious light that left locals confused
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ArticleWayne Milne leaves Newmafruit for Bardsley Farms
Milne has left his role as Newmafruit MD to take on head of operations at topfruit grower
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ArticleSupermarket sales continue to grow
Food price inflation and increased volume sales boost retailer income over the past three months
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ArticleMajor robotics investment cuts labour by 80 per cent
Spanish veg producer El Dulze has installed 68 robots on its lettuce packing line and reduced its workforce from 500 to 100