News from FPJ – Page 351
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Baby steps
Savse has come from humble beginnings to become a driving force in the trendy smoothie market. Rosie Shennan talks to head of sales Paul Gurnell about the brand’s ambitions to move into baby food
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Celeriac rice launches at Waitrose
Supermarket says new product saves consumers time and offers a healthy alternative to carbs
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Aldi unveils Organic Avocado Oil
Discounter's new line, which contains the oil of 20 avocados in each bottle, launches as Specialbuy for Organic September
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£1m storage investment for Fourayes
New facility will feature Dynamically Controlled Atmosphere storage for the year-round preservation of Bramley apples
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TRS recalls chillies over toxin fears
Ethnic wholesaler’s extra hot whole chillies found to contain unsafe levels of potentially carcinogenic natural toxin
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France to vote against glyphosate licence renewal
Environment ministry official says France will vote against extending EU licence for chemical suspected of causing cancer
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AHDB Horticulture launches robotics survey
Levy board conducts research into use of automation in horticulture to identify future investment opportunities
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New kids book puts veg front and centre
The Vegetable Village Adventures is a new series of educational books that the author hopes will inspire healthy eating
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Putting the UK into Uruguay
Uruguay was shaken by the Brexit vote but blueberry exporter Blue Forest believes trade with the UK will recover and expand. Nina Pullman speaks to sales manager Julieta Lagreca
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Seeds of change
The seed potato sector is arguably better placed than any other to take advantage of opportunities in the new trading environment
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BerryWorld set for record kiwiberry sales
Soft fruit supplier set to double sales of niche fruit from 11 to 20 tonnes at British retailers this season
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Ocado launches app for Amazon Alexa
Online retailer becomes first supermarket to create an app enabling voice-controlled grocery orders
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Emerging potato varieties take hold
New AHDB figures suggest more up-and-coming varieties are being planted to serve the fresh packing market
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Aldi cuts small suppliers’ payment terms to 14 days
Suppliers of up to £250,000 worth of produce a year will now be paid within 14 days as opposed to 33
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Koppert UK appoints pest management consultant
Biological pest control firm appoints pest control specialist to give technical support to growers in south of England
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Blockchain ‘will help shipping firms resist cyberattacks’
Logistics tech firm announces successful pilot of blockchain technology to help prevent another Maersk-style IT breakdown
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Tesco announces waterway protection project
Retailer is encouraging potato growers in East Anglia to limit run-off from fields by helping to fund environmentally-friendly technology
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NFU buys FEC Energy
Farmers' union buys up farm energy business, with which it has a longstanding relationship
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LEAF appoints new education director
Environmental farming body appoints ‘director of education and public engagement’ following tie-up with Farming and Countryside Education
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Co-extusion expansion for Coveris
Packaging giant expands its capabilities with purchase of equipment from administrators of Gelpack Excelsior