News from FPJ – Page 354
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ArticleSainsbury’s halts Nisa takeover talks
Supermarket chain shelves takeover bid following competition concerns raised by similar Tesco-Booker deal
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ArticleFresh produce is ‘star performer’ in organics
Sales of organic fresh produce were up by 7.4 per cent over the last year, with fruit, tomatoes and salad performing strongly
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ArticleAMT Fruit reaches milestone in FareShare donations
Citrus specialist celebrates sending enough surplus fruit for half a million meals to food redistribution charity FareShare
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ArticleLogistics industry outlines Brexit asks
Industry body has responded to new government report on Brexit talks on custom arrangements by publishing its own agenda
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ArticleMajor names announced for Vegetable Summit
Food Foundation event draws together leading figures from government, media and industry to tackle healthy eating agenda
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ArticleGrocery promotions hit 10-year low
New IRI study indicates move towards everyday low pricing and more transparency in the way products are retailed
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ArticleAmazon founder's logistics honour
Jeff Bezos to be inducted into the Logistics Hall of Fame in Berlin in recognition of his pioneering online work
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ArticleTesco expands fresh prepared offer
Mushroom and beetroot burgers among new range of products as Tesco capitalises on drive for health and convenience
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ArticleTesco puts rainbow chard on offer
Retailer is promoting rainbow chard at half price for the next two weeks after growers produce bumper crop
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ArticleConcerns mount over slavery in EU supply chains
The ongoing migrant crisis has meant the EU has shown the greatest increase in risk of slavery in supply chains, report finds
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ArticleMarket for hydroponic veg set to rise
Urbanisation and growing consumer awareness about the risk of contaminated veg will boost demand for hydroponics
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ArticleMarket arsonist will face jail
Stephen Wilkinson will face jail time for arson with reckless intent at Birmingham wholesale market, a court has heard
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ArticleRiverford Organic to become employee owned
Organic delivery business will have a new employee ownership by 2018 as founder Guy Watson confirms he ‘will never sell’
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ArticleFrench radish piques grower interest
A product much loved across the Channel, Sue Jupe asks whether UK retailers and consumers are missing a trick over French Breakfast radish
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ArticleBoom time for British cherries
Norton Folgate's new state-of-the-art grading technology could be the answer to handling big future volume growth
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ArticleAsia Special: China’s pear-fect potential
As demand for high-quality topfruit grows in China, Belgian and Dutch suppliers have established themselves in the market. But what opportunities does the market hold for British firms if access can be secured, asks Fred Searle
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ArticleAsia Special: Follow the retailer
Choosing countries where retail customers are already active can help UK produce businesses enter Asian markets
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ArticleEnglish veg faces challenging future
Consumers benefit from bulging shelves of English veg in peak season, but labour fears and price deflation threaten the category
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ArticleBrexit: Disruptive, but an opportunity for new food systems
New import tariffs and trade deals post-Brexit offer opportunities for smaller and more flexible supply chains, writes Peter Durose, director of Poles Apart Consulting
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ArticlePotato industry unites in new blackleg project
Potato businesses have joined the Scottish government and AHDB in a new £240,000 project to help tackle blackleg disease