News from FPJ – Page 381
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ArticleMPs back online ‘Buy British’ filter
Talks under way to introduce button on supermarkets' online stores that lets shoppers filter out foreign groceries
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ArticleG’s joins forces with RSPB to save turtle dove
Salad giant’s biodiversity drive at sustainable mushroom farm could help save endangered bird from extinction
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ArticleBlackcurrants find favour in new sorbet
New sorbet from northern producer Beckleberry’s hopes to benefit from blackcurrants’ superfood reputation
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ArticleG’s graduate publishes recipe book
Anneeka Ludhra published Indian cookery book Dadima’s after learning the ‘real meaning of hard work’ on G’s training scheme
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ArticleWhy the sector will die without foreign seasonal labour
Government must understand that the UK fresh produce sector cannot survive without seasonal foreign labour, writes Chris Rose of Asplins PO
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ArticleEureka Produce expands with £500k cash injection
New partnership with Aldermore bank will allow Northampton catering supplier to fulfil potential and provide more jobs
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ArticleCrop protection veteran joins Syngenta
Sue Hutchinson has joined Syngenta as marketing lead for vegetable seeds bringing 30 years experience in crop protection
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ArticleBerry supply eases after a tight few weeks
An abrupt end to the Chilean season and late start for Spain means supply has been tight in the berry business, as demand continues to grow
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ArticleUK opts out of EU scheme for free school fruit and veg
Britain and Sweden refuse EU offer of free fresh produce for 2017-18 school year
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ArticleMelon shortage on the horizon
High prices on peppers have led Spanish growers to extend the season and delay the switchover to melon leading to potential gap
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ArticleAgri-coalition forms to lobby government in Brexit talks
Agricultural trade associations to inform and influence government in Brexit negotiations on trade, technology and advice for farmers
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ArticleAldi opens 700th store and new DC
New store in Kent and £60m distribution centre in Cardiff open as discounter continues its investment plans across the UK
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ArticlePressure still high on suppliers
Adjudicator Christine Tacon outlines a series of issues where supermarkets are exerting too much pressure
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ArticleCoregeo’s Michelle Toft wins women in business award
Toft was presented with the PR and Marketing award at the annual Kent Women in Business Awards
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ArticleIndustry calls for tariff-free trade deal with Ireland
Open letter to UK government calls for tariff-free trade and free movement of goods and workers to be agreed as soon as possible
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ArticleFresca Group signs avocado JV
New joint venture with Colombian avocado grower Cartama will build on ‘explosive consumption growth’ in avocados
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ArticleTole to leave Produce World for new tech businesses
Former British Onions chairman to establish Soil-for-life as an independent entity and start his own IT consultancy
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ArticleCauliflower waste concerns spark supply debate
UK growers defend Spanish cauliflower imports following Sunday Times report but expect post-Brexit shift towards more domestic supply
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ArticleTesco launches new food waste hotline
New online service will provide another link between suppliers and Tesco product teams to help flag up food waste ‘hotspots’
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ArticleFresh Talent ceases trading
Recruitment firm Fresh Talent is understood to have ceased trading in January