News from FPJ – Page 405
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Demand soars for dried fruit and nuts
Booming global demand in dried fruit and nuts mean only the biggest crops can respond as consumers latch onto healthy snacking
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Tech 'will shape industry more than Brexit' - IGD
Brexit so far not as damaging as predicted and of secondary importance to technological advancements, says IGD chief economist
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Entrepreneur calls for veg crisp funding
Nim's Fruit Crisps is using Tesco's BackIt platform to raise money to launch a line of healthy kids' snacks
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Customer experience 'vital to retail growth', says IGD
Emotional experience is more important than price in driving retail growth, according to grocery research charity
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Asda slashes price of 45 produce lines
Retailer has revealed new price offensive as part of overhaul to challenge Aldi and boost produce sales
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Tesco grows market share for first time since 2011
UK’s largest retailer has grown sales by 1.3 per cent and reached a market share of 28.2 per cent
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Fresh produce sales soar at Nisa
Retailer credits revamped Heritage range and trends for top-up shopping for 22 per cent rise in fruit and veg sales
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Tesco hints at fresh produce price rises
Retailer suggests prices could rise as Brexit bites but says it is making supply chains more efficient to shield suppliers and customers
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Strawberry shortage hits UK consumers
An unseasonably warm September has led to a surge in demand and brought forward domestic production
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Ex-Chingford procurement director joins Univeg
Shaun Hockey has been named as senior stonefruit procurement manager at Univeg UK
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Hauliers ‘do not want to use Calais’
Freight through Portsmouth and Southampton is increasing as hauliers choose other routes due to Calais disruption
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Fowler Welch to collect produce for FareShare
Customers of haulage firm can now have surplus or outgrade produce collected by Fowler Welch and redistributed to those in need
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Major expansion at Kent fruit packer
DPS and Fowler Welch JV Integrated Service Solutions has more than doubled floor space with expansion in packing and ripening
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Branston expands prep factory to fight waste with Tesco
Branston, Tesco and Samworth Brothers develop new three-way partnership to use wonky veg in ready meals
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Branston reaches milestone with factory on wheels
Potato producer has now taught 20,000 school children on Billy Branston’s Amazing Potato Factory bus
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Glasshouse opened at Harper Adams Uni
Energy-efficient polycarbonate ‘glasshouse’ unveiled at agricultural university for commercial and academic crop trials
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FPC outlines Brexit wishlist
Industry body calls on government to take steps to safeguard the sustainability of the UK fresh produce trade
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Class One and veg box start-up join forces
Two North Yorkshire firms are working together to offer home deliveries of high quality local wholesale produce
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Ethiopian veg exports halted after farms attacked
Some Dutch firms have had to halt imports from Ethiopia after protesters burnt packhouses and damaged land
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NC sweet potato industry ‘assessing’ Matthew impact
Growers in North Carolina remain optimistic about sweet potato crop despite flooding from Hurricane Matthew