News from FPJ – Page 408
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ArticlePatrick Harte joins Eurofins as manager
Chair of the Tomato Growers Association and former manager of Cornerways will head up Eurofins’ flagship lab in the UK
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ArticleCucumber profits running dry
The supermarket price war and abundant Dutch supply are squeezing cucumber growers, but salad sales are booming as leaves become an ‘ingredient’
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ArticleTinned pumpkins launched in time for Halloween
US brand distributor Innovative Bites has launched what it says is the first tinned pumpkins into the UK retail market
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ArticleGrower trials Halloween ‘pumpkinsteins’
Foxes Farm Produce’s Guy and Emily French have attached spooky face moulds to pumpkins ahead of Halloween
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ArticleBiopesticides set to "overtake chemicals"
Number of biopesticides available in Europe forecast to overtake chemicals within ten years, says former EU adviser on IPM
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ArticleSainsbury’s hires ex-Boots MD
Former Boots UK managing director Simon Roberts will replace Roger Burnley as retail and operations director
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ArticleBritish Airways to stock M&S Food
Airline is to replace its complimentary menu with a range from premium retailer and set ‘new standard’ in short-haul catering
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ArticleResearch offers hope in fight against SWD
A new AHDB-funded research project on SWD fruit fly could spark optimism among growers
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ArticleProduce marketing: How to go viral
Which fresh produce PR campaigns made a splash this year? Nina Pullman rounds up some of the best inside and out of the industry
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ArticleFrequency now 'driving retail sales', says analyst
Purchase frequency rather than price considerations are driving fresh produce sales, according to Kantar expert at UK Tomato Conference
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ArticleMyFresh and Abel & Cole donate packing line
Produce firms have partnered with Hull's Goodwin Development Trust to help distribute food to people in need
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ArticleTomato suppliers reap benefits of switching to LED
APS Salads and Flavour Fresh have cut energy costs and boosted yields after switching to a 100 per cent LED system
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ArticleClapham and Macdonald quit Produce Investments
Chairman Barrie Clapham and finance director Brian Macdonald announce departures, as company reports reduced profits
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ArticlePatoka on food waste
FPJ's cartoonist Patoka on news that major retailers send the majority of food waste to energy production rather than charity
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ArticleTesco launches Vitamin D mushrooms
New range of enhanced chestnut, baby chestnut and portobello mushrooms is produced by Monaghan Mushrooms
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ArticleAwards spotlight: The Barfoots Sustainability Award
With the UK Fruit & Vegetable Awards 2016 open for entries, we shine a spotlight on the categories and last year's winners
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ArticleElsoms Seeds gears up for open days
Seed specialist is preparing to showcase its new species, varieties and chemical treatments
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ArticleCarbon emissions in spotlight at GlobalGAP Summit
Delegates can offset travel carbon emissions as GlobalGAP pledges support for UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Article'Digital future' for farming
Digitalisation, insects and 3D food printing will shape tomorrow’s industry according to a presentation at GlobalGAP Summit
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ArticleSpar UK appoints new retail manager
Former lottery manager joins symbol group as firm looks to boost collaboration with service providers