News from FPJ – Page 414
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Mexican limes suffer after heavy rain
Quality and supply of Mexican limes are sliding following heavy rain and storms after tropical storm Earl
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Abel & Cole opens London pop-up
Organic box scheme will cook seasonal produce at new east London restaurant alongside running themed events
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UK ‘must look outside EU for opportunity’
Theresa May has spoken of her determination to make Brexit a success at the first cabinet meeting since the Leave vote
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Government to consider grocery watchdog expansion
Ministers will begin a consultation in September on giving farmers greater protections from supermarkets
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Retailers ‘in favour’ of wonky veg
A new survey has found that most senior managers in grocery retail believe consumers would buy more wonky veg
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Co-op fights food waste with charity scheme
Retailer launches pilot to send surplus food to community groups in the South East
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Sainsbury’s trials ‘slow shopping’ for elderly consumers
Sainsbury’s has become the first supermarket to trial a new concept designed to assist its older customers
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Study: Consumers ‘would pay more’ to make food fairer
Majority of shoppers would pay higher prices at the supermarket checkout to ensure fairer returns for producers
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R&G Fresh Herbs finds new home
One of the UK’s biggest suppliers of fresh cut herbs is set to switch to a new site, having outgrown its previous location
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Question marks over PO funding despite pledge
The government's promise to honour EU funding has nevertheless left the trade with more questions than answers
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Government considers SAWS-style permit scheme
Government discussions of a permit system for EU migrant workers have been welcomed by agricultural recruitment firms
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BRC Global Standards launches award scheme
Safety and quality certification body BRC Global Standards is set to launch an award programme for technical and quality personnel
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Compass Group wins Green Apple eco-award
Foodservice organisation Compass Group has won an international award for environmental best practice
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UK Fruit & Vegetable Awards 2016 opens for entries
After over 100 entries in its debut year, popular reader-voted awards return for a second season
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AHDB reappoints Gary Taylor to board
AHDB Board member and fresh produce veteran Gary Taylor has been granted a second term
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Shipping agency close to Dover port deal
George Hammond PLC and the Port of Dover are closing in on an agreement to strengthen the cargo business at Dover
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Tesco launches same-day click and collect service
Retailer has upped the ante in the battle for convenience with the launch of same-day click and collect at almost 300 stores
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Fresh pea sales treble at the Co-op
Retailer cites warm wet temperature leading to good flavour as reason behind stellar pea sales
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Birmingham market relocation faces new delay
Questions over who is responsible for installing a sprinkler system on new site have led to move date being delayed
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Albert Bartlett creates ‘Spudsey’ potato mosaic
The potato producer has commissioned a spud collage of Pudsey Bear for a car festival raising money for Children in Need