News from FPJ – Page 422
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ArticleNew Spitalfields Market – 25 years on
The City of London’s David Smith reflects on some of the changes of the past 25 years at one of London’s biggest wholesale markets
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ArticleWholesaler to supply Thai boxing champ
Yorkshire firm Class One will supply Luke Turner with a veg box every week as he prepares for the World Boxing Council
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ArticleAldi extends Team GB partnership beyond Rio
Aldi has announced it will extend its partnership with the British Olympics team until the Tokyo Games in 2020
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ArticleBritish cherries set for record volumes
British cherry volumes are expected to be up 22 per cent this year after new plantings in Hereford, Shropshire and Scotland
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ArticleFruit and veg 'make you happier', study reveals
New findings suggest that eating up to eight a day can improve psychological well-being
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ArticleSunGold kiwi sales up 195 per cent at Waitrose
Sales of Zespri's golden kiwis are soaring as shoppers discover low-calorie premium fruit in Waitrose 1 range
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ArticleVeg growers facing 'worst crop situation in 40 years'
Heavy rain and hail across Europe has decimated vegetable crops with large parts of carrot and pea crops “totally lost”
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ArticleWaitrose to pay small suppliers within seven days
Small food suppliers with a contract worth under £100,000 qualify for new payment terms following an internal review
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ArticleRemain vigilant for Diamond Back Moth, growers told
Numbers have dipped slightly as first Diamond Back Moth infestation dies down but growers expect ‘worse to come’
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ArticleRobots 'could replace' migrant workers post-Brexit
Britain’s departure from the EU may see firms relying on robots to fill a void left by migrant workers, study finds
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ArticleLondoners ‘will waste’ 4m bags of salad this summer
A quarter of Londoners will waste as much bagged salad as they eat this summer, a new survey has found
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ArticleBelgian drinks firm buys UK Copella juice operations
PepsiCo has sold Boxford Farm to Konings, but confirms the site will continue to supply Copella and Trop50 juice brands
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ArticleGovernment confirms new lorry park site
The Stanford West site will have room for 3,600 lorries and is designed to ease Operation Stack traffic pressure
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ArticleArrows pointing to produce ‘increase shopper spend’
In-store arrows that point to the produce section have been found to increase customer spend in fruit and veg, study finds
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ArticleChefs get creative with herbs
A grower in North Yorkshire has hosted an open day to inspire chefs to use herbs and edible flowers in new and inventive ways
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ArticleVitacress reports record mint sales
Despite the lack of sunshine, fresh mint has been flying off the shelves and into people’s cocktail glasses
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ArticlePret a Manger opens first motorway branch
Fast-growing foodservice chain Pret a Manger is set to launch its first motorway service shop
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ArticleWholesaler at centre of salad E.coli scare
A wholesale distributor is at the centre of an investigation into a recent E. coli outbreak with all of its products withdrawn
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ArticleKids fed food facts at educational event
5,500 children learned about their food’s journey from farm to fork at a nationwide educational event on Friday
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ArticleTesco launches zesty new melon variety
Tesco is giving its melons a ‘tangy twist’ with a new Spanish variety of the fruit set to hit the UK this month