News from FPJ – Page 426
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ArticlePoundland sees profit plummet after buying 99p Stores
The deal to buy its discount rival, which has sold fresh-cut packs of fruit, has eaten into Poundland's profit margin
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ArticleKids harvest produce at industry-backed GYO event
Schoolchildren from across East Anglia picked produce they had planted months earlier at event backed by produce giants
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ArticleLondon has chips with cheese, but the Midlands has gravy
Research from online food ordering platform Hungry House claims to reveal the chip condiment of choice for regions of the UK
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ArticleSainsbury’s ‘veg butcher’ to prepare shoppers’ loose veg
Shoppers at retailer’s Wandsworth store can take veg to the pop-up veg counter while the retailer reveals soaring veg sales
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ArticleVeggie Prêt experiment 'like a Beyoncé concert'
Sales at the branch have rocketed by 70 per cent, and there is talk of expanding the scheme to every fourth Prêt store
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ArticleB.Fresh adds strawberry fields to drinks range
PDM Produce-owned juice brand has sourced strawberries from Lower Reule Farm for its new strawberry-flavoured drink
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ArticleAsda CEO Clarke to be replaced by namesake
Walmart hopes Sean Clarke and his level of experience will help him 'reposition' Asda in a competitive market
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ArticleTesco adds wonky cues to Perfectly Imperfect range
British-grown wonky cucumbers are priced at 35p for 100g as Tesco said sales of its Perfectly Imperfect range are growing rapidly
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ArticleBrassica growers warned of ‘super moth’ explosion
The insecticide-resistant Diamondback moth has been found in numbers up to 100 times higher than usual with fears of crop losses
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ArticlePink Lady enters beauty and lifestyle sectors
Tie-ups with makeup brands and a bespoke Pink Lady paint are part of new strategy to enter aspirational lifestyle channels
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ArticleProduce graduates are 'invigorated and informed' about Brexit
Fresh Talent’s Jennie Sivyer-Gadenne interviewed a range of fresh produce graduates on the topic of the upcoming EU referendum
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ArticleBranston hires Jack Stein for Cornish potato campaign
Cornish chef will help promote start of Cornish new potato season and inspire consumers through six new recipes
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ArticleBlue River launches new mango in UK
Mahachanok mango has replaced Nam Dok Mai after a drought cut the season short, and is listed for the first time in M&S
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ArticleFamily outstrips celebrities as healthy role models
Children look up to close family members over celebrities as their healthy eating role models, new research has found
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ArticleNeame Lea launches retail-ready micro greens range
Herb and ornamental supplier has unveiled micro greens range in new carry-case packaging after spotting 'huge retail potential'
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ArticleBranston begins work on £5m factory expansion
New facility will process non-class one potatoes destined for convenience sector, and create more than 20 jobs
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ArticleBritish Tenderstem season kicks off
Planted volumes of the branded brassica are up 10 per cent with season having recovered after cold spring
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ArticleSolid sales for Greenyard Foods
Univeg parent overcomes loss of a €300m German supply contract in a year that included integration of two companies
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ArticleBlue Skies cleans up at FreshAwards
Anthony Pile won Lifetime Achievement Award with Blue Skies as Business of the Year among raft of industry winners
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ArticleVariety touted as ‘Pink Lady of the grape world’
White grape variety Blanc Seedless is marketed under the Pristine brand and could fill spring supply gap in the UK