News from FPJ – Page 427
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Aldi teams up with Farm Africa for produce project
The supermarket has pledged to donate £260k to fund Growing Futures, a project that works to educate young people in sustainable agriculture
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Prepared firm invests in new spiralising facility
Freshtime has bought a new four-lane spiraliser to cater for huge rise in demand for spiralised prepared vegetables
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Asda damaged by discounters, ex-Walmart man claims
Video and report: Consultant Bruce Peterson gives his view of the challenges facing Asda at London Produce Show
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Wilson's Country targets time-starved consumers
The range, launched under the Northern Ireland firm’s ‘You Say Potato’ brand, represents a diversification into the convenience category
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Florette salad pack due to tot up £2m in sales in one year
The 'superfood' mix has proved a big hit with consumers, with over 550,000 households reportedly buying the product since June 2015
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Ayrshire Earlies edge closer to PGI status
It is hoped such a move will boost the product's presence over the Scottish border
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Roger Burnley in line to be Andy Clarke's Asda successor
Asda's incoming chief operating officer Roger Burnley, who is not set to start his new job until October, was being lined up as his successor
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Packaging giant wins prestigious prize
Waddington won a gong at the Worldstar Global Awards - the premier packaging event - in Budapest, Hungary, for its H-PET Hydrozorb product
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Sainsbury's to launch courgetti item with a twist
Dried courgetti nests using Italian courgettes set to hit the shelves at the retailer later this month
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EU 'must incentivise' growers to invest in technology
New proposals by MEPs say EU countries should adapt their laws and offer incentives to small growers to invest in technology
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Tomato grower installs major LED system
French tomato grower Le Jardin de Rabelais has expanded its Philips Lighting LED system in a new 3.4 ha glasshouse
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'Challenging' market sees Sainsbury's sales slump
In the previous quarter, sales had risen for the first time in two years at the big four supermarket
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Prepared produce firm wins Booths listing
Freshtime has secured new listings for its premium own brand in northern retail chain Booths
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English Apples and Pears names new chief executive
Steven Munday has previously worked across a range of Kent businesses, in the paper industry and for sportswear giant Nike
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Calls for EU legislation to support suppliers
MEPs have voted to consider EU legislation to crackdown on unfair trading practices including low produce prices
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Fresh produce man set for epic African adventure
Max MacGillivray and companions will motorbike their way to Cape Town, visiting a number of fruit and veg growers along the way
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Intensive farming ‘must be consigned to past’
Diversified farming systems create stable yields and perform better under environmental stress, according to major new report
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Purple Magic potato rubs shoulders with tech projects
The potato is currently available in North American markets, but work is currently underway prior to development of the European market
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Liverpool wholesale market moving to attract 'new traders'
Plans to move the fruit, veg and flower site from its existing rundown building to a new and as yet undecided site
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Smoothie brand spends seven figures on huge ad push
Savse's £2 million June campaign kicked off on 6 June, and is set to run for three weeks