News from FPJ – Page 438
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Aldi UK reviewing pesticide policy for suppliers
Discounter said its approach will go “beyond the current status quo” for pesticides including neonicotinoids
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Tenderstem sees 25 per cent sales rise
Vlogger The Body Coach has helped drive awareness of branded brassica, which he refers to as “midget trees”
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Major grocery retailers told to stop quarterly reporting
The Investment Association is to tell FTSE 100 boards to move from focusing on three-monthly numbers to work on long-term strategy
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Corbyn urges public to eat more salad with kebabs
The Labour leader used his presence at the British Kebab Awards to promote healthy eating and salad sales
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Road upgrades central to £100bn plan
Britain's logistics network will be one of the biggest beneficiaries from new National Infrastructure Delivery Plan
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Cauli prices spiral as buyers urged to use alternatives
French cauliflowers are selling for as much as £3 each this week due to warm temperatures having caused a shortage
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Red Tractor's fruit and veg pack BBQ giveaway
RTA will be giving away a Napoleon Grills barbecue worth £500 every single day for an eight-week period during the barbecue season
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New packaging solution for Waitrose pears
The Fruition group, along with Sharpak and Nespak, has developed a punnet for the Waitrose Perfectly Ripe Pear range
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'Massive' reinvestment needed in UK horticulture
New Food Research Collaboration report calls on Defra to do more to reverse declining fruit and veg production
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Scottish farming incomes halved over four years
Lower market prices, favourable euro exchange rates and lower subsidies have hit farming incomes
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Coregeo marketing chief honoured in business awards
Michelle Toft was runner up in the Women in PR and Marketing category in the 2016 Kent Women in Business Awards
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Co-op delivery row nears conclusion
Trade union recommends members accept proposals from supermarket to resolve row over logistics outsourcing
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Natoora hires former Nielsen vice president
Technology expert Jacopo Arpesani named chief operating officer at premium London wholesaler
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Underwater salad farm seeks partners
Nemo’s Garden, an underwater salad and herb trial site in Italy, has said it would welcome partners to take the project forward
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Pesticide 'not seen in 13 years' found in Jersey water
Oxadixyl, which was used to control potato blight between 1991 and 2003, was found in a stream that feeds drinking water reservoirs
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Harper Adams 'one of best in UK for student experience'
The agricultural university placed second in The Times' Higher Education Student Experience Survey
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Tesco unveils seven new discount brands
Berries, salads, veg, apples and pears are included in the new branded range that ‘meets the need for quality at low prices’
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Wholesaler ‘not guilty’ of drug smuggling
David Mais has been cleared of conspiring to import £25 million worth of cocaine found in plastic bananas
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Ocado enjoys 15.3 per cent year-on-year sales rise
Online grocery retailer believes its focus on customer satisfaction will continue this growth trend
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Woman starts Grow-Your-Own project for refugees
Juliet Taylor is looking for donations to help her build vegetable patches for refugees in northern France