News from FPJ – Page 441
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Pink Lady offers free apples through newspaper
Sunday Express giveaway is expected to reach 350,000 consumers and is being supported by TV advertising
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Tilbury expands with major land acquisition
London port has bought 152 acres from former Tilbury Power Station that includes deep water jetty
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Apple brand gives competition winner Honda scooter
Marlene's apple scheme, giving away a number of motor vehicles, saw one Brit presented with his prize at Premier Fruits' London base
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Denmark opens first food waste retailer
WeFood opened in Copenhagen this week and sells out-of-date but edible produce for around 50 per cent of usual retail price
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Apricot kernel packs recalled due to understated cyanide risk
FSA recommend no more than two kernels are eaten a day because of a long-term build up of cyanide, a natural toxin in apricot kernels
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Tesco gets English strawberries on shelves on 2 March
This listing came four days earlier than last year, and two days earlier than Waitrose
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Big rise in UK deaths tipped due to 'fruit and veg shortages'
Climate change warning from Oxford University researchers highlight what they believe to be risks over fruit and vegetable production
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Amazon-buoyed Morrisons back in FTSE 100
Just three months after leaving the top group of publicly-listed British companies, the supermarket chain is back
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Government delays making decision on sugar tax
The Department of Health is understood to be delaying publication of the Children's Obesity Strategy report to make sure they get it right
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Grocery prices slump to 'record low'
Mushrooms and broccoli have dropped more than 13 per cent on the start of 2015, while onions, bananas and cucumbers have dropped more than 10 per cent
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Waitrose to start English strawberries this week
Retailer said it will be the first to stock British strawberries this year when they arrive this Friday from grower Harry Hall
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Waitrose unveils new retail director
Ben Stimson will replace Rob Collins, who is set to become MD at the retailer on 4 April following the departure of Mark Price
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Pink Lady offers free apple cosy
New marketing campaign at Asda will see Pink Lady sold with free cosy to protect condition of apple
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Waitrose puts Earl Grey-associated bergamots on sale
The citrus products, which look like lemons, are a seasonal variety with a short growing window
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Sharp volume and value sales hike for fresh herbs
In the 52 weeks to 3 January 2016, value spend on herbs rose by 12.6 per cent year-on-year, while volume sales grew by 16.4 per cent
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Organic veg retailer wins new Ocado listings
Wholegood has also secured a tie-up with children’s character Squarehead and expanded its veg preparation facility
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Mushroom firm toasts Stock Exchange honour
Unimush gained the coveted LSE Group recognition for being among the fastest-growing SME businesses in the UK.
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Deliciously Ella 'helps avocado and blender sales soar'
IRI data highlights changing consumer habits, and paints a grim-looking picture for the prepared fruit juice category
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Monaghan ups pre-tax profit to nearly 10% of turnover
The business - part of one of the world’s biggest mushroom suppliers - posted a pre-tax profit of £8.4m in 2014
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Growers attend Spanish asparagus tour
Global Plant Genetics took leading asparagus growers to visit new large crown varieties in Spain