News from FPJ – Page 445
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ArticlePopular Kent fruit and veg trader dies in crash
Tributes have been paid to James Breaker, 88, a well-known fruit and veg seller based in Kent, following his death on 5 February
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ArticleNew offices for Henderson Brown
Recruiter takes up new space in Minerva Business Park in Peterborough
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ArticleFresh prepared boom helps Bakkavor up turnover
Food giant's revenue for the year to 26 December 2015 was £1.65 billion, while EBITDA reached £129.7m, up 14 per cent
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ArticleNew not-for-profit berry business formed
Berry Alliance NFP provides growers with administration, packing and logistics services to supply direct to UK retailers
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ArticleProduce giants triumph at UK Grower Awards
Mack, Branston and Freshgro were among the winners at the UK Grower Awards
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ArticleFilm tie-up continues with ‘Mash Damon’
Huge potato mosaic replicates artwork on The Martian DVD as part of Albert Bartlett tie-up with Hollywood film
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ArticleProduce retailer fined £3,520 for selling rotten fruit
Nottingham-based Oakdale Stores breached EU marketing rules by selling rotten fruit including mangoes and nectarines
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ArticleNew Year health drive helps boost supermarket sales
Latest Kantar data shows that for the first time since 2011, The Co-op was the fastest growing non-discounter, upping sales by 1.4 per cent
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ArticleMorrisons slashes prices of key fresh produce items
Broccoli, onions and plums among items that have been reduced under latest ‘Price Crunch’ campaign from Morrisons
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ArticleHargreaves Plants unveils new white asparagus
Early-season white variety Vittorio will suit European markets and is comparable to Gijnlim
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ArticleHoogstraten showcases new branding
Belgian co-operative launched its new brand at Fruit Logistica this week, after rolling back its Specialty Street and Flandria branding
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ArticleWatch: Peter Kendall opens British reception
Chairman of the AHDB explains organisation's new export drive while UKTI director Tony Sims outlines what support is available for firms
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ArticleHalls makes key technical appointments
Ex-Chingford technologist Faruk Ghumra has joined as group technical manager while Elodie Fagegaltier boosts Rungis technical team
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ArticleAsda starts selling wonky veg boxes
The retailer claims that the box contains enough wonky produce to feed a family of four for an entire week for just £3.50
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ArticlePotato firm fined after worker loses an arm
Marek Wasilewski, 35, had been trying to clean the rollers of a potato grading machine at WB Daw & Son when the incident happened
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ArticleGrocery prices hit 'new low' in January
The products that fell the most in price were bananas, cucumbers and mushrooms, mySupermarket.co.uk's Groceries Tracker found
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ArticleFargro MD Jim McAlpine set to retire
After 27 years with the company, McAlpine will retire in July, with the search for a new managing director underway
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ArticleTozer renames Flower Sprout as Kalette
New name aims to capitalise on kale boom and will appear on sprout-kale hybrid in time for new season in all markets
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ArticleUK seed potato exports to Egypt fall six per cent
Total exports reached a better-than-expected 50,000 tonnes last year following new import restrictions for British tubers to Egypt
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ArticleEasyJet founder's supermarket 'runs out of stock'
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou wants the store - which has temporarily closed due to high demand - to eventually challenge the likes of Aldi and Lidl