News from FPJ – Page 451
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ArticleGrocery prices 'hit new low' in December
The products that dropped the most from November to December were onions, down 7 per cent, and mushrooms, down 18 per cent
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ArticleThanet Earth helps jobseekers gain skills for work
First participants graduate from new Sector Based Work Academy, in partnership with Hadlow College
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ArticleNew chair and board members for Soil Association
Nick Buckland has replaced Linda Campbell as non executive chair, with Sonny Masero and Beth Thoren joining the board
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ArticleNorthcroft joins Rijk Zwaan UK
Former Barfoots and Berry Gardens manager takes new role within the Rijk Zwaan commercial department
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ArticleNew Year's Honours for food industry figures
Several well-known faces from the UK food and farming sectors have been honoured by the Queen
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ArticleSprouting seeds and carrot tops among 2016 food trends
‘Stem-to-root’ cooking will be a top trend for this year according to a top retailer chef, alongside seeds and veg smoothies
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ArticleAgrovista buys leading independent seed breeder
Acquisition of John Ebbage Seeds will expand technical capabability and bring access to new markets for Agrovista UK
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ArticleItalian tomato industry responds to exploitation report
Trade body ANICAV has restated its commitment to fight illegal gangmasters after a report revealed scale of problem
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ArticleBrit claims she fell ill after eating 'maggot-ridden' Lidl clementine
Louise Evans, from Somerset, said that she suffered severe symptoms after eating the product the day after she purchased it
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ArticleProduce supplier snaps up Cornish daffodil grower
Greenvale parent company Produce Investments has bought daffodil specialist Andrew Farming
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ArticleSir Ken 'had stake in rival' when he slated Morrisons' CEO
The ex-Morrisons chairman reportedly had 2.6m shares in Sainsbury's at the same time he blasted then-CEO Dalton Philips' strategy
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ArticleMorrisons reports strong sales of 'wonky' veg
The retailer has also reportedly now relaxed its specifications for Brussels sprouts too in order to allow fewer to be wasted
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ArticleTomato industry veteran set to retire
Hugh Lisher has spent a lifetime in the industry, starting at the firm now known as Wight Salads, and finishing at De Ruiter Seeds
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ArticleOne of salad sector's 'most respected characters' passes away
Alastair Waters initially joined Bedfordshire Growers as a management trainee in 1977, and ended his career there in 2013 as MD
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ArticleAvalon plants 4,500 Cabaret trees
Kent marketer continues partnership with Tesco in latest planting of new apple variety as part of long-term NPD plan
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Morrisons starts life on FTSE 250 after FTSE 100 demotion
After 15 years at the top, Morrisons' demotion has come at a time when it has been losing market share all year
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FPJ Big 50 Companies 2016: Podcast
The FPJ team discusses this year's FPJ Big 50 Companies 2016 list in this short podcast
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ArticleTotal Produce holds onto its FPJ Big 50 crown
The second-ever ranking of UK fresh produce suppliers places Total Produce just ahead of Poupart and Muñoz Group at the top of the list
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ArticleNFU highlights British produce in run up to Christmas
Shoppers are being urged to support growers and farmers during busy festive period and buy British produce
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ArticleFlower sales surge amid unseasonably warm UK weather
Waitrose British daffodils arrive in branch earlier than ever before as the winter chill stays away from the majority of the UK