News from FPJ – Page 459
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ArticleLEAF conference puts spotlight on health
Former EU chief scientific advisor Anne Glover gave the keynote address at LEAF’s annual conference, held yesterday in London
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ArticleM&S sales fall, but food sales rise
Going forward, M&S noted that it plans to concentrate on increasing food sales
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ArticleMorrisons 'cheapest shop' for grocery essentials
Research by mySupermarket.co.uk in October also found that a basket of essentials rose slightly from £85.94 to £86.16 in that month
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ArticleRenewables still viable despite cuts, says NFU
Green energy sector 'can cope' without incentives and is still a 'sensible' investment for growers, union has said
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ArticleMore fresh produce on course to join the 'mile-high' club
Budget airline Ryanair is looking at introducing 'a bit more green' onto its in-flight menus in a bid to attract more passengers on-board
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ArticleMorrisons 'to give away all surplus food to charity'
In a trial, Morrisons found that each of the stores could supply up to four trolley-loads of unsold food a week to help feed the hungry
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Morrisons looks to challenge Pret and EAT
Retailer looking to change consumer perceptions of 'limp and soggy' supermarket sandwiches
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ArticleLots of fruit and veg in your 20s 'helps protect arteries'
A diet rich in fresh produce as a young adult had better heart health when they were tested in their 40s than those who didn't in new study
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ArticleSWD research and vertical farming win Agri-Tech funding
Four fresh produce R&D projects have won funding in the latest round of Agri-Tech grants
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Article£4m food examination facility opens at Felixstowe
Site includes expansion of examination facilities and new offices for Port Health staff
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ArticleOpal apples ‘stand out on shelves’
Produce supplier Univeg is promoting Opal apples ahead of first major commercial launch via retailer tastings and a roadshow
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ArticleWorldwide Fruit aims to double Envy exports
Marketer said it will aim to improve grower returns on last year although some varieties are performing better than others
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ArticlePeru launches first UK quinoa campaign
Promotional campaign will target UK suppliers and consumers after quinoa imports rose by 50 per cent over one year
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ArticleIrish supplier buys redundant mushroom farm
Gold Circle Mushrooms has bought a former mushroom site in Fladbury with permission to build 28 growing houses
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ArticleSimister opens G’s mushrooms facility
Tesco’s Matt Simister attended official opening of G’s mushroom factory, which created 300 new jobs
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ArticleProduce World launches first organic Maris Piper
Organic Maris Piper listed at select Waitrose stores after a low blight pressure season
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ArticleMorrisons to stock green pumpkins to save crop
Retailer will stock 500,000 green pumpkins from today as low sunlight means crop has not ripened in time for Halloween
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ArticleCoupe slams longer Sunday trading hours
Sainsbury’s CEO claims new rules are ‘open to abuse’ and says there is ‘no customer demand’ for longer Sunday hours
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ArticleNew ownership for Scottish supplier
Stewarts of Tayside has announced a restructure within the family-run business supported by funding from Clydesdale Bank
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ArticleScientists use GM tomatoes to produce medicine
Study that produced disease-fighting compounds in tomatoes could be model for large-scale medicine production in produce