News from FPJ – Page 464
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ArticleGrowers sign £400k raspberry breeding agreement
Onubafruit, Lubera, WB Chambers and East Malling Services have formed a breeding consortium, with others encouraged to join
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ArticlePotato and daffodil gangmaster stripped of her licence
GLA officers found that Sheila Wood's workers were underpaid and had been transported in a dangerous vehicle
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ArticleRetailers partner up to help dementia research
Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and Waitrose will donate money from new plastic bag levy to help fund new dementia research centre
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ArticleSoup giant fined £60k after worker's horror injuries
Contract worker lost part of his right foot and had his left leg amputated below the knee after an incident at a Baxters production line
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ArticleFirms with no language skills 'lose out' on exports
UK losing millions in wasted export potential as exporters don't have language skills to close deals in non-English markets
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North Wales apple growers suffer spate of thefts
Police making enquiries after a spate of thefts, with one grower calling the situation "annoying"
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ArticlePepper, grape and apple supermarket prices fall
Comes as the cost of a basket of grocery essentials fell in September to the lowest amount so far in 2015, according to MySupermarket
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ArticleSainsbury's suffers yet more falling sales
Like for like sales fell by 1.1 per cent in Q2 2015, but Sainsbury's said it is working to change things, citing improvements on its avocado range
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ArticleApples at the core of brand-new Waitrose TV ad campaign
The advert will be the first on TV for the supermarket in over 12 months, and includes Bramley and Cox apples
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ArticleMcDonald's in £9m boost for UK potato growers
Fast food giant commits to only sourcing British potatoes, to help growers 'innovate and invest for the future'
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Potato Grower/Supplier of the Year
Recognising the outstanding potato grower or supplier of 2015
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ArticleShadow Defra secretary: 'veganism won't affect my role'
Labour's Kerry McCarthy said she wants British farming to be ‘economically viable’ despite her personal diet choice
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ArticleMorrisons to extend apple season 'by two months'
Retailer said it expects to up English apple sales by 10 per cent this season and will stock homegrown fruit until May
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ArticleCarrier bag charge in England on the horizon
Based on statistics from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where a bag charge already exists, usage is expected to fall by nearly 70 per cent
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ArticleWaitrose to sell weather-blemished UK pears
The pears, which have marks on the skin from hail and other adverse weather conditions, will be on sale in stores from October
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ArticleMorrisons joins Lidl in raising wages
Shop floor staff at Morrisons will now be paid £8.20 an hour, above the new national living wage of £7.20
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ArticleMashed potato to power new factory
Food processing giant 2 Sisters will use potato waste from mashed potato and pie manufacturing to power new bio-refinery
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ArticleMDS Award for Excellence in HR, Training or Recruitment
This award acknowledges great work in this critical area of HR, training and recruitment
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ArticleLVGA Unsung Hero Award
Whether in the packhouse, the field or the office, this award gives those unsung heroes their well-deserved turn in the spotlight
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ArticleNew MD for banana giant SH Pratt
David Bateman, formerly the business' operations director, steps up to the new role, while Robert Wells becomes CEO