News from FPJ – Page 477
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Interview: Caroline Drummond's turning over a new LEAF
LEAF chief executive Caroline Drummond is full of ideas for taking the organisation forward and improving Brits’ nutrition. Michael Barker went to meet her
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New berry and asparagus firm launches
Rupert Hargreaves and Jamie Petchell’s new company, Global Plant Genetics, will specialise in soft-fruit and asparagus seed supply and intellectual property management
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Berries aim for the billions
Retail promotions put berries centre stage as a later Wimbledon ensured strong availability. Elsewhere, growers debate the impact of glasshouse strawberries
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Bank of England boss swings by Branston office
Governor Mark Carney called in at the potato giant to find out more about a successful local business during a trip to Lincolnshire
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Sainsbury's extra hot homegrown chilli credentials
Retailer is now stocking British-only lines on red and green chillies and the season is expected to last until at least September
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Growers ‘may face' Malling Centenary shortage
Popularity of strawberry variety Malling Centenary has led to propagators urging growers to 'get orders in early' for 2016 season
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Amazon Fresh 'may be' set for UK launch
Grocery arm of global retail giant is reportedly set for a UK launch as early as September, and is said to be in talks with suppliers
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Future of foodservice is ‘anything, anywhere’
Suppliers and operators in the foodservice sector need to become as flexible as the consumer, a new study has said
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Fruit packer names general manager
Frozen food veteran Paul Tyrer has joined Evesham firm Ackio to oversee all operations after career with Ross Young’s
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Firms ‘very worried’ about impact of Living Wage
NFU chief horticultural adviser says government plans are a 'huge issue', as they bring in 'significant change in such a short period of time'
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British cherries break more records
The fruit has enjoyed record-breaking sales, and this summer, is predicted to reach in excess of £32 million as demand keeps growing
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Work starts on new logistics centre to aid importers
NFT, the UK’s market leader in chilled food distribution, celebrated its 'spade in the ground' moment at the Port of Tilbury
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Waitrose kickstarts the British plum season
Warm spring and early summer days have perfectly ripened orchards across Gloucestershire to create a plum that is 'sweeter than ever'
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Senegal mango season underway
Ethical mango producer EcoPeace has already sold over 100 boxes during its fourth season in the UK
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BanaBay lands new Middle East deal
The Hussain al Qurashi Group has just taken delivery of four containers of premium BanaBay bananas
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Firms respond to table grape breeding programme saga
SNFL and Sheehan Genetics give their sides of the story regarding their involvement with Vitis International
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Blackcurrant deal with Ribena makers for Scottish firm
James Hutton deal with Lucozade Ribena Suntory builds on a successful commercial relationship that's held steady for the past 25 years
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£1m profit for CGMA aided by New Covent Garden trade
Financial results released amid frosty relations between CGMA and New Covent Garden tenants association over future of the market
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Brits 'skip 260 meals a year', new survey claims to show
Breakfast is the most likely meal to be skipped, and two-thirds of those who skip meals did so because they 'don’t have time'
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Rural Payments Agency gets over 88k BPS applications
By close of business on 9 July, the number of forms received after the initial 15 June deadline had been confirmed at around 700