News from FPJ – Page 60
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ArticleAldi scales up Fairtrade flower-worker scheme
Aldi boosts commitment to flower workers in Ethiopia through Fairtrade women’s empowerment programme
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Article‘Supermarket shortages highlight relevance of wholesale market model’
Comment: Jo Breare, general manager at Covent Garden Market Authority, says that, by contrast, the way wholesalers at New Covent Garden Market do business is “robust, reasonable and reliable”
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ArticleCalifornia Prunes renews partnership with Royal Osteoporosis Society
California Prunes were first ever natural food to be awarded ‘Bone Health Approved’ status by ROS
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ArticleWellpak (UK) enters administration
Evesham supplier is understood to be in administration following tough years for business
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ArticleCompany Shop in record food waste saving
Redistribution group reports strong social and environmental impact from its work
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ArticleEarthpad marks “world first” for Sirane
Group’s absorbent pad for fruit has been approved for recycling by OPRL
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‘Put UK farming first,’ says NFU
NFU urges chancellor to prioritise domestic food production in his spring budget and offer more support to farmers
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ArticleCeleriac back in fashion with sales surge
Tesco reports rising demand for a vegetable that has been hitherto largely ignored
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ArticleBelOrta kicks off strawberry season with Sonata
As the new strawberry season gets underway in Belgium, the cooperative is highlighting the benefits of its 100 per cent recyclable rPET punnets
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ArticleFairtrade Premium is ‘critical step’ towards living wage for banana workers
Certification scheme plays key role in supporting retailers to meet their recently announced living wage commitments, according to report by Fairtrade Foundation
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ArticleSarah Bradbury named IGD’s new CEO
Susan Barratt’s replacement has over 25 years’ experience in retail, most recently as group quality director at Tesco
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ArticleDefra officials up first in hort inquiry
The Horticultural Sector Committee’s inquiry into the sector kicks off on 9 March
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ArticleMoroccan tomatoes continue expansion
Morocco’s ministry of agriculture is prioritising tomato supplies to the domestic market in order to control prices, but rising production will also help meet international demand
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ArticleKids dig into potato project
Some 6,000 UK schools have received Grow Your Own Potatoes kits after original programme saved from closure by industry support
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ArticleBrakes marks International Women’s Day with new lorry launch
The UK foodservice supplier wants to encourage more women to consider career in wholesale and has launched a new lorry to deliver its message
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Article‘Godfather of Fruit’ Peter Fowler passes away
One of New Covent Garden Market’s most influential figures of the last 50 years died on 4 March
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ArticleStrong finish to 2022 for Dole
Overall revenue and earnings for the full year decreased when compared with 2021, although they did fall in line with the company’s guidance
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ArticleSupply chains ‘need more care to put brakes on food crisis’
Comment: Why the current salad shortages could just be the tip of the iceberg
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ArticleVeganuary takes world by storm
YouGov survey confirms that 4 per cent of Brits said they took part in Veganuary 2023 last January