News from FPJ – Page 75
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Tesco launches platform for inter-supplier trade
Tesco Exchange offers suppliers the chance to trade surplus stock among themselves
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Maersk and IBM throw blockchain system overboard
Full collaboration across the entire global shipping business could not be achieved, admits carrier
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Asia Fruit Logistica heads back to Hong Kong
Asia’s premier fresh fruit and vegetable trade show returns to AsiaWorld-Expo in Hong Kong on 6-8 September 2023
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McCain invests £2.5m in optical sorter
New Haith-installed system at Montrose will sort and grade seed potatoes
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Borough Market makes Jane Swift permanent CEO
Swift has experience in corporate and charity sectors having worked with Trussell Trust, Workers Education Association and Landscape Institute before joining the market
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Puffin secures UK GI for Welsh leeks
Puffin’s Blas Y Tir branded Welsh leeks will now carry the UK GI logo giving consumers a guarantee of their quality and provenance
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‘New approach needed to save nation’s food supply’
Comment: Safeguarding the UK’s fresh produce and horticultural sectors must be a government priority
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Home-grown food ‘integral to national security’, says former MI5 chief
Former MI5 director general tells NFU lecture that domestic production is integral to national security
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Automation and supply chain agility ‘will shape sector’ in 2023
Comment: Fresh produce firms must remain agile to meet fluctuating demand, as well as considering investment in automation and AI, as they face up to supply chain instability, inflation, labour shortages and climate change
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Central Co-op rewards member loyalty with payout
Central Co-op splits £654,000 between members in latest ‘share of the profits’ payout
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DP World links UK logistics hubs
DP World launches new train service connecting London Gateway and Southampton logistics hubs
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Carrots fit for a King
British-grown produce plays starring role in King Charles III’s first state banquet
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Season extension for Sunions
Tearless onion variety will return to Waitrose shelves six weeks earlier this winter in bid to capitalise on Christmas sales spike
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South African blueberry business cleans up after strikes
The true picture of the impact of port strikes on the South African blueberry business will only be known at the end of the year
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Industry unites to protect seasonal worker welfare
Roundtable meeting addresses seasonal labour challenges following difficult year for recruitment and worker welfare
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2023 could be ‘watershed moment’ for produce
Comment: Following a turbulent year defined by climate change, rampant inflation and political uncertainty, Britain’s fresh produce industry is at a crossroads and looks set for further upheaval
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‘Seed potato ban at crisis point for NI growers’
Potato production in Northern Ireland at risk due to ban on seed potato trade between UK, EU and Northern Ireland, says grower
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Tariff win for California prunes
California Prune Board welcomes 0% tariff announcement on UK import of prunes
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School Scheme under scrutiny
Freshfel Europe has stressed the value of the continued implementation of school fruit and vegetable schemes to the EC
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Improved third quarter for Dole
Big boost in net income while revenue also climbs as group is “significantly ahead of own expectations”