Supply news from FPJ – Page 29
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Barfoots extends veg life with new FreshLock tech
New packaging pasteurises vegetables and locks in freshness to extent shelf life and help reduce food waste
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Aldi scales up Fairtrade flower-worker scheme
Aldi boosts commitment to flower workers in Ethiopia through Fairtrade women’s empowerment programme
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‘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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Wellpak (UK) enters administration
Evesham supplier is understood to be in administration following tough years for business
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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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Fairtrade 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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Sarah 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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Moroccan 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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Strong 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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‘Fresh produce market in crisis,’ says ParcelHero
The delivery firm warns that the UK fresh produce market is in crisis since Brexit import rules and the energy crisis have cut supplies
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DP World ramps up UK investment
DP World invests £12m in new rail infrastructure at London Gateway as the logistics hub expands to become one of the largest in Europe
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Dimbleby blames ‘supermarket culture’ for veg shortages
Government food tsar and restaurateur Henry Dimbleby tells BBC Today programme that supermarket culture – not weather – is to blame for produce shortages in UK
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HCP on track to operate from April
The grower-owned entity to take over AHDB Horticulture’s crop protection service is on track to be up and running by mid-April
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Belgium ‘ready’ to fill UK supermarket shelves
As Belgium’s glasshouse season gets underway, BelOrta says it can help UK retailers solve produce shortages – but only if the price is right
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‘The UK needs more POs’, says BelOrta
CEO of Belgian fresh produce co-op advises British growers to form more producer organisations to help them command higher prices with retailers
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Power problems for South African citrus
With EU citrus regulations an ongoing problem, the industry has now been hurt by the country’s electricity supply issues
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NFU launches horticultural growth strategy
Strategy sets out actions government should take to enable horticultural growth and deliver on Food Strategy pledge
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Logistics UK 'cautiously optimistic' about new NI trade rules
Britain’s logistics sector expresses ‘cautious optimism’ over new UK-EU Northern Ireland trade agreement
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UK grocery inflation breaks new record
One quarter of British shoppers struggling as grocery price inflation goes above 17 per cent for the first time
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Waitrose welcomes early UK spears
Upmarket UK retailer announces earliest ever British asparagus deal