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Gem avos take social media approach
25th September 2018, 18:54 London
Gem avos take social media approach
Westfalia Fruit is targeting consumers through social media ‘influencers’ after joining forces with Coregeo to market new gourmet avocado brand
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  Fruit and veg sales suffer as shoppers dodge packaging
  Small retailers say fresh produce wrapped in plastic tops shopper blacklist, with 44 per cent seeing a drop in sales
- Haith unveils new-look factory
  Haith unveils new-look factory
  The root crop machinery company says the £1.5m extension is evidence of their ambition to grow
- Lee Abbey named new NFU chief hort adviser
  Lee Abbey named new NFU chief hort adviser
  Abbey replaces Hayley Campbell-Gibbons, who is taking up the position of AHDB Horticulture chair next month
- UK food sector aims to halve waste by 2030
  UK food sector aims to halve waste by 2030
  New "roadmap" scheme launched by Wrap and IGD will signatories to report their waste figures and create waste reduction plans
- UK planning independent PGI scheme
  UK planning independent PGI scheme
  Government to introduce own geographical indications to “broadly mirror” EU system in event of no-deal Brexit
- Hauliers could lose right to operate in EU
  Hauliers could lose right to operate in EU
  Brexit technical notices tell freight and transport firms to prepare for loss of licence recognition in the event of a no-deal Brexit
- UK set for plant trade disruption in ‘no deal’ scenario
  UK set for plant trade disruption in ‘no deal’ scenario
  Britain would lose access to plant passport scheme and be treated as a third country when exporting plant products to the EU
- Caught on the hop: Frog found in Aldi salad
  Caught on the hop: Frog found in Aldi salad
  Couple "horrified" to discover live frog in bag of Aldi rocket – the second time this year an amphibian has been found in its Nature’s Pick range

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Co-op to ditch single-use plastics from own brand
24 September 2018
Sunburst volume set to triple in second season
Sunburst volume set to triple in second season
21 September 2018
Lidl UK to stop using black plastic on F&V
Lidl UK to stop using black plastic on F&V
21 September 2018

Production & Trade

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Greenyard to sell horticulture arm for £120m
24 September 2018
Healthy vending machine trialled
Healthy vending machine trialled
24 September 2018
Melons rolling forward
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Wholesale

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New Covent Garden boosts turnover
New Covent Garden boosts turnover
11 September 2018
P&H hangover continues for McColl’s
P&H hangover continues for McColl’s
6 September 2018
Shortages could 'wipe out' restaurants’ profits
Shortages could 'wipe out' restaurants’ profits
28 August 2018

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English gift for Cape farm workers
English gift for Cape farm workers
24 August 2018
Christie joins AGP as non-exec chair
Christie joins AGP as non-exec chair
16 August 2018
Louis Kriel honoured by industry leaders
Louis Kriel honoured by industry leaders
13 August 2018

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Chasing the Market
7 September 2018

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Pink Lady set for "great harvest"
Pink Lady set for "great harvest"
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Love British Food commemorates NHS support
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Fyffes celebrates landmark birthday
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  Clare McDermott, business development director at Soil Association Certification, looks at how the organic sector is grasping the opportunities of a changing consumer mindset
- Subscribers onlyMelons rolling forward
  Heat, higher prices and health trends have been defining features in the melon category over the past year, with popularity rocketing in the balmy weather, but there has also been strain on producers and suppliers
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  A new scheme has been launched in Northern Ireland to help wildlife prosper and improve water quality, but can the UK catch up with other countries in agricultural sustainability?
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  As the trend for quirky limited-edition beverages gathers pace, various fresh produce growers and distilleries are joining the party
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  With new research highlighting the growth of ‘meat reducers’, there is real momentum behind getting more veg onto restaurant menus
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  A major blow for gene editing in Europe, the European Court of Justice’s recent ruling on CRISPR technology casts doubt on its potential for commercial use, provoking anger and applause from two fiercely opposing camps
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  These are exciting times for Colombian fruit producers, who have overcome a tough past and with the support of a new marketing campaign now have their sights set on the global export trade
- In defence of potatoes
  Hazel Flight, programme lead for nutrition and health at Edge Hill University, says consumer perceptions about potatoes are misguided
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- How social supermarkets are filling a gap in austerity Britain
  Lopamudra Patnaik Saxena, a research associate at Coventry University, looks at the impact of social supermarkets and explains why they may not help fix inequalities in the food system
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