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22nd September 2020, 18:09 London
Ballet stars shine in Albert Bartlett campaign
Dancers Reece Clarke and Fumi Kaneko perform The Sleeping Beauty in video to mark time that Jersey Royal seed potatoes are ‘put to sleep’
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- RSA stonefruit season underway
  RSA stonefruit season underway
  Lack of sufficient air freight capacity expected to hit early stonefruit shipments from South Africa
- Marlene marks 25th anniversary with art competition
  Marlene marks 25th anniversary with art competition
  South Tyrolean apple marketer wants members of the public to come up with a new visual for its birthday celebration
- City Harvest Festival: donate a virtual box
  City Harvest Festival: donate a virtual box
  Food charity says donations will help feed families struggling to afford food during coronavirus crisis
- Asda makes foray into convenience
  Asda makes foray into convenience
  Supermarket to undertake trial with petrol forecourt operator and launch 'Asda On the Move' range
- Pandemic squeezes pallet industry
  Pandemic squeezes pallet industry
  Covid-19 recovery to cause strain on wood availability, according to industry body Timcon
- Hugh Lowe Farms launches mini strawberries
  Hugh Lowe Farms launches mini strawberries
  Mini strawberries perfect for snacking, baking and decorating are now available at Waitrose and Ocado
- Stephanus Rossouw mourned
  Stephanus Rossouw mourned
  South Africa’s Hex River Valley mourns passing of table grape grower and industry leader
- Partnership to build cauliflower bot
  Partnership to build cauliflower bot
  Fieldwork Robotics joins The Bonduelle Group to create an automatic cauliflower picker in three years

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Pink Lady donates to UK charities
Pink Lady donates to UK charities
21 September 2020
Timcon commends Brexit response
Timcon commends Brexit response
18 September 2020
Crunch time for Spanish citrus
Crunch time for Spanish citrus
18 September 2020

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Fruitbox: Will tech help us harvest better fruit?
Fruitbox: Will tech help us harvest better fruit?
16 September 2020
Fruitbox: Making produce more profitable
Fruitbox: Making produce more profitable
9 September 2020
Fruitbox: Is the next Chile in Central Asia?
Fruitbox: Is the next Chile in Central Asia?
2 September 2020

Retail & Distribution

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Waitrose ends multibuy shrinkwrap on tins
Waitrose ends multibuy shrinkwrap on tins
21 September 2020
Sales boost for Co-op
Sales boost for Co-op
18 September 2020
Tesco partners Olio app
Tesco partners Olio app
17 September 2020

Production & Trade

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Ernesto Fornari handed top job at Apofruit
Ernesto Fornari handed top job at Apofruit
18 September 2020
French tech deal for indoor farm group
French tech deal for indoor farm group
18 September 2020
Half of Macfrut visitors 'attended' via smartphone
Half of Macfrut visitors 'attended' via smartphone
17 September 2020

Wholesale

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Premier merges with Absolute Taste
Premier merges with Absolute Taste
8 September 2020
Charles Wilson to retire from Booker
Charles Wilson to retire from Booker
7 September 2020
CGMA reshuffles senior management
CGMA reshuffles senior management
4 September 2020

Marketing

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Del Monte lands green award
Del Monte lands green award
16 September 2020
Fruitnet Insights · Avocado Market Update
Fruitnet Insights · Avocado Market Update
15 September 2020
Whoa! Pink Lady donates apples to horses
Whoa! Pink Lady donates apples to horses
14 September 2020

People

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LEAF Open Farm Sunday goes digital
LEAF Open Farm Sunday goes digital
16 September 2020
Gist hires new chief executive
Gist hires new chief executive
8 September 2020
Michelle Grainger takes sweet potato role
Michelle Grainger takes sweet potato role
2 September 2020

Brexit

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Govt meeting on border checks “a washout”, says RHA
Govt meeting on border checks “a washout”, says RHA
18 September 2020
Antwerp ready for unexpected
Antwerp ready for unexpected
16 September 2020
NFU calls for tariff monitoring to protect UK farmers
NFU calls for tariff monitoring to protect UK farmers
11 September 2020

Packaging & Technology

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Innovative tomato pack tackles waste
Innovative tomato pack tackles waste
17 September 2020
Fieldwork Robotics wins Covid-19 funding
Fieldwork Robotics wins Covid-19 funding
16 September 2020
Tech talk
Tech talk
16 September 2020

Features

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“Imagine bus stops with fruit and veg”
“Imagine bus stops with fruit and veg”
4 August 2020
The new Eurofruit app is here
The new Eurofruit app is here
16 July 2020
Nourishing Britain's plants
Nourishing Britain's plants
22 May 2020

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Features & Analysis
- Why urban farming should flourish post-pandemic
  Dan Evans, senior research associate in physical geography, and Jess Davies, chair professor in sustainability at Lancaster University, discuss why fruit and veg production in towns and cities must become a central theme going forward
- Five ways to reboot the global food economy
  Comment: Corinna Hawkes, professor of food policy at City, University of London, examines how to make the food system healthier for everyone in the post-Covid era
- Why the obesity strategy may not work for everyone
  Comment: Sheffield Hallam University's Lucy Nield and Jenny Paxman outline four reasons why the new approach could stumble
- Nourishing Britain's plants
  Dr Peter Orrell has launched a new company offering growers multiple benefits through the use of mycorrhizal fungi
- How the supply chain might look post Covid-19
  Comment: John Perry, managing director of supply chain and logistics consultancy SCALA, believes the future could offer a boost to domestic farming as part of lasting changes after coronavirus
- Seeds of a bright organic future
  Interview: The EU's Liveseed project is a major initiative aimed at improving the organic seed sector for the benefit of all producers
- Tim Lang: We need to start rationing
  Comment: Food policy expert says drastic measures are needed to iron out inequalities and prevent a health disaster
- Five surprising benefits of a plant-based diet
  Comment: Shireen Kassam, visiting professor at the Health and Wellbeing Research Group, University of Winchester, picks out five lesser-known benefits of a fruit and veg-rich diet
- Driving sustainable agriculture
  Comment: GODAN executive director Andre Laperrière explains how open data can help farmers become more sustainable and reduce food waste in the supply chain
- Why the pineapple was once a symbol of wealth
  Lauren Alex O'Hagan, a research associate in the Centre for Language and Communication Research at Cardiff University, looks at how pineapples and celery were early examples of so-called 'food porn'
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