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Plant-based food drives mushroom sales
27th January 2020, 21:14 London
Plant-based food drives mushroom sales
New stats from Tesco show mushroom sales rapidly rising, with growers facing unprecedented demand
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- Riverford growers star in new campaign
  Riverford growers star in new campaign
  Guy Singh-Watson's organic business pushes back against supermarkets, air freight and pesticides in short film
- Sadness at death of Hardy Sader-Diers
  Sadness at death of Hardy Sader-Diers
  Leading light of the international insurance business passes away in Germany
- Signify launches new LED toplighting
  Signify launches new LED toplighting
  New LED toplighting consumes 50 per cent less energy while matching HPS light output, according to Dutch lighting specialist
- Plant-based incubator to offer up to €200,000
  Plant-based incubator to offer up to €200,000
  ProVeg Incubator exclusively develops plant-based start-up businesses
- UK food waste falls seven per cent
  UK food waste falls seven per cent
  Wrap describes the drop in household food waste as "significant"
- Trend for colourful produce ‘set to continue’
  Trend for colourful produce ‘set to continue’
  Rainbow chard, exotic berries and blood oranges all tipped to feature prominently at London restaurants in 2020, according to NCGM report
- Doug Henderson: an unsung hero
  Doug Henderson: an unsung hero
  Friend and former colleague Dick Brighten remembers Doug Henderson MBE, who passed away in December
- Chicory sales grow at Waitrose
  Chicory sales grow at Waitrose
  The forced crop is proving popular with shoppers looking to improve their gut health

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£1m "Brexit fund" for FareShare Scotland
£1m "Brexit fund" for FareShare Scotland
8 January 2020
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Javid announces £3bn for farmers
2 January 2020
Polls tighten as Brexit plans emerge
Polls tighten as Brexit plans emerge
11 December 2019

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Riverford growers star in new campaign
Riverford growers star in new campaign
27 January 2020
UK food waste falls seven per cent
UK food waste falls seven per cent
24 January 2020
Chicory sales grow at Waitrose
Chicory sales grow at Waitrose
24 January 2020

Production & Trade

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Signify launches new LED toplighting
Signify launches new LED toplighting
24 January 2020
French strikes hit topfruit exports
French strikes hit topfruit exports
23 January 2020
Driverless lorries ‘could spark major RORO growth'
Driverless lorries ‘could spark major RORO growth'
23 January 2020

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Trend for colourful produce ‘set to continue’
Trend for colourful produce ‘set to continue’
24 January 2020
Gala's new platform for growth
Gala's new platform for growth
16 January 2020
Ex-Tesco man joins Co-op buying group
Ex-Tesco man joins Co-op buying group
15 November 2019

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Sadness at death of Hardy Sader-Diers
27 January 2020
Doug Henderson: an unsung hero
Doug Henderson: an unsung hero
24 January 2020
Charlie Shaughnessy to retire
Charlie Shaughnessy to retire
23 January 2020

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Sweet Success
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27 January 2020
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27 January 2020
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3 January 2020

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Features & Analysis
- 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'
- Subscribers onlyAn inconvenient truth
  Prepared produce appears to meet many of the modern consumer’s demands, but the category is also facing a number of significant hurdles
- Subscribers onlyFarming sector faces election bigger than Brexit
  FPJ industry commentator Heidi Gilmour casts her eye over the upcoming general election and what it means for farming
- Celebrity greens were once foods of last resort
  Lauren Alex O'Hagan, research associate in the Centre for Language and Communication Research at Cardiff University, looks at how fortunes have changed for the likes of kale and seaweed
- Subscribers onlyIt’s all about that base
  FPJ's US correspondent Amy Cross describes the paucity of the soup offer and the popularity of prepared 'base' pots
- Subscribers only'Trough' life or the 'butt' of the joke?
  FPJ's US correspondent Amy Cross looks at techniques employed by American retailers to improve shelf life in store
- Take five and tell us how you feel…
  Fruitnet is inviting everyone in the fresh produce business to say what they think about the future of the industry
- Subscribers onlyThe only way is up
  Infarm co-founder Osnat Michaeli believes vertical farming can revolutionise global food production as populations grow and environmental pressures intensify. Fred Searle paid her a visit in Berlin
- Subscribers onlyBerlin's rescue mission
  Food waste activist Raphael Fellmer is making food rescue convenient and affordable with his Berlin chain Sirplus, and as climate change intensifies he is in a hurry to make a difference
- Subscribers onlyGreen wave
  EVG’s new £28 million greenhouse is the latest in a new generation to drastically cut their environmental impact
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