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NewsOne direction for Fresh Direct
On a visit to Fresh Direct’s Bicester hub, Nina Pullman finds a business adapting to customer needs, with a focus on added value and availability, despite challenging macro conditions
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NewsExperts urge action to avoid food crisis
The UK is “sleepwalking” into a food crisis, food experts warn the government in a co-signed letter demanding urgent action
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NewsPicota cherries to see ‘best season in years’
Producers of the protected Valley del Jerte variety are forecasting record volumes and excellent quality
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FeaturesFruitMasters facility shortlisted for Breeam Awards
Smart Fruit Hub apparently achieved ‘Outstanding’ score of 91.04 per cent, making it ‘most sustainable’ food production facility in Netherlands
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CommentComment: Why climate action in food and farming can’t wait
Soil health, water availability and biodiversity are not abstract environmental concepts; they are the foundations of food security, writes McCain CSO Charlie Angelakos
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CommentGrowing more in the UK won’t solve food security, warns FPC
Trade body raises concerns that the new EU-UK reset deal, and calls to produce more domestically, threaten UK imports from further afield
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NewsSupermarkets scoff at price cap proposal
UK’s big food retailers pour scorn on government’s suggestion of price caps on essential items to ease cost of living crisis
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NewsOranges and chickpeas will be ‘viable UK crops’ under warming climate
Water storage, adaption to sustainable farming and increased domestic production are critical if the UK is to maintain farming viability and food security, according to government climate report
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NewsFirst Comber earlies expected by mid June
New season early Comber potatoes are expected by next month into ‘reasonably steady market’, with Cyprus new potato imports already available
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NewsGrowers to receive £1.9 mn in legacy AHDB grants
Funding will be distributed via 22 sector trade bodies for three-year projects that support innovation and resilience
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NewsAngela Eagle, Sainsbury’s and M&S among the big-name speakers at Festival of Fresh
From Defra minister Dame Angela Eagle to Sainsbury’s category director Hannah O’Reilly and M&S senior salads buyer Matt Buckingham, event on 10 June features a host of leading voices
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NewsInnovation helping hospitality supply face current pressures
Geopolitical tensions, energy and labour costs are reshaping catering and hospitality supply, and bringing new opportunities, according to Fresh Direct’s Summer Market Review
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NewsMajor glasshouse development wins planning consent
The £150mn Rivenhall Greenhouse project has received the go-ahead from council planners and is described as a blueprint for future glasshouses to be co-located with complementary industrial sites
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PodcastsPrice wars and production costs
In the latest Fresh Produce Journal Podcast, Nina Pullman is joined by Michael Barker to debate the pros and cons of the Easter price battle on British veg, and Nina visits tomato producer FlavourFresh
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NewsEating more fruit and veg could cut household food bills
Increasing intake of fruit and veg to five-a-day while cutting back on meat and confectionery could help Brits save £550 a year, new research has found
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NewsUK Packaging Pact goes beyond plastic
As the issue of waste continues to overwhelm local systems, the UK Packaging Pact aims to transform the whole UK packaging system into a sustainable operation through coordinated action
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NewsDP World launches port-based carbon insets at Southampton
New scheme allows customers to count emissions savings from DP World Southampton towards their own supply chain targets
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NewsHort left out of energy exemption list as government says it’s ‘watching closely’
Fresh produce businesses will be left to face soaring energy costs alone after further expansion to industrial protection scheme excludes sector
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NewsFreshfel to unveil new manifesto as industry challenges mount
Association marks 25th anniversary in Sicily, where its president Salvo Laudani is due to step down
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NewsDover becomes UK’s first net-zero port
The port has reached its carbon net zero goal for Scope 1 and 2 emissions, marking a significant milestone in maritime decarbonisation