Europe news archive – Page 214
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Gove tasked with fixing supply chain
PM Boris Johnson tasks Michael Gove with leading cross-governmental team to resolve food supply problems and HGV shortage
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Thanet Earth 'bins' £320k of produce
Worker shortage forces UK glasshouse producer to 'waste' £320k of produce in three weeks, reports Isle of Thanet News
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M&S blames Brexit for French store closures
The UK retailer says it is closing 11 of its French stores because of food supply problems post-Brexit
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FL highlights Spain’s berry potential in Nordic markets
As one of the sponsors of the Huelva Berry Congress, Fruit Logistica singled out these markets for growth
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Spain set for shorter citrus crop in 2021/22
Soft citrus and lemons register the biggest falls, while oranges remain unchanged and grapefruit output rises
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Cinven mulls sale of Planasa
Private equity firm is said to be considering launching a competitive process in the coming months
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Britain poised for blackberry boom
Sales increased by 8 per cent in the last year alone, says British Summer Fruits
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Climate justice requires urgent action
Fair Trade groups demand better access to climate funding for smallholders, increased private sector transparency and stronger environmental regulations
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Morrisons launches 'zero waste' store trial
Six outlets in Edinburgh hope to set the stage for all of Morrisons' stores to operate with zero waste by 2025
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UK phyto certificate delay welcomed
Freshfel urges EU and UK to prioritise trade facilitation talks in light of further postponement of SPS controls
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Biomass energy crops set for UK comeback
NIAB is developing plans for a demonstration platform to look at feasibility of cultivating energy crops
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Co-op unveils major Amazon tie-up
C-store chain says move, together with robot deliveries, will help it nearly triple online sales by the end of the year
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NFU urges government to back British
Call to ministers comes as NFU launches new report on Back British Farming Day
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FPC launches graduate careers fair
Fresh Produce Consortium launches graduate careers fair to attract fresh talent to produce, flower and related sectors
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Interko heads to World Food Moscow
Ripening room specialist is looking to demonstrate the energy efficiency, cost saving and fruit quality benefits of its technology
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Give us workers, not border-control delays, says NFU
Post-Brexit import control delays won't solve UK food supply crisis, says NFU - more seasonal workers will
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Lidl expands 'REset Plastic' initiative
Lidl builds on plastic reduction with new compostable fruit and veg bags and recycling scheme trial
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PML predicts chaos ahead
Comment: UK is heading towards chaos if government doesn't act to solve supply chain crisis, writes Mike Parr, MD of logistics firm PML
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California prune sales soar in UK
Latest figures reveal a 99 per cent uplift in volume and a value increase of 132 per cent compared to 2019/20
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Nationwide sounds alarm for produce sector
Comment: Thirteen years of supermarket price wars and a labour crisis are destroying our sector, writes Tim O'Malley, Nationwide Produce MD