Festival edition looks ahead to FPJ’s summer celebration as well as revealing the detrimental impact of mounting cost pressures in the fresh produce supply chain
The FPJ Festival of Fresh Special is live on the FPJ app and making its way to subscribers, featuring interviews and reports on Flavour Fresh, Fresh Direct and The Soil Association’s Helen Browning.
With Festival of Fresh just around the corner, we look ahead to the event’s big-name line-up, which includes Defra farming minister Dame Angela Eagle and Sainsbury’s fresh produce category director Hannah O’Reilly.
Meanwhile, Lancashire tomato producer Flavour Fresh explains why it has paused construction of a new glasshouse unit for the second time as fertiliser and gas prices create an uncertain climate for investment.
The Soil Association’s Helen Browning reflects on 80 years of the organisation, and why the focus on sustainable farming and health means organic has finally found its moment.
And foodservice supplier Fresh Direct reveals how it is facing into a tough cost environment with new investments in added value and a focus on direct relationships with growers.
In an exclusive comment article, NFU senior policy specialist Christine McDowwell argues that the Horticulture Sector Growth Plan could prove a big win for the sector, with the NFU pushing government for a number of policy changes.
There’s an in-depth report on a difficult start to the year for the British berry sector, navigating major cost increases and extreme weather in Spain and Morocco, but health remains an important avenue to growth.
And we report on the gene-editing projects opening up new possibilities for UK growers facing mounting weather, pest and disease challenges.
Download the FPJ app from the App Store or Google Play to read the FPJ Festival of Fresh Special, as well as other previous issues of the magazine.
