Markets news from FPJ – Page 11
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Port of Liverpool dockers plan strike action
Workers at the Port of Liverpool plan a two-week strike over pay from 19 September
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Jupiter 'files for administration’
Fresh produce grower-importer Jupiter Marketing has gone into administration, according to news site
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Sunburst brand gets boost in the UK
Coregeo and Hochfeld are working together to grow the pink-fleshed Sunburst apple brand
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Aldi scraps fruit and veg best before dates
Aldi today announces plans to scrap best before dates from 60 fresh fruit and veg lines
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New GlobalGAP add-on gives biodiversity a boost
In April GlobalGAP launched its BioDiversity Add-on to help producers further demonstrate their biodiversity management practices
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Sainsbury’s launches £65m price drive
Initiative aims to keep a lid on prices of everyday essentials ahead of difficult autumn and winter
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Pumpkin shortages predicted
Essex grower Foxes Farm says its yield is down by a quarter to a third this year and expects to see “some kind of shortage”
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PinKids supports FareShare with ‘Share the Wow’ campaign
On-pack campaign communicates that by purchasing the kids’ lunchbox favourite shoppers are helping Pink Lady donate more apples to redistribution charity
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Stable growth for Greenyard
First quarter of the financial year sees positive sales in both fresh and long fresh segments
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Sainsbury’s axes ‘best before’ dates on more fruit and veg
A further round of fresh produce will see date labels removed in an attempt to clamp down on food waste in the home
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£100k award win for The Salad Project
Victory in Uber Eats’ restaurant awards will allow expansion for innovative salad bar concept
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Abu Dhabi to host 2022 WUWM conference
Event will focus on how to make global food supply chains more resilient and sustainable
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Lidl pledges to help UK farmers with heat-affected harvest
Lidl GB has promised to find ways to accommodate ’stunted crops’ within existing lines to prevent food waste
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Sysco to cut transport emissions with electric fleet
US foodservice giant Sysco is piloting a fleet of electric vehicles to deliver to UK customers of its British Brakes and SSG businesses
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Co-op Group appoints new chief exec
Consumer-owned UK retailer, the Co-op, has named Shirine Khoury-Haq as group CEO
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Summer of strikes to hit £1bn in trade
Strike action at the port of Felixtowe, Amazon, postal and rail services will disrupt £1bn of trade and increase costs for shoppers, warns delivery specialist ParcelHero
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Convenience stores see boost to sales
Summer heatwave leads Brits to shop in-store for groceries, with convenience stores benefitting with a 28.9 per cent share of all sales over the last four weeks, NielsenIQ data reveals
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Dole reports on second quarter financial results
Full-year forecast revised downward due to slower recovery of Fresh Vegetables segment and impact of strengthening dollar
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Casa Brasil festival gears up to celebrate Brazilian food and culture
Fortnight-long event in London will showcase the best of Brazilian produce and feature live cooking demonstrations from the likes of celebrity chef Luciana Berry
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Nationwide Produce and AH Worth announce potato partnership
New collaboration will see Nationwide develop the marketing and distribution of AH Worth’s potato brands into non-retail outlets including catering and wholesale