News from FPJ – Page 139
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ArticleShoppers switch to Aldi as cost of living bites
Kantar data shows that Aldi is welcoming 130,000 new shoppers a week as customers switch from other major UK supermarkets
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ArticleGrowers launch GB Potatoes Ltd
UK producers set up new industry body to replace AHDB Potatoes
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ArticleLiverpool Port starts second strike
Dockworkers at Liverpool Port walk out for second time as pay talks stall
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ArticleRetailers respond to concerns over banana worker treatment
Fairtrade’s latest annual report suggests some chains are working to address issue of low wages, despite increasing cost pressure
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ArticleDefra to invest £12.5m in ag automation
Defra secretary pledges £12.5m investment to drive innovation in high-tech agriculture
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ArticleKanzi has can-do attitude despite dip in consumer confidence
Brand marketer expects demand for licensed apple variety to remain high amid “challenging” market conditions
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ArticleSainsbury’s to top up Healthy Start vouchers
The £2 top-ups have been proven to boost sales and consumption of fruit and veg
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ArticleVoluntary-funded organisation to take on EAMU work
Horticultural Crop Protection Ltd will feature a subscription model and take on key work post-AHDB
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Article“Enormous potential” for robots and AI in greenhouses
Rabobank report says AI offers value in sustainability, quality, better working conditions and price
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ArticleShoppers turn to wonky veg as food prices rise
Consumers are buying more imperfect fruit and veg to cut costs as food inflation reaches record high
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ArticleUK plastic tax registrations rise
UK Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) registrations rise as fresh deadline looms, packaging data services provider reports
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ArticleTesco proclaims plentiful pumpkin supply
Supermarket says reports of diminished crop are wide of the mark ahead of Halloween
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ArticleAHDB petitioners welcome “new R&D environment”
Group suggests that emerging plans for R&D funding are fairer for growers
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ArticleBlueberries boost workouts, study suggests
Recent research suggests the antioxidant content of blueberries can counteract the negative effects of strenuous exercise
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ArticleDP World breaks ground on £350m London Gateway project
One thousand jobs to be created in Essex as building work starts on £350m fourth berth at London Gateway, says DP World
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Article‘UK is driving production abroad’, warns O’Malley
Britain is on the road to importing more fresh produce due to perfect storm of factors exacerbated by government policy that is “totally anti-agriculture”
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ArticleSecond setback for South African berry industry
Late season and port strike combine to disrupt normal blueberry exports from South Africa
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ArticleUkrainian farmers honoured at awards
The Ukrainian farming industry has collectively been named NFU Farming Champions of the Year
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ArticleTesco to cut 325 office jobs
Leading UK supermarket to cut office jobs as interim profits take a hit
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ArticleAldi to create 3,000 new jobs in UK
Discounter Aldi announces major jobs push in UK ahead of festive season