News from FPJ – Page 14
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NewsCo-op to halt sourcing relationships with countries violating international law
UK retailer Co-op Group has announced a new sourcing policy that will prohibit products from 17 countries identified as having community-wide human rights abuses, with implementation beginning June 2025
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NewsWRAP and Tesco call for urgent action to reduce global food waste
New collaboration will deliver ’programme of high-impact initiatives’, including a panel at London Climate Action Week on 25 June
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NewsNFU calls for food security to be placed at heart of national security strategy
Union urges government to match words with action and listen to the experts by recognising the importance of food security in security strategy
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NewsAdaption key to success as FPJ celebrates 130th year
Editor Fred Searle was joined by predecessors Michael Barker and Tommy Leighton on stage at Festival of Fresh to reflect on how the magazine has survived despite a tough publishing climate
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NewsAmazon to be investigated for late supplier payments
The Groceries Code Adjudicator is launching the investigation with reasonable grounds to suspect Amazon has breached the code and is asking suppliers to contribute anonymously
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NewsBerries of Scotland campaign to showcase Scottish soft fruit
Initiative looks to encourage shoppers and chefs to buy local
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NewsTozer-OBS deal boosts UK cauliflower trade
Partnership sees a range of winter cauliflower marketed in the UK and Ireland
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NewsNew Maersk vessel class to enter service
Berlin Maersk is the first of six new vessels in its class and will be part of Maersk’s AE3 service connecting Eastern Asia with Northern Europe
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NewsFruit Attraction 2025 set to grow by 5 per cent
Organisers say the trade fair expects to bring together more than 2,500 companies and 120,000 professionals this year
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News‘Better marketing needed’ to improve kids’ health
Red Communications’ MD John Valentine makes clarion call at Festival of Fresh
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NewsStewarts of Tayside doubles raspberry supply to Asda
Grower is also increasing its potato supply to the retailer
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NewsUK raspberry growers celebrate best season in years
Exceptional growing conditions have brought the British raspberry crop on by almost two weeks with significantly high fruit size and yields
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NewsCarrot growers facing ‘massive drought’
Growers are spending ‘a fortune’ on irrigation and committing water resources to early new season carrot crop as Yorkshire becomes second region confirmed in drought status
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NewsConsumers want ‘more British food’
Red Tractor’s Annual Trust in Food Index finds consumers think farmers are being undercut by imports, as findings offer public perspective of future trade deals
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NewsOddbox sells ten million boxes of rescued fruit and veg
Founded in 2016, the group sources surplus and wonky fresh produce direct from farms and delivers it straight to people’s doors
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NewsKent research project boosts UK grape and wine production
Initiative will include the use of nautral plant protection and an acoustic data survey
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NewsBirds Eye owner Nomad Foods makes healthy sales pledge
Company has called for mandatory health reporting for businesses
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NewsBerryWorld continues CoppaFeel! partnership at Taste of London
Activation at London food festival will see 100 per cent of supplier’s strawberry sales go to the breast cancer awareness charity
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NewsNFU urges Starmer to hold firm on food standards
Union reiterates its position as talks with GCC continue
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NewsTesco launches ‘next big thing’ Lion’s Mane mushrooms
Retailer jumps on soaring trend for ‘functional’ food as exotic mushroom moves from health food shops and pharmacies to fresh produce retail shelves