News from FPJ – Page 24
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ArticleNFU begins search for next Student and Young Farmer Ambassadors
Programme gives young people opportunity to advocate for British agriculture and represent views of young farmers at key events
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ArticlePumpkin 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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ArticleAsda buys 132 Co-op sites to boost c-store ambitions
Purchase for £438m is part of Asda’s plan to become a player in convenience
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ArticleTim Smith takes chair at Food & Drink Sector Council
Highly experienced industry figure will be co-chair alongside Defra minister Victoria Prentis
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ArticleExpert insights at Asiafruit Congress Online Preview
Full speaker line-up announced for free online briefing
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ArticlePinKids 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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ArticleChange in fortunes for South African exporters
South Africa’s fresh fruit export industry is contemplating the future after a disappointing 2022 season
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ArticleAdrian Scripps ‘expects to have enough labour’ for apple season
James Simpson, managing director of Adrian Scripps, tells FPJ how the major Kentish apple producer is innovating in the face of big challenges this season
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ArticleStable growth for Greenyard
First quarter of the financial year sees positive sales in both fresh and long fresh segments
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ArticleSainsbury’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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ArticleCarrot Symposium open for submission of abstracts
Event in York in 2023 is calling for experts to submit abstracts both for posters and oral presentations
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ArticleMonty Don to make Radio 4 soil appeal
Horticulturist will promote the Soil Association’s Innovative Farmers Programme in the hope of raising funds
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Article£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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ArticleAbu 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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ArticleLidl 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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ArticleSysco 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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ArticleSaga Robotics appoints new CEO
Change is afoot at agtech firm Saga Robotics as current CFO Anne Dingstad is promoted to CEO, replacing company founder Pål Johan From
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ArticleBown presents last public accounts for Asoex
Ronald Bown hands over reigns of Asoex to successor Iván Marambio at last public meeting after more than 30 years at its helm
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ArticleCo-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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ArticleSummer 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