News from FPJ – Page 247
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ArticleExperienced grower joins glasshouse firm CambridgeHOK
Alan Frampton will lead sales team in south of England as glasshouse construction firm enjoys significant growth
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ArticleMorrisons could ditch reusable plastic bags
Morrisons will become first supermarket to remove all plastic carrier bags from its stores if trial proves successful
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ArticleHelloFresh to open second UK production facility
New base in Warwickshire will provide additional packaging and production capacity for fast-growing meal kit provider
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ArticleFyffes hit by Covid-19 outbreak
All staff at Fyffes’ distribution centre in Coventry to be tested for coronavirus after supplier announced 10 workers had become infected
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ArticleBumper crop of British watermelons
Tesco says heat has produced extra-sweet and large watermelons at a time when it is seeing record demand
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ArticleMuddy Boots bolsters food commercial team
Jamie Jarczewski becomes software company's senior development manager as it looks to grow presence in food manufacturing and retail
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ArticlePotato vending machine a hit
Czech invention gives new meaning to farm automation and convenience shopping
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ArticleNo-deal Brexit could 'throw families into food poverty'
Report from pro-EU campaign group warns of significant food price rises and “devasting impact on low-income families” if good deal isn’t reached
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ArticleCovid drives up food bank usage
Food Standards Agency report paints worrying picture of food insecurity due to economic hardship
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ArticleM&S to open new food distribution centre
New Milton Keynes site will help the supermarket expand its food and fresh produce range across south of England
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ArticleMcCain pledges £25m to support potato sector
Investment follows “two of the worst crops in 40 years” as pressures mount on growers due to climate change and Covid-19
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ArticleLonging for local
Fred Searle hears from two veg box delivery schemes in Cambridge that have been going from strength to strength during lockdown, while making huge efforts to support their local community and protect the planet
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ArticleBanner campaign to ‘save British farming’
Activists want public to show support for UK agriculture by urging government not to undermine British standards in Agriculture Bill
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ArticleSales up at Berry Gardens
Kent soft-fruit cooperative reports 3.8 per cent rise in turnover for 2019 and has high hopes for future growth
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ArticleNew treatments closer for citrus disease
New research could pave the way for effective treatment of citrus greening disease, affecting orchards worldwide
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ArticleJupiter signs blockchain agreement
Partnership with DiMuto will give every piece of fruit Jupiter supplies 'an independent digital identity'
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ArticlePositivity post-lockdown
UK's leading fresh produce brand reports strong volume sales in the post-lockdown period
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ArticleSpawning success
Mushrooms are on the up, with the Covid-19 lockdown turbocharging growth in the category. Fred Searle speaks to managing director of Walsh Mushrooms, Padraic O’Leary
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ArticleNI potato sales boom in lockdown
Consumption of potatoes in Northern Ireland surge during peak of coronavirus crisis as people cook more at home
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ArticleFive ways to reboot the global food economy
Comment: Corinna Hawkes, professor of food policy at City, University of London, examines how to make the food system healthier for everyone in the post-Covid era