News from FPJ – Page 268
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Article"Plant-based foods cannot replace meat"
Professor Louise Fresco, president of the executive board of Wageningen University, says meat must be part of future diets
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ArticlePook’s Thai-flyer
Fred Searle speaks to Kanokporn Holtsch of Pook about winning the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award for her coconut snacks, landing investment on Germany’s Dragon’s Den and cracking the German market
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ArticlePotato perceptions
As AHDB’s four-year potato marketing strategy is up for renewal in 2020, Ed Leahy asks what’s next for marketing the spud to a public re-engaging with the category
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ArticleAC Goatham in "disbelief" over immigration plans
British topfruit giant AC Goatham & Son pens open letter to the government lambasting points-based visa plans
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ArticleBatters calls for 70,000 SAWS by 2021
NFU president makes series of demands from government including ramping up SAWS pilot, and match fund AHDB levy
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ArticleTesco set for £275m from Gain Land sale
The UK's largest retailer announced the sale of its shares in Chinese joint venture Gain Land
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ArticleFresh & naked to feature Peter Rabbit
Popular character will feature on pack promotions for fresh & naked, after it teamed up with Sony ahead of Peter Rabbit 2
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ArticleFresh-range goes nationwide
Online grocer to offer delivery service across the UK, sourcing directly from British farmers and growers
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ArticleMash Direct launches Cauliflower Bites
New product taps into rejuvenated cauliflower category as well as convenience trend
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ArticleIPL shrinks punnets to reduce plastic
Asda's supply arm reduces height and weight on some punnet lines as part of commitment to save 220 tonnes of plastic this year
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ArticleBerry sector ‘concerned’ by SAWS plans
Industry body welcomes expansion of SAWS pilot to 10,000 but warns this will fall well short once access to EU seasonal workers ends
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Article"Pesticide firms profit off hazardous products" says report
New investigation from Unearthed accuses major pesticide producers of making a third of their income from Highly Hazardous Products
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ArticleR.A.B.I releases £50k for storm-hit farms
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution opens up crisis fund to assist farmers struggling with impact of recent bad weather
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Article"New immigration policy will drive production abroad"
Nationwide Produce managing director Tim O'Malley criticises government's new immigration policy, calling it "hypocritical"
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ArticleNFU calls for three-crop rule derogation amid flooding
Requirement “completely unworkable” for flood-hit farmers, says union, with some unable to get out on their land since the autumn
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ArticleStores of the future
Freshness, theatre and a focus on fruit and veg are the name of the game in Marks & Spencer’s revamped food stores. Could this be the new face of retail? Fred Searle reports
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ArticleTozer looks East
Surrey-based vegetable seed breeder, Tozer, continues to expand abroad. After establishing headquarters in Spain and the US, it now looks East to China for its next project
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ArticleNuffield Scholarship applications open for 2021
Scholarships offer bursaries for research into food and horticulture for around 20 people each year
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ArticleOne van will deliver 265,000 meals a year
New vehicle for food redistribution charity FareShare, supplied by Asda, will help provide fresh produce to those most at risk of hunger
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ArticleSAWS expansion to 10,000 confirmed
Increase in numbers of seasonal workers from non-EU countries for agriculture follows announcement of new UK immigration policy