News from FPJ – Page 272
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Ban on plastic waste exports in Environment Bill
New powers for the government to crack down on outsourcing of plastic pollution included in return of Environment Bill
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Iceland dumps plastic in major trial
Switch to plastic-free and reduced-plastic packaging on fresh produce promises major environmental benefits
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Booths launches Healthy Plates range
Expansion of own-label offer features four new SKUs that each contribute one of your 5 A Day
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'Edible tea' is one of 5 A Day
New range of fruit and vegetable teas from Nim's offer innovative new way for consumers to eat and drink healthily
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Slow year for salad veg
Salad vegetables’ rapid growth inevitably slowed in 2019 after the previous year’s heatwave, yet the category is still a massive growth opportunity.
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TWC trial watercress soup at NHS hospital
The Watercress Company aims to boost patient nutrition and reduce food waste with new soup creation
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Seed exporters visit Netherlands
AHDB seed potato study group looks at competitor's efforts ahead of Fruit Logistica
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Exclusive: Bardsley England acquires Newmafruit
Deal sees two major UK topfruit producers come together, with Newmafruit the latest addition to Bardsley England group
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Tough times for foodservice sector
New analysis by foodservice expert Peter Backman paints a bleak picture of the current state of the eating-out market
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Sainsbury's commits to net zero emissions by 2040
Outgoing chief executive Mike Coupe said supermarket will slash CO2 in twenty years, ahead of government targets
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Blakemore launches food waste trial
Convenience chain partners with Too Good to Go app to help reduce the amount of fresh food thrown away
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£10m investment for Mash Direct
Northern Irish veg processor plans to expand its facilities and make them more environmentally friendly
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Sweet Success
Barfoots founder Peter Barfoot received a CBE in the Queen’s New Year Honours list for his outstanding contribution to sustainable farming. Michael Barker catches up with him to hear how he did it
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PDM's Salad Days
The journey so far for lettuce and baby leaf supplier PDM Produce has been an impressive one. Fred Searle finds out what has driven the company’s huge growth over the past 10 years
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Plant-based food drives mushroom sales
New stats from Tesco show mushroom sales rapidly rising, with growers facing unprecedented demand
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Riverford co-owners star in new campaign
Guy Singh-Watson's organic business pushes back against supermarkets, air freight and pesticides in short film
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Signify launches new LED toplighting
New LED toplighting consumes 50 per cent less energy while matching HPS light output, according to Dutch lighting specialist
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Plant-based incubator to offer up to €200,000
ProVeg Incubator exclusively develops plant-based start-up businesses
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UK food waste falls seven per cent
Wrap describes the drop in household food waste as "significant"
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Trend for colourful produce ‘set to continue’
Rainbow chard, exotic berries and blood oranges all tipped to feature prominently at London restaurants in 2020, according to NCGM report