News from FPJ – Page 279
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ArticleRSA pomegranates bounce back
After a drought-hit 2018 season South African pomegranate producers achieved record volumes, helping satisfy growing global demand. Ed Leahy reports
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ArticleMorrisons partners with app to fight food waste
Retailer will make up boxes of unsold food that has reached its 'best before' date for sale through Too Good To Go
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ArticleGusto launches organic lemon and yuzu drink
New line features Asian citrus fruit combined with lemon for a unique lemonade dubbed the ‘world’s finest’
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ArticleFPJ evolves for 2020
A number of exciting changes are coming in 2020 as the Fresh Produce Journal expands its offer to meet modern readers’ needs
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ArticleAPS Produce scoops farming education awards
Kent tomato producer picks up Overall Winner’s Award and Innovative Learning Award at Bayer-LEAF Education Awards
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ArticleBrassica growers suffering ‘worst flooding for decades’
Producer estimates 25 per cent of UK production lost with cauliflowers running short and cabbage and spring green expected to follow
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ArticleVertical farm picks up innovation award
IGS' new indoor facility recognised for its advanced technology boosting the yield of indoor herb production
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ArticleBrexit battle plans in logistics
Logistics firm Perishable Movements Ltd is preparing carefully for the revised Brexit deadline of 31 January and is confident disruption can be minimised if the sector follows the correct procedures. Fred Searle speaks to sales director Nick Finbow
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ArticleWaitrose expands packaging-free concept
"Refillable" zones proving successful with Abingdon store the latest Waitrose outlet to feature loose items, including frozen fruit
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ArticleSoilEssentials to sell smart sensors from Norway
Scottish precision farming specialist becomes first and exclusive UK reseller of temperature, humidity and irrigation sensors from 7Sense
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ArticleRed Baron named 'most influential variety'
NIAB names red onion the most influential non-cereal crop of the last 100 years in awarding it the Centenary Variety Cup
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ArticleGrowers urged to tell their stories
Broadcaster Anna Jones has set up Just Farmers to help build a more positive image of farming in the mainstream media
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ArticleQV Foods rebrands as AH Worth
AH Worth CEO Duncan Worth speaks to Ed Leahy about his company’s rebranding as it sheds its old name, QV Foods
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ArticleFoodservice for thought
A fast-growing market, the foodservice sector is nevertheless suffering from intense competition and Brexit uncertainty
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ArticleMcCain backs 'grow your own spud' scheme
AHDB's Grow Your Own Potatoes project distributed thousands of growing kits to 10,000 primary schools last year
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ArticleOut of the dark
Mushroom growers are looking to the light again after being hit badly by Brexit chaos
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ArticlePoland’s apple players
With the apple season beginning, some of the big names in the Polish industry are ready to meet this campaign’s challenges head on
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Article‘Data is king’ in biopesticide application
AHDB-funded AMBER project urges growers to use data to better understand how biopesticides perform in different conditions
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ArticleLidl boosts hourly wages amid UK growth
Entry-level wages will increase from £9.00 to £9.30 per hour outside of London and from £10.55 to £10.75 within the M25
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ArticleSurvey reveals pressure to reduce plastic further
UK shoppers think plastic packaging needs to be drastically reduced but price and lack of recycling knowledge are barriers to change