News from FPJ – Page 355
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ArticleBranston donates £37k to charity
Major potato supplier sends large sums to mental health organisations and blind charity in flurry of donations to kick off the year
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ArticleReport raises new glyphosate fears
People with high exposure to chemical significantly more likely to develop non-Hodgkin lymphoma, researchers find
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ArticleField labs planned to tackle on-farm waste
LEAF project aims to assess levels of waste in apples, tomatoes and carrots and find most effective ways of reducing it
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ArticleAvos are the American everyman's fruit
FPJ columnist Amy Cross looks at how avocados continue to take the US retail market by storm
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ArticleNatoora ‘to eliminate single-use plastics’
Premium fresh produce supplier sets out wide range of measures to make its packaging more sustainable
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ArticleNew Covent Garden wins best wholesale market
London wholesale market praised for support it gives traders despite ongoing conflict between market authority and tenants association
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ArticleFinding a responsible solution to food surplus
Advertorial: How a growing number of food companies are fighting food waste and hunger by redistributing their surplus food to frontline charities in their communities
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ArticleJupiter Group stays in Sunday Times growth list
Fresh produce supplier remains in top 25 of Sunday Times International Track 200 after doubling its sales in the last two years
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ArticleOnly nine per cent of kids get 5 A Day
On average, UK children under 12 eat just 2.9 portions of fruit and veg a day, new research reveals
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ArticleTesco to donate unsold flowers
Supermarket extends tie-up with FareShare to ensure leftover Valentine's Day blooms find their way to good causes
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ArticleNot just a bed of roses
Supply challenges from Kenya, Brexit and difficulties sourcing labour have been causing headaches in the flower sector, but seasonal blooms and online retail offer hope. Fred Searle speaks to Ian Michell, managing director of Flamingo Produce
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ArticleFloating a new approach
University of Nottingham Professors Saffa Riffat and Yijun Yuan are proposing breakthrough technologies to allow intensive food production in seas, coastal areas and rivers. Here, they present their ideas
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ArticleJDM fires up for further growth
It’s been a rapid transition from herb importer to major player in the food processing game, and JDM Food Group has no desire to slow down, with an expansion of its Lincolnshire site underway
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Article“Apple-like” pear called Fred hits Swiss shelves
Firm-textured variety whose juice doesn’t run could offer better transportability and consumer convenience
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ArticleWild mushrooms coming out of the woods
Wild mushrooms have big potential according to FME's Willem Weening who thinks the UK market is ready for more choice
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ArticleEnza Zaden beefs up UK seed storage as Brexit looms
Vegetable seed supplier storing higher volume of seed in Evesham warehouse to limit trade disruption and cost
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ArticleTH Clements sees ‘Brexit export opportunity’
Weakened pound has sparked interest in Lincolnshire grower’s brassicas from Eastern Europe as retailers look for year-round supply
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ArticleFresca Group acquires exotics supplier
Fresca Group's purchase of Blue River International comes as exotic category grows in popularity thanks to healthy eating trends
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ArticleG’s to shake up import strategy in no-deal scenario
Salad veg supplier considers removing date codes, using new trade routes and supplying customers via UK hub if no Brexit deal is reached
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Article60m sales milestone for Malling Centenary
NIAB EMR-produced strawberry variety passes 60m annual plant sales mark just five years after first hitting the market