News from FPJ – Page 357
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ArticlePotato sales rise as campaign gets results
After years of decline, potato sales are on the up again thanks to an AHDB campaign, a simplified offer and an increase in retail promotions
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ArticleKellogg’s adds veg to cereal for first time
Inclusion of carrots in new organic granola marks first time the brand has added a vegetable to one of its cereals in its 113-year history
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ArticleBrexit ‘could cause thousands more heart attacks’
Price rises on fruit and veg likely to reduce consumption, contributing to an estimated 12,400 more deaths from cardiovascular disease by 2030
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ArticleWaitrose launches £1m "Plan Plastic" fund
The retailer will give out grants up to £300,000 to projects which help tackle plastic pollution
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ArticleUK bosses warn of no-deal food shortages
Heads of British retailers have signed a letter to MPs outlining significant risks to the supply chain without a customs union
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ArticleFragile farmer confidence hits new low
Uncertainty of Brexit leads to farmers planning reduced investments over the coming year, NFU survey finds
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ArticleBudding nursery relocates after strong first year
Plants365 has moved to a new site in Lincolnshire after “exciting first year in business”
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ArticleMorrisons trial plastic-free checkout
"US-style" grocery bags will replace plastic bagging at the counter in a new trial across eight stores
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ArticleVeg Power gets "Direct" support
Mash Direct will host a veg giveaway as part of the groundbreaking Eat Them to Defeat Them campaign
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ArticleJust a little Crussh
Crussh has jumped on board with one of the UK’s biggest food trends by turning its Soho store entirely vegan for January
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ArticleShaking up logistics
A new online platform is aiming to offer growers access to better-value logistics and help fill up hauliers’ free space
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ArticleSpare Snacks launches new wonky veg crisps range
Healthy snack brand develops four new products, making the most of various out-of-spec produce that would otherwise be wasted
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ArticlePink Lady enjoys 15 per cent sales rise
Apple brand celebrates successful 2018, with strong harvests, heavy investment in marketing and retail promotions contributing to sales jump
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ArticleNew phase for organic carrot campaign
British Organic Carrots steps up its promotional activity with new cookbook, consumer activity and online initiatives
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ArticleFood production needs "major redesign"
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation's new report slams modern food production methods
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ArticlePredicting the future for berries
Using a newly developed forecasting tool, Mihai Ciobanu, Michele Dall’Olio and Nina Wood of fresh4cast, look at the prospects for the berry sector at a time of uncertainty
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ArticleCompetition law ‘blocking fair pay for banana workers'
Fairtrade Foundation calls on CMA to allow UK retailers and suppliers to work together to tackle low wages and farm-gate prices in bananas
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ArticleDefeating obesity
A groundbreaking TV ad campaign promoting vegetables hits screens tonight. Michael Barker finds out what it’s all about from campaign director Jo Ralling
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ArticleIPL hails surplus donation milestone
Asda's supply and logistics arm provided 83 tonnes of food to people in need through FareShare in 2018
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ArticleKids urged to take the fight to veg
Groundbreaking TV ad campaign takes radical new approach, asking kids to take on veg and ‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’