News from FPJ – Page 4
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NewsGlasshouse growers hit back at lack of support in Budget
BTGA and LVGA say further food price rises can be expected
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NewsNan from Del Monte set for TV bow
Pauline Crosby was selected for the reimagined role via public vote
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NewsMaersk appoints Christopher Cook as UK and Ireland managing director
Shipping giant Maersk has announced Christopher Cook will become managing director of its UK and Ireland area from January 2026, while Thomas Theeuwes takes over the India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka region
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NewsProject aims to tap into high-value markets for Scottish potato crop waste
Academic and industry collaboration is exploring opportunities in skincare and other sectors
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NewsMusgrave acquires fresh foodservice supplier Delifresh
Irish supply group Musgrave has bought Bradford-based foodservice specialist as part of strategy to ‘capture more market share’ in premium ingredient market
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NewsWrap bags £200,000 Sky Zero Footprint Fund to reenergise recycling
Environmental action group Wrap has received funding from Sky to deliver a 2026 advertising campaign to boost recycling across the UK
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NewsUber Eats to deliver meals by robot in two UK cities
Partnership with Starship will see AI robot deliveries in Sheffield and Leeds begin this winter, with a European and US rollout set to follow
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NewsCape Town winds force fruit exporters to divert containers
Fruit exporters scramble to use alternative ports as Cape Doctor hampers early grape and stonefruit shipments
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NewsStrong start for South African table grapes
Table grape industry targets close to 80mn export cartons this season despite US tariff challenge and increased competition in Europe
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NewsIHT concession ‘nowhere near enough’, NFU argues
Chancellor’s tweaking of new tax rules gains short shrift from farmers
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NewsPGRO adds 11 new pulses to Descriptive List 2026
PGRO details new combining peas, winter beans and spring beans
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NewsAldi UK cuts vegetable prices to 8p for Christmas
Discount retailer returns with Christmas Super Six promotion, but insists it retains full support from growers with whom it has fixed-cost agreements
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NewsDP World launches Atlas service from Morocco to Europe
New dedicated sea route will transport up to 150,000 tonnes of fresh produce annually from Morocco to terminals in UK and Europe
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NewsZespri’s Northern Hemisphere sales season underway
SunGold production is expected to increase by 30 per cent from last season
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NewsCo-op outlines major price-cutting programme in £1bn plan to ‘Back Britain’
Convenience retail chain follows Budget announcement by outlining extensive plan for coming year
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NewsNanna Tate rolls out festive potato lineup
Limited-edition Christmas range has gone into Tesco stores
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NewsMinimum wage to rise by 4.1 per cent
Minimum wage will rise by 50p an hour for over 21s under Rachel Reeves’ Autumn budget, while businesses could benefit from lower electricity bills and lower rates for some hospitality and retail properties
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NewsStart-ups invited to apply for regen farm ‘match-making’ scheme
Pitch Up! scheme positions farms as business incubators with new food or rural business start-ups invited to apply for innovative circular economy tenancies
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NewsCGA chief executive pays tribute to Deon Joubert
Boitshoko Ntshabele praises late colleague’s “immense expertise” and ”profound impact” on South Africa’s fruit business
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NewsPolitical heavyweights join OFC26 lineup
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland will all be represented during political session at farming conference