News from FPJ – Page 81
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NewsHort careers hub in development for Kent & Medway
New initiative hopes to boost entrants into a range of horticultural jobs
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NewsAdjudicator urges supplier input on cost price talks
Mark White says ‘golden rules’ must apply in cost price decrease dicussions as well as in CPIs
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NewsGrowers get set for Lord Mayor’s Show
British farming will be taking a prominent position in event broadcast live on the BBC
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NewsTesco innovation projects boost hort farms
Many of the winning projects in Tesco’s Innovation Connections Programme have been trialled with fresh produce suppliers
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NewsBritish Potato Show returns to Harrogate
Taking place at the Yorkshire Event Centre on 22 and 23 November, the ‘seed to shopping trolley’ event will showcase the latest trends and technology in the sector
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NewsFruit exporters remain concerned about Cape Town port problems
Hortgro, SATI, and FPEF issue joint statement with Transnet in move to reassure trade that recent logistical challenges can be overcome in time for the new deciduous fruit campaigns
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News‘Re-shaping M&S’ strategy pays off
M&S half-year results for 26 weeks to 30 September 2023 reveal rise in profits and food sales
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NewsThree new directors for Spar UK
Appointments include new faces running the grocery and fresh departments
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NewsWolds Produce joins AKP Group
UK potato businesses join forces in bid to boost economies of scale and build a stronger, more resilient supply chain
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NewsGrocery sales rise as inflation falls
Grocery price inflation falls to single digits for first time this year, coinciding with rise in grocery sales, says Kantar
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NewsPink Lady donates 150,000 apples to FareShare
Packs of PinKids apples in Aldi stores nationwide between November and January
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NewsSoil Association calls for doubling of UK fruit and veg production
Charity says action is needed in the wake of House of Lords horticulture report
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NewsM&S set for biggest month of store openings
Retailer will open six new stores and renew three more in November, the most it has ever achieved a single month
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NewsNationwide Produce lands BRC Grade AA certification
Supplier’s Evesham packhouse achieves globally recognised standard for food safety and quality management in just three months
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NewsNFU welcomes Lords’ report
Farmers’ union welcomes House of Lords’ recommendations to government to help grow UK hort sector
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NewsSeed breeders welcome landmark decision on EDVs
Ruling raises serious questions over the question of uniqueness in horticultural breeding, and could bring cases like the high-profile Nadorcott-Tango dispute to a close
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News‘Promising future for UK agri-tech’
Comment: In 2013, the UK government launched a £160m ‘agritech strategy’ to leverage world-class scientific research and transform the ag sector. Ten years on, investment commentator Garry White finds out how it’s doing
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News‘Organic ag must be mainstreamed’
Soil Association outlines ‘Organic For All’ vision at this year’s Organic Trade Conference
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NewsLords calls for urgent UK hort strategy
The future of the UK horticulture sector looks bleak without urgent steps to safeguard its future, says new House of Lords report