All Fresh produce articles – Page 11
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NewsModern slavery toolkit launched for small food businesses
The majority of food and drink SMEs do not currently have modern slavery policies in place
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NewsUK ramps up protection for seasonal workers
New agreement establishes areas of co-operation between the UK and Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
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NewsWaitrose IT glitch causes bank holiday availability issues
The latest IT issue meant deliveries were not sent out or were sent with fewer items
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Comment and OpinionDefra’s decision to abandon a UK horticulture strategy is a serious error
Defra must make it a priority to raise our country’s self-sufficiency in fruit & vegetables, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsNew Tesco range review to have ‘huge’ implications for suppliers
The move has been billed as the biggest since the wide-ranging Project Reset cull under Dave Lewis
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NewsRiverford boss slams supermarket treatment of suppliers
Veg box founder Guy Singh-Watson described the low returns passed on to many suppliers as ‘morally reprehensible’
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NewsTesco trials new layout for fresh food displays
The supermarket is bringing in new signage and lower-level displays for fresh products including fruit & veg, fish and meat
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NewsTesco launches ‘veg-led’ mains as part of new vegetarian strategy
The retailer has launched the six-strong range to provide healthier vegetarian meal options
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NewsSeasonal worker scheme extended for another year
The pledge came as part of a wide-ranging package of support for the sector
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NewsHorticulture alliance resigns from government roundtable
Last week, Defra minister Mark Spencer confirmed that plans to develop a new horticulture strategy for England were scrapped
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KVI TrackerUK cucumber growers forced to bin crops as retailers choose imports
The Lea Valley Growers Association has said many growers are choosing to ‘dump’ produce instead of sending it to market
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News‘Simplify Seasonal Worker scheme to limit abuse’, say human rights experts
One of the key recommendations from the panel was to reduce the number of countries currently being recruited from in the scheme
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NewsPrinces signs pre-harvest supply contracts with tomato growers
Pricing has been set in collaboration with the Department of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Foggia
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NewsNationwide Produce boosts warehouse capacity
The expansion also saw the business’s pallet capacity rise from 900 to 2,100, allowing more stock to be stored
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Analysis and FeaturesIs British farming facing an existential crisis?
The UK’s self-sufficiency is ‘slipping’, with many growers reporting receiving minuscule returns. Does Rishi Sunak’s emergency summit signal the start of meaningful action to save British farming?
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NewsFarmer confidence plunges in face of rising costs and bureaucracy
The NFU’s latest Farm Confidence Survey found that 88% of respondents felt the soaring price of input costs would negatively effect their businesses
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NewsFischer Farms appoints first business development manager
The vertical farming company has announced the new appointment as it prepares for the opening of what it claims to be the world’s largest vertical farm
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy British apples are disappearing from supermarket shelves
With returns low, growers are withdrawing orchard investments
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NewsFlorette launches £1m summer marketing campaign
The campaign includes a sponsorship of Food Network and a TV advertising campaign
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NewsAgricultural inflation easing but farms remain under pressure
The latest research by farm supplies co-op AF showed a fall in average agricultural input costs of 2.6% in the six months to the end of March