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News'Extreme' wet weather hampers potato harvesting attempts
Last month was the fifth-wettest October on record, according to the Met Office
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NewsMushroom sales soar as shoppers seek healthy foods during pandemic
Nutritional benefits, such as vitamin D, have driven more consumers to mushrooms
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Comment & OpinionWith its Brexit nonchalance, the government is taking a huge risk with British farming
With Brexit just 43 working days away, the food and drink industry is still largely in the dark about what’s going to happen
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NewsExtend non-UK labour scheme or face price hikes and shortages, growers warn
Data from industry bodies showed the UK-resident workforce is not big or reliable enough to fulfil growers’ labour needs
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NewsWaitrose launches children’s books on healthy eating
The upmarket grocer will debut the e-books through a partnership with online library service the Social Book Club
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NewsFyffes announces human rights framework
The supplier said its new plan would provide a mechanism to manage, mitigate and resolve risks to human rights in its supply chain
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NewsVeg Power campaign appeals for more support from suppliers
Veg Power has set out an ambition for every child aged two to 19 to eat one more portion of vegetables every day
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Comment & OpinionAlbert Bartlett brings beautiful ballet to the spud shed
A storybook opens and a breathy voiceover tells us AB’s newly harvested Jersey Royals will now “be going off to sleep in the dark”
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NewsEustice accused of overstating Pick for Britain scheme impact
The environment secretary’s claim a third of workers in produce supply chains were British has been dismissed by industry sources
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NewsPilgrim’s Pride sees 170 positive Covid-19 tests as Bernard Matthews cases rise
Both major processors have suggested the outbreaks were down to community transmission
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NewsRiverford becomes B Corp thanks to employee and environmental policies
The organic veg box company has become the second-highest ranked UK food & drink company on the certification
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NewsSainsbury’s rewards customers with Nectar points for buying fruit and veg
Shoppers can earn hundreds of points through The Great Big Fruit & Veg Challenge, which launched on 7 September
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NewsAsda trials use of recyclable plastic fruit & veg bags at nine stores
The alternative reusable Veggio bags will be priced at 30p each
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Comment & OpinionThree foodie YouTube trends that tell us what shoppers are really interested in during lockdown
What Brits were watching in lockdown says a lot about their priorities, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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NewsNatures Way brings Fling fresh salad kits to market
Inspired by ’flavours, tastes and textures from around the world’, the kits are on sale exclusively in Tesco
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NewsBirds Eye adds sweet chilli veg mix to Steamfresh range
The launch will be complemented by the return of the frozen giant’s ‘Eat in Full Colour’ TV ad from 21 September
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NewsAsda escalates war on plastic with 100% recyclable blueberry packs
The packaging innovation would see 5.5 million lids saved from landfill, the retailer said
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NewsBerry Gardens-led consortium gains £2.5m funding for robotics trial
The trial will see robots deployed to help pick and pack fruit at a strawberry farm in Kent
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NewsNo-deal Brexit could trigger steep rise in supplier wheat costs
The warning comes after the NFU this week revealed the UK is seeing its worst wheat yields in 40 years
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NewsFyffes follows 2 Sisters with plant closure following coronavirus outbreak
A total of 30 staff have now tested positive for Covid-19 at the Fyffes banana ripening centre