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| Organic divide persists | | | The organic and conventional sectors of the fresh produce industry appeared no closer to working together, following heated debate at last week’s Re:fresh conference. |

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| Alan Firmin Ltd grabs Tesco top spot English fruit grower Alan Firmin Ltd has scooped top prize as the overall best of Tesco’s apple and pear growers, at the retailer’s prestigious UK top-fruit producer awards and conference held in Kent this week. | | | Kids learning in the Garden As part of the Year of Food and Farming, New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) is giving children from seven local schools the chance to learn about food, farming and the countryside. | | | Northern follows Taypack lead A week after Taypack walked away from Asda, the UK’s largest ready meals supplier is abandoning a contract with Marks & Spencer as Taypack reports new customer advances. | | | New organic trade body launches The Organic Trade Board (OTB) was launched at the Food and Drink Innovation Network’s Annual UK Organics Summit in Birmingham this week, following a preliminary announcement by Organic Farm Foods’ md Adam Wakeley at the Re:fresh Conference last week. | | | SFM campaigns in Richmond Campaign group School Food Matters (SFM), partner of the Year of Food and Farming, will present its vision to the local community on Friday May 16, from 9.30am-12.30pm. | | | BFF to focus on public procurement Now in its seventh year, British Food Fortnight (BFF) will run from September 20 to October 5 this year and is set to focus, for the first time, on public procurement. | |
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| Friday 16th May |
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