All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 5
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ArticleTates & Waynes open first Spar eco-store
The Tates & Waynes retail group has opened the doors to a pioneering energy efficient Spar store in Kidderminster.
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ArticlePurple Majesty returns to Sainsbury's
New season Albert Bartlett Purple Majesty potatoes will be back on shelf in Sainsbury’s from mid-October.
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ArticleKent potato brand extended
Southern potato specialist The Kent Potato Company has unveiled plans to roll out its Kent potato brand into the wholesale and foodservice sectors.
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ArticleThe Co-op introduces fresh produce QR codes
The Co-operative Group will become one of the first major retailers to feature QR (Quick Response) codes on fresh produce packaging to give customers information on the food, its growers and recipes.
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ArticleChristmas tree shortage on the cards
This year will see a shortage of larger Christmas trees on the market, according to the Christmas Tree Growers’ Association.
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Italian kiwifruit sees volume increase
Italy is set to produce around 461,500 tonnes of commercial-grade product this season, according to new forecasts industry organisation Consorzio Servizi Ortofrutticoli (CSO).
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ArticleMowbray steps up at Clements
Lincolnshire-based brassica specialist TH Clements & Son has named Richard Mowbray as its new commercial director.
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ArticleConsultation launched as plant health hike questioned
Fera has launched a consultation on proposed increases to fees for the statutory plant health services it provides.
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ArticleNew future sought for Berwick St market
Authorities are looking to breathe new life into Berwick Street markets in Soho, London.
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ArticleWaitrose weighs in with giant avos
Waitrose is stocking an enormous avocado with up to 10 times as much flesh as standard varieties.
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ArticleTesco implements title changes
Tesco has streamlined its category management structure by creating a new position, FPJ can reveal.
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ArticleNuffield conference approaches
MorePeople is to link up with the Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust to sponsor its Winter Conference.
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ArticleHarper Adams waste research concludes
A Harper Adams student has completed an extended practical research project into waste.
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ArticleRubens named tastiest apple
Rubens Apple has won the Britain’s Tastiest Apple competition for the second consecutive year at the National Fruit Show.
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Grower representative re-elected to Commission Advisory Group
The NFU’s Lionel Mills has been re-elected as vice-president of the Commission Advisory Group for Ornamentals.
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Fruit For The Office lands award
Fruit For The Office has been crowned the leader of innovation at the Havering Business Awards.
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London schools earns Soil Association catering mark
The London borough of Tower Hamlets, in the east of the UK capital, has earned a bronze Food for Life Catering Mark from the Soil Association for its efforts in providing healthy, free lunches at all 90 of its primary, nursery and special schools.
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ArticleWonderful coup for pomegranates
Cheeky chap Morgan Spurlock is at it again with his new documentary POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.
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