All articles by Ed Leahy – Page 15
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ArticleGrowing at Top Gear
Bardsley England’s rebrand comes at a time when British topfruit is looking to galvanise production. Ed Leahy talks to boss Ben Bardsley about his ambitions for the business and British horticulture
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ArticleBevington Salads picks up new charity award
Managing director Gary Marshall "humbled" to receive City Harvest award for his donations to help tackle food waste in the capital
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ArticleFresh produce a majority of Asda's food waste
Supermarket's first food waste figures show fruit and veg make up bulk of food waste
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ArticleUK growers among Ugandan tree project
Eight executives from British food and farm businesses take part in Thousand Trees challenge in Uganda
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ArticleJO Sims enjoys strong year
Revenue and profits on fruit trading grew in 2018 after new plantings and orchard investments generate revenue
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ArticleSpanish floods hit UK wholesalers
Wholesalers are seeing the effects of heavy rain in Spain at the start of September, with shortages likely to push prices up
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ArticleMarket Leader
The new chairman of Covent Garden Market Authority has plenty of experience and optimism - two qualities much needed right now at New Covent Garden Market. He talks to Ed Leahy about his new role and the challenges ahead
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ArticleWB Chambers and Sodexo back UK food fortnight
Berry growers and supplier aim to raise homegrown food consumption across the UK
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ArticleCo-op launches new money-saving app
Co-op says new app is the "future of convenience retailing"
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ArticleGourd Omens for Squash
Quietly making progress with the growth of winter celebrations and healthy-eating trends, squashes have great potential waiting to be tapped into. Ed Leahy talks to grower Paul Southall about the squash market
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ArticleBranston appoints new director
Peter Quinn joins Branston as non-executive director having previously led Samworth Brothers operations
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ArticleUK's oldest family wholesaler to move premises
Fred Ley & Sons is moving out of Swansea city centre after 35 years due to ongoing redevelopment
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ArticleRetailers meet Gove to "clear the air"
Leaders of top supermarkets concerned by Gove's remarks earlier this month promising no food shortages
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ArticleNisa launches wonky veg promotion
"Marvellous Mis-shapes" forms part of waste cutting initiative from Nisa, with promotion lasting over two weeks
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ArticleSeeds from the North Sea
The continued growth of the UK strawberry market has Dutch breeders looking to these shores as a big opportunity to sow seeds abroad
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ArticleAngus Soft Fruits in record-breaking year
Bumper crop for AVA strawberries herald record year for the Scottish growers
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ArticleM&S launch in-store vertical farm
New concept providing fresh herbs will be rolled out by tech firm infarm
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ArticleHHP sells majority of operations to agri fund
Hall Hunter Partnership agrees to sell five UK production sites to ADM Capital, as well as Portuguese operations
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ArticleLeaving a Mark
Agrial’s first UK-owned production site is a statement of the company’s bold ambitions. Ed Leahy visits the Essex location to hear how one of Britain’s biggest salad suppliers is facing up to the future
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ArticleCo-op boss warns of Brexit fruit shortages
Steve Murrells added his voice to supermarkets sounding the alarm over impact of no-deal on fresh produce supply chain