All articles by Fred Searle – Page 106
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Branston raises £16k for medical charity
Potato supplier donates large sum to its 2016 charity of the year whose volunteers respond to 999 emergencies
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Bubble tech could help growers scrub up
Tiny water bubbles help remove microbes from fresh produce without need for potentially harmful chemicals
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Princess Anne visits Lea Valley glasshouse
Valley Grown Nurseries hosted a visit from senior royal to witness ongoing major glasshouse expansion
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Landgard sales up five per cent
Grower cooperative puts growth down to internationalisation of customer and procurement base among other factors
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MEPs vote to halve farm-to-fork food waste
European Parliament committee votes to halve food waste by 2030 but campaigners call for target to be binding
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Kids fruit and veg crisps set for 2017 launch
Air-dried crisps entrepreneur raise almost £23,000 through Tesco-backed crowdfunding platform
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Coveris to invest £3m in cartonboard division
International food packaging manufacturer to increase capacity, install new machinery and improve staff training
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NCGM traders 'to be hit' by flower market revamp
Foliage traders' operations will be affected at interim site, but market authority offers reassurance on access and drainage concerns
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New Covent Garden delays flower market move-in
Market authority took decision to allow time for operational tests and avoid Mother’s Day trading disruption
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Dutch seaweed specialist launches ‘seaweed bacon’
Seamore follows up success of 'I Sea Pasta' with seaweed that masquerades as bacon and changes colour when fried
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Monsanto takeover 'could help smaller firms'
Bayer’s takeover bid for Monsanto has sparked concerns about competition and product choice, but some are hopeful it could work in smaller seed companies’ favour
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Pretty pink onions raise £25k for Cancer Research
Stourgarden and Tesco beat 2016 fundraising target thanks to strong sales of exclusive onion variety Rosanna Pink
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WRAP praises supermarket food waste schemes
Food waste charity holds up schemes by Tesco, M&S, Sainsbury’s and Asda as examples to follow in fight against food waste
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Report highlights looming food logistics crisis
Population growth, increasing congestion and changing food outlet formats could lead to supply shortages in London, study warns
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NFU calls for urgent talks after PM’s Brexit speech
Farmers’ union calls for urgent talks with government after Theresa May announces UK will leave Single Market
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Seville oranges arrive early at Waitrose
Supermarket is launching its Seville oranges earlier than ever before as marmalade-making season gets underway
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Waitrose launches new low-cal ready meals
Supermarket launches Love Life range for customers looking to cut the calories after Christmas blowout
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Farmers are right to doubt Defra’s Brexit strategy
No plan, no policy: farmers, growers and ministers fear Defra's voice is not loud enough to protect agri budget post-Brexit
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Willowbrook wins Alpha Catering contract
Northern Irish food manufacturer will supply range of almost 70 deli salads to major in-flight catering company
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Post-Brexit policy must follow WTO rules, report warns
Existing world trade policy will continue to have large impact on British agricultural policy according to new briefing paper