All articles by Fred Searle – Page 13
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NewsLondon wholesale markets land two NABMA awards
City of London Corporation wins Market Manager and Market Team of the Year at National Association of British Market Authorities Awards
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NewsWilson’s Country invests £2m in AD plant
New plant in County Armagh, Northern Ireland will provide 60 per cent of potato supplier’s annual electricity requirements
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NewsClimate and sustainability to take centre stage at Banana Time 2023
El Niño, labour relations and shared responsibility for sustainability will be major talking points at international convention in Guayaquil, Ecuador
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NewsAlbert Bartlett and James Martin launch chefs’ frozen potato range
Five new products will help chefs reduce prep time and cut food waste while maintaining premium quality
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NewsRecyclability seal for wooden boxes ‘gives suppliers competitive edge’
Ecowoox label will help suppliers prove sustainability of wooden packaging to shoppers as Fedemco prepares to roll out new certification
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NewsUK retailers looking for longer-term contracts in soft fruit
Chambers reveals supermarkets’ growing demand for longer contracts with berry suppliers, following availability challenges in recent seasons
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NewsHalls launches Naked Avocado to tackle food waste
Each pack includes three skinless and destoned avocado halves and has a one-month refrigerated storage life thanks to HPP technology
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NewsVitalion tomatoes ‘pivotal’ in fight against rugose
Resistant variety from BASF/Nunhems is being trialled by major UK producers and could prove a valuable addition as growers navigate threat of ToBRFV
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NewsNew easy-to-pick AVA raspberries are ‘works of art’
AVA Monet and AVA Dali will enter into year-round commercial production in 2024, offering Angus Soft Fruit growers premium quality, large fruit and low picking costs
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News‘Balance needed’ in avo sector after ‘season of discontent’
High volumes and quality issues made it a difficult summer on the European avocado market and some producers have already started to scale back plantings
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NewsCarrot sector prepares for symposium in York
Conference will include scientific and technical talks on everything from consumption to agronomy
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NewsFrozen boost in UK food redistribution
In 2022 more food was redistributed across all food storage types, with chilled and frozen foods seeing highest growth, according to WRAP
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NewsGB Potatoes appoints former NFU Scotland boss as part-time CEO
Scott Walker says “collaboration is key” and urges potato sector to join new industry body
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NewsAzura donates €1.5m to Moroccan earthquake relief
Tomato supplier makes major contribution to special government fund as well as various NGO projects
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NewsDelassus launches Morocco earthquake appeal
Tomato supplier is collecting emergency donations following earthquake estimated to have affected 300,000 people
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NewsEcuador welcomes global industry to Banana Time 2023
Three-day event in port city of Guayaquil will facilitate knowledge exchange and business opportunities in the international banana industry
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NewsWalkers crop ad is world’s biggest ‘billboard’
Etched into a vast field of British potatoes, the artwork is bigger than any existing billboard globally and can even be spotted from space
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NewsBranston trials aim to cut fertiliser emissions
Potato supplier is exploring various methods to reduce growers’ reliance on synthetic fertilisers through field trials in Lincolnshire and Scotland
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NewsAgroforestry Show: ‘British farms need more trees’
Farmers at inaugural Agroforestry Show hear how the practice can protect crops, livestock, soils, rivers, biodiversity, and climate
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NewsIGD: ‘Industry must collaborate to rebuild supply chain resilience’
Grocery insights charity highlights need for improved visibility, management and understanding of risk across the food sector as inflation slowly eases