All articles by Fred Searle – Page 37
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ArticleGCA launches annual survey
New adjudicator asks suppliers to give positive as well as negative feedback about retailers, as well as planning detailed interviews
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ArticleCalls for action as GB-NI trade disruption continues
Slew of new paperwork is causing delays to shipments crossing the Irish Sea, with product shortages continuing in NI supermarkets
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ArticleAsda hits 5m meals in FareShare partnership
Over past three years retailer has donated large quantities of fruit, veg and other produce through back-of-store donation scheme
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Article“Inspirational” PSE co-founder dies aged 59
Jane Gorick, who had more than 30 years’ experience in packaging sector, will be remembered as “inspirational, fun, yet deeply professional"
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ArticleCheck your paperwork, warns FTA Ireland
Reports of UK-ROI trade disruption due to missing paperwork and extra costs as industry gets to grips with new customs arrangements
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ArticleShopper confidence stable despite tighter restrictions
IGD index score unchanged in December, at highest level since February 2020, thanks to Christmas boost and vaccine rollout
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ArticleJ.O. Sims invests in Innovation Centre
NPD facility will drive new market and business opportunities in fresh, snacks and ingredients, says Lincolnshire fruit supplier
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ArticleAldi enjoys record Christmas sales
Sales up 10.6 per cent in four weeks before Christmas, with strong premium range and alcohol sales driving growth
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ArticleBritish berry sales up 19 per cent at Iceland
Retailer lands British Summer Fruits award for highest year-on-year sales growth in UK-grown soft fruit
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ArticleAldi to spend £3.5bn a year more with British suppliers
Discounter pledges to significantly increase volume of food and drink it sources from British suppliers as it continues to expand in UK
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ArticleChristmas border chaos “must not be repeated”
Logistics UK labels Christmas gridlock in Kent a “national embarrassment”, calling for urgent review of traffic management and welfare arrangements for HGV drivers
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ArticleMajority ‘unlikely’ to go plant-based in 2021
Survey on behalf of British Nutrition Foundation finds 61 per cent of Brits are “unlikely” to follow a plant-based diet, with a lack of understanding around what term means
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AnalysisWhat does Brexit mean for UK fresh produce?
The last-minute agreement with Brussels is a relief for Britain's fresh produce trade, but supply chains are set to get slower, more complicated and more expensive. Here's how the industry reacted to the deal
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ArticleMajor catering losses after London lockdown
Tighter restrictions have left suppliers sitting on "a pile of unsold produce", causing food waste and financial losses
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ArticleShortages feared amid border chaos
French ban on freight transport from UK sparks concerns of empty shelves in various lines as panic-buying starts to compound the problem
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ArticleLondon lockdown dampens rhubarb excitement
Early forced rhubarb fails to reach restaurants in the capital after shutdown of hospitality sector under Tier 3 restrictions
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ArticleCambridgeHOK appoints new engineering director
Dr Ian MacKenzie will oversee structural engineering on firm’s large-scale projects, including new commercial glasshouses and vertical farms
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ArticleBorder inspection boost for Tilbury and Grangemouth
Investment in new and enhanced inspection facilities at the ports is part of government efforts to avoid border congestion after Brexit
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ArticlePotato growers “fed up” with AHDB levy, say petitioners
Ballot organisers hit out at R&D body and its plans to reform following announcement of a second vote on future of potato levy
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ArticleEU demand for Brazilian fruit ‘set to rise five per cent’
Abrafrutas forecasts European market share growth of five per cent each year for next three years after sector “bounces back” from Covid-19