All articles by Fred Searle – Page 96
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ArticleSainsbury’s trials 30-minute click and collect service
Retailer is UK’s first supermarket to offer sub one-hour collection options with pilot at London store
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ArticleAldi to launch home delivery in US
Discounter moves into online delivery in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas, responding to Amazon takeover of Whole Foods in June
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ArticleHughes to open new mushroom site in Yorkshire
Northern Ireland-based supplier to open production facility in East Yorkshire
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ArticleSainsbury’s halts Nisa takeover talks
Supermarket chain shelves takeover bid following competition concerns raised by similar Tesco-Booker deal
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ArticleAMT Fruit reaches milestone in FareShare donations
Citrus specialist celebrates sending enough surplus fruit for half a million meals to food redistribution charity FareShare
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ArticleAsia Special: China’s pear-fect potential
As demand for high-quality topfruit grows in China, Belgian and Dutch suppliers have established themselves in the market. But what opportunities does the market hold for British firms if access can be secured, asks Fred Searle
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ArticleSoftware provider agiles opens Spanish branch
German IT firm sets up in Barcelona to be closer to Spanish wholesale markets and better understand Spanish producers' needs
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ArticleSending berries to the world
BerryWorld's head of brand and marketing Charlotte Knowles talks about a new foray into exports and the potential impact of Brexit
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ArticleNew fungicide for mushroom disease cobweb mould
BASF launches chemical to tackle mildew that spreads quickly, causing mushrooms to discolour and rot
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ArticleHalf of recruiters report fall in labour supply
Concerns mounting over ability to source enough workers as labour providers see decline in numbers and quality compared to last year
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Article'Brexit could harm trade with Africa', expert warns
African exporters could lose out to rival markets, researcher warns, with developing countries at risk of losing preferential access to UK market
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ArticleNew body to tackle unfair trade post-Brexit
Government to create new branch of Department for International Trade to investigate incidents such as dumping and subsidised imports
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ArticleAsda suffers worst annual sales since Walmart takeover
Pre-tax profits fall 19 per cent at Leeds-based retailer as strategy changes fail to halt sales slide
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Article‘Sort out delays to subsidy payments’, urges NFU
Union urges Rural Payments Agency to address delays and complications in administering government support to farmers
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ArticleB&M buys convenience chain Heron Foods
Discount retailer buys east Yorkshire-based grocery retailer in £152m deal with plans to launch a discount convenience grocery brand
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ArticleNatoora app keeps chefs in touch with the seasons
New fresh produce ordering app gives restaurant kitchens up-to-date info on seasonality, availability, provenance and growing conditions
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ArticleBooths faces financial review
Premium northern retailer forced into financial assessment after turbulent 18 months following Storm Desmond
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ArticleCommon land farmers to receive £8m payout
Eligible farmers will get £8 million in backdated payments after winning legal challenge to claim for entire farmed area of a common
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ArticleMorrisons revives Safeway brand in McColl’s supply deal
Supermarket chain and convenience chain agree long-term deal that will see relaunched Safeway brand supplied exclusively to McColl's
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ArticleIndoor growing 'allows less disease-resistant varieties to thrive'
Urban farms could enable commercial production of salad varieties not selected by plant breeder Rijk Zwaan in past crop trials