All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 22
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ArticleSainsbury's staff get 'highest pay rise in more than a decade'
137,000 of retail giant's workers will see their pay rise from £7.08 an hour to £7.36 from the end of this month.
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ArticleMonsanto scraps its offer for Syngenta
The US pesticide giant had been seeking to draw its Swiss competitor to the negotiating table after its earlier approach was rejected
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ArticleWoman defrauds Innocent in fruit and veg scam
Accountant overpaid fruit and veg suppliers to smoothie giant before asking them to repay the money into her own account
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ArticleAlmeria sees veg exports increase
Tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers maintained their sales figures while courgettes increased theirs by 57 per cent
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ArticleSainsbury's enjoys first growth in sales since March
The latest Kantar Worldpanel data on grocery market share shows continued sluggish growth in the British grocery market
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ArticleOrange prices up and new EU season supply down
EU orange prices have increased 13 per cent year on year due to lower domestic production - hindered by rain - expected for 2015
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ArticleBrit 'facing long stint in jail' after fruit factory exposé
Andy Hall is being taken to court by Thailand-based Natural Fruit after it filed a string of criminal and civil cases against the 34-year-old
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ArticleOnline 'easiest way' to buy locally-grown organic produce
In a new survey, 60.2 per cent of respondents cited this as the factor they most liked about a veg box delivery
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ArticleSix in ten UK children 'clueless' about origin of fruit
The findings come from a study conducted among over 1,000 British children, aged six to ten years old
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ArticleQueen congratulates Blue Skies staff at award reception
Andre Veldsman and Mary Cudjoe of Northamptonshire-based fresh-cut fruit giant met Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh
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ArticleFirm set up to try and create 'safer' fruit and veg
Swansea-based Bionema has been created to produce biopesticides like certain types of fungi, bacteria, worms and viruses
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ArticleSeasoned food industry man named new Farmcare FD
Rob Argyle joins the top fruit and potato business formerly owned by The co-op as finance director after 14 years with The Hain Daniels Group
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ArticleNew products for 'best tasting' veg soup range
Yorkshire Provender Mushroom Soup with Wholegrain Black Rice and Super Broccoli & Lancashire Cheese Soup launched
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ArticleFirst British figs of the season on sale at Sainsbury's
The product, grown by Vince Cicchirillo in partnership with Abbey View Produce, will initially be sold in stores in the south-east
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ArticleTesco talks up 'special' new raspberry variety
Demand has grown by nearly 45 per cent on the same period last year, and retailer claims Berry Jewel variety has helped with this
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ArticleSupermarket tomatoes 'need to be dunked in hot water'
Doing so before ripening means tomatoes bought from shops could one day be as tasty as those straight off the vine, researchers claim
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ArticleMore fruit needed in care homes, watchdog claims
Volunteer inspectors said availability of fresh fruit and nutritional values of some meals are issues that need addressing
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ArticleAldi buying directors lift the lid on future strategy
In an exclusive interview with FPJ's Martyn Fisher, five buying directors from Aldi talk efficiency, growth and limited SKUs
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ArticleOversupply sees importer's pre-tax profit fall slightly
Top fruit and citrus specialist Peter Gilding saw its pre-tax profit fall from £1.3m to £736k in the year ending 31 October 2014
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ArticleWorker's intestines 'displaced' by 750kg wall falling on him
Employee of mushroom substrate supplier also sustained a collapsed left lung, a broken pelvis, six rib fractures and fractures to his spine