All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 26
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ArticleMagnum PI star Tom Selleck 'stole water for avocado farm'
Actor, who also starred in Friends and several movies, accused of getting gallons of water from neighbouring valley during Californian drought
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ArticleStrong growth at The Co-op following produce price cuts
Retailer has seen near double digit growth in volume (9.4 per cent) across its wider fresh produce range
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ArticleBlue Skies' Anthony Pile tells it like it is
Martyn Fisher meets one of the most passionate and outspoken leaders and visionaries in the fresh produce industry
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ArticleBumper English apricot crop hits shelves
Early estimates suggest that around 200 tonnes of English apricots will be produced this year, thanks to near-perfect conditions
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ArticleTable grapes see robust growth
It’s been a ticker-tape quarter for the grape category, with both volume and value sales growth. Meanwhile, fringe import nations are stepping up their UK supply
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ArticleAsda unveils new TOWIE-endorsed coconut product
Until this Thai-sourced product launched, shoppers could only buy mature brown coconuts in UK supermarket aisles
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ArticlePhilips unveils pioneering new city farm project
Lighting giant hopes GrowWise facility will enable producers to increase their yields and grow healthy food indoors all year round
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ArticleNisa own-label produce range enjoys sales lift
Heritage Strawberries enjoyed a year-on-year increase in sales of 75 per cent, buoyed by improved advertising, the retailer believes
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ArticleGovernment 'set to let' supermarkets open longer on Sundays
George Osborne is expected to make the shake-up to Sunday trading laws in his budget announcement on Wednesday
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ArticleMan and woman rescued from potato harvester
The former was flown to Broomfield Hospital in Essex with “serious leg injuries” that were not life-threatening following the incident
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ArticleFreshtime hires category manager and technologist
Alistair Whitaker and Sam Reed are the latest additions to the growing team at the chilled fresh food provider
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ArticleAlbert Bartlett teams up with Tesco on major educational day
Food & Farming Day is the largest educational farming event of its kind in the UK, and aims to teach children where food comes from
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ArticleGrocery prices 'rise for first time in six months'
The product prices that increased the most were onions, bananas and carrots, according to mySupermarket research
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ArticleProduce World's £1.4k 'clean sweep' boost for hospice
Staff also got behind the Sue Ryder Hospice at Thorpe Hall in Peterborough by helping to clear the site's garden
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ArticleLorries queuing outside Dover 'now on the move'
Blockade at Calais by French ferry workers has been suspended, although the threat of further action remains
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ArticleChiquita UK reports slight dip in pre-tax profit
Despite increasing its turnover, the banana giant's UK business saw from profit fall from £534,676 in 2013, to £522,734 in 2014
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ArticleRetailers urged to help desperate cucumber growers
Derek Hargreaves, of the Cucumber Growers Association, says just a 3p rise would help growers who are “on their knees”
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ArticlePoupart posts vast rise in pre-tax profit and turnover
Fruit giant’s latest turnover surpasses the £380m figure with which Total Produce topped December 2014’s FPJ Big 50 businesses list
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ArticleFarmers offer huge reward to nail potato criminal
Reward of £255,000 offered after saboteur in Canada has been sticking sharp objects in potato crops, costing growers millions
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ArticleBig-name sponsor for first UK Vining Pea Conference
Event will cover R&D, knowledge transfer, the Yes Peas! promotion campaign, and industry insights, among other topics