All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 27
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Fruit farm manager gets 30 months in jail
Andrew Stocker sentenced after deaths of Scott Cain and Ashley Clarke in oxygen-deprived apple storage tank on the Blackmoor Estate
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ArticleBudgens ditches SuperValu in favour of new brand
New bagged salad lines are the latest category to have been given the Budgens own-label rebranding
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ArticleStrawberry sales hike as Wimbledon kicks off
Sales at Waitrose up by 11 per cent year-on-year, with Waitrose Organic strawberries sales up 51 per cent
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ArticleNew 'sweet' lettuce variety unveiled at Sainsbury's
Launched by Bedfordshire Growers and that company's growing partner Jepco, Red Butterhead is a Red Salanova type bred by Rijk Zwaan
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ArticleSoil Association to launch 'biggest' UK-wide organic drive
Last year's Organic September event saw a 4 per cent uplift in organic sales in that month alone
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Morrisons continues to grow ahead of the market
Recording a sales growth of 0.6 per cent, Morrisons has increased its market share to 11 per cent, up 0.1 percentage points on last year
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New study indicates potential citrus cancer link
Researchers stress that they are not recommending changing fruit consumption habits, though
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ArticleBranston teams up with Rick Stein's chef son
Jack Stein, son of legendary TV chef Rick, signed up as the ambassador for potato supplier's PR campaign for the Cornish potato season
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ArticleScottish village 'bans' bananas
Quirky move comes ahead of an annual boat festival, and bananas are believed to bring bad luck
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ArticleBurger King eyes up more veggie options for UK customers
Reported move follows on from the success of such products in the fast-food giant's Indian restaurants
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ArticleWimbledon Pimm's demand sees more cucumbers grown
Demand has become so great, that UK growers have reportedly had to re-plant their crops in April and May to ensure availability
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ArticleLewis points to Tesco's UK-sourced roots record
Retailer's CEO Dave Lewis grilled by NFU on its promises to improve relationships with suppliers and improve trust throughout the industry
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ArticleVeg gangmaster duo jailed in 'first of its type' conviction
You won't believe the audacious attempt one of the couple made in a bid to escape when Gangmasters Licensing Authority officers closed in
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ArticleFruit and veg sales hike helps Tesco slow decline
The UK's leading supermarket said overall UK sales fell by 1.3 per cent for the three months to the end of May 2015
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ArticleLoudest 'cauliflower creak' for 24 years predicted
Morrisons farmers say the creak will be particularly 'noisy' because of a sudden increase in night temperatures following a cold June
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ArticleStaples Vegetables driver injured after lorry overturns
Two cranes needed to recover the vehicle - carrying vegetables - from a ditch following the incident near Boston in Lincolnshire
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ArticleBiggest UK cherry crop 'in more than 12 years'
This has resulted in a bountiful harvest of cherries for leading retailers, such as Waitrose, with 20 per cent more fruit going on sale this year
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ArticleERMS to sponsor Cambridge United youth team shirts
New deal follows on from last season's sponsorship of the senior team's away shirt, worn during a game against Manchester United
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ArticleMoral satisfaction of eating ethically 'impacts food's taste'
Researchers in Scotland claim consumers who knowingly eat organic or Fairtrade produce look upon its taste as more superior
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ArticleMost successful 'ever' Healthy Eating Week
A quarter of all UK school-aged children from 7,400 nurseries, primary and secondary schools across the UK participated