All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 35
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ArticlePotato firm posts major rise in profit on reduced turnover
Cheshire-based business made a pre-tax profit of £5.8m in the financial year ending 30 June 2014
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ArticleNew non-exec director joins Sainsbury's
Next's former group finance director to join the grocery retailer's board in place of the retiring Gary Hughes
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ArticleSainsbury's unveils edible blossom and micro-herb salads
The retailer said the move responds to food trends it has identified among its customer base
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ArticleTesco appoints brand director in wake of £6.4bn loss
Michelle McEttrick, tasked with improving the retailer's image, was previously the CMO of the global retail bank at Barclays
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AnalysisAnalysis: Which party manifesto stands up for food?
Imagine the election was being fought on agricultural issues only. Martyn Fisher (MF) reviews the key pledges made on policy related to food and growers in the manifestos of the UK’s five biggest political parties ahead of the vote on 7 May
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ArticleUK salad market warms up
As the mercury climbs higher, Martyn Fisher spoke with some of the key players in the UK salad industry
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ArticleInterview: Taking organics to the next level
Where do organics fit into a marketplace in the midst of a race to the bottom? Martyn Fisher meets a man whose frightening wake-up call has led to him leading the fight to boost organics’ presence
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ArticleValefresco manager named new leafy salads boss
Jackie Harris replaces Graham Clarkson as chair of the BLSA, after Clarkson left Vitacress to join soft fruit firm Edward Vinson
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ArticleBountiful and early supply of UK tomatoes
The traditional tomato season, which normally starts later in April, has arrived early thanks to the sunny weather and longer days
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ArticleThirteen arrests in veg-packing exploitation case
Operation Launch is part of an NCA investigation into people trafficking and enforced labour of Slovakian nationals within the UK
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ArticleRecord £6.4bn annual loss for Tesco
Statutory pre-tax loss figure - biggest loss ever suffered by a UK retailer - compares with a pre-tax profit of £2.26bn a year earlier
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ArticleEx-Bakkavör man takes reins at certification body
Martin Sawyer has been appointed as the CEO of Soil Association Certification in place of Rob Sexton
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ArticleKent top fruit firm makes energy investment
The Apple Growers Association, which stores and sends produce to Tesco, has installed a new solar panel system
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ArticleG's Growers' toasts 30 years of supplying produce
Founded in 1985, G’s Growers started in a bid to more effectively service the emerging multiple UK supermarkets
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ArticleNFU 'pleased' with parties' manifesto promises on UK food
President Meurig Raymond: 'It’s good to see our ask for a plan to grow UK food production promised by the three main parties'
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ArticleRegal gong for fruit giant Blue Skies
Firm's third Queen's Award for Sustainable Development recognises its contribution to development in Africa and South America
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ArticleKey move in battle to stop 'misleading' supermarkets
Which? has compiled a dossier of what it calls “dodgy multi-buys" and plans to send it to the Competition and Markets Authority
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ArticleOrganic sales up as non-organic sales dip
Organic fruit is enjoying a particularly strong period; organic veg isn't doing so well, but still faring much better than non-organic veg
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ArticleLong-serving greengrocer passes away
Joan Rutherford, a regular at Team Valley wholesale market, ran her fruit and veg store in County Durham for 63 years
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ArticleBrand refresh and new pack sizes for Florette
Salad giant says move is aimed at 'solving the wastage issue and injecting growth into the leafy prepared salad category.'