All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 49
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ArticleJersey grower hit by crop damage
Local grower claims eel worms are becoming more prevalent, aided by the lack of availability of chemicals to tackle them
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ArticleCocaine worth £40m found in banana shipment to UK
Approximately 300kg (660lbs) of the drug was seized following a search of a cargo vessel in Portsmouth on Monday
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ArticleBanaBay extends product range
BanaBino and Tommy Atkins and Kent variety mangoes to form part of growing brand's arsenal, being unveiled at Fruit Logistica
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ArticleHorticulture award open for entries
The 30-year-old annual young horticulturalist competition attracts more than 1,800 entrants each year
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ArticleVegetable vending machine unveiled in UK shopping centre
Installed on the second-floor of the Overgate centre in Dundee, and offers buyers bags of potatoes, or mixed trays of veg
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ArticleXmas food and drink spend on course to hit £20bn
Only three out of ten (27 per cent) shoppers are planning to do a ‘big Christmas shop’, though, IGD claims
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ArticleNew apprentices start life at Greenvale
Due to success of scheme at its Berwickshire site, potato grower decided to roll out a similar programme in Cambridgeshire base
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ArticleMorrisons signs new Norbert Dentressangle deal
Logistics firm manages retailer's 575,000 sq ft composite distribution centre and 85,000 sq ft fresh produce distribution centre
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ArticleHuntapac founder William Hunter dies
Passionate and enthusiastic fresh produce pioneer will be "sadly missed" by those left to run his self-built vegetable empire
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ArticleBike bonanza helps Produce World bag community gong
Butterwick staff recognised for ‘outstanding contribution’ to local community, charity and fundraising initiatives in Boston
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ArticleTop fruit gains boost Worldwide Fruit profit and turnover
Lincolnshire and Kent-based firm posted a pre-tax profit of just over £2m, up from just over £1.5m in the previous 12 months
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ArticleGomez pens rolling deal with Pooling Partners
Aim is to reduce costs and secure improved pallet quality, which Gomez says has already resulted in "less downtime and sortation"
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ArticleCompass extends Twickenham deal
Foodservice giant bags ten-year, £30m extension to contract for food and drink supplied at the home of English rugby
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ArticleChristmas sprinkled on Greenvale bags
Distinctive All Rounder paper bags updated with a jolly Christmas Greenvale potato on a snowy winter backdrop
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ArticleFarmer attacks 'unrepresentative', 'short-termist' NFU
Guy Watson slams NFU’s “self-righteous lobbying for the short term interests of a small number of large-scale farmers”
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ArticleTesco welcomes new colourful potato line
Lincolnshire grower Branston's Rainbow potatoes have been launched exclusively in Tesco stores nationwide
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Switching to veggie diet could help 'reverse diabetes'
Millions of people battling the killer disease could improve their blood sugar levels by eradicating meat, new study finds
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ArticleLifesaver among those honoured by Produce World
The Pride of Produce World Group Awards recognise the efforts of various employees across the veg grower's workforce
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ArticleRetailers fined for selling rotten fruit
Owners of Spencer Foods in Bradford admitted ten separate breaches of EU marketing standards for selling fresh fruit and veg
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ArticleFruit and veg games at nursery 'instil desire' for produce
Children introduced to unusual produce through games were far more likely to eat those products over different ones in meals, study finds