All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 72
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ArticleBlakemore snaps up wholesale rival
Acquisition consists of two large BA Cash & Carry depots in Cardiff and Swansea, boasting a turnover of £93m
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ArticleMorrisons' loss triggers restructure
Loss of £176m in the year to February 2014 means retailer will look to target the market between discounters and 'big four'
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ArticleMixed results for organic sales
Fruit and salads saw a 1.2% and 4.7% drop in sales respectively in 2013, but vegetables saw a 3.4% rise on 2012
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ArticleMums bid to show they know best
New YouGov report shows that 84 per cent of parents would like school lunches to contribute to child’s 5 A DAY
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ArticleMonster squash detained by officials
Colossal vegetable estimated to weigh at least 60lbs seized at UK airport by Solihull Council
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ArticleEx-M&S buyer to be new IGD director
Mark Golder will join grocery research body on 22 April, bringing with him nearly 20 years’ supply chain experience
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ArticlePotato firm sets the 'green' pace
E Park & Sons installs one of the largest on-roof solar photovoltaic systems in the UK to save around £100k a year
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ArticleBarfoots strengthens Senegal ties
Supply of new green bean crop from Senegal is key milestone in firm's three-year development plan in African nation
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VideoFree Fruit Fridays at McDonald's
New promotion involves offering a free fruit bag with every Happy Meal sold on the first Friday of every month
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ArticleSales and profits up at Waitrose
John Lewis Partnership retailer saw a 6 per cent rise in gross sales to £6.1bn, while like-for-like sales grew 5.1%
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ArticleGovernment bid to amend kids' diets
Aim of Scottish government is to ensure schools instil pupils with healthy habits that last through adulthood
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ArticleBurgess honoured in House of Lords
Well-known Produce World director receives prestigious Royal Agricultural Society gong for 'outstanding' work
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ArticleFirst extraction of berry ellagitannins
Researchers successfully chemically engineer extraction of health-giving polyphenol from blackberry juice
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ArticleProfit and revenue up at Total Produce
Group revenue for the year rose by 13 per cent to €3.2bn, while adjusted pre-tax profits increased to €52.9m
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ArticleTurnover and profits up at QV Foods
Accounts filed at Companies House show higher market prices helped push turnover up by more than £30m
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ArticlePotato firm voted region's best
Owner "staggered" as more than 3,500 people vote Norfolk grower as the county's 'producer of the year'
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ArticleEC urged to aid horticulture research
MEPs want to highlight the critical importance of having an effective and competitive European plant-breeding industry
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ArticleHill and Hull unveil banana billboard
Harry Hill and Made In Chelsea star Cheska Hull on hand for the launch of Fairtrade's edible marketing move in London
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ArticlePolicing the industry
One year into Christine Tacon's role as supermarket and supplier ‘policewoman’, doubts still remain about the long-term impact of her role. Martyn Fisher reports
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ArticleSuper smoothie move by Waitrose
Premium-brand SaVse smoothie aimed at knocking Innocent and Naked off their thrones lands first supermarket listing