Michael Barker
Michael Barker is a contributing editor to the Fresh Produce Journal and other Fruitnet titles. He was editor of FPJ from 2010 to 2019, and continues to write and comment regularly on the food and agriculture sectors.
A journalist, editor and writer with broad experience across a wide range of media in the UK and abroad, Michael is also author of sci-fi comedy The Improbable Tale of How I Saved the Universe.
He previously worked as fresh foods editor on esteemed UK retail weekly The Grocer, having previously worked as editor of Commercial Grower and news editor of The Grower.
Contact info
- Tel:
- +44 20 7501 0316
- Fax:
- +44 20 7501 0306
- Email:
- michael@fpj.co.uk
NewsLate Easter gives a lift to supermarket sales
Retailers are also selling more grocery products on promotion
NewsLidl to invest £500mn in UK expansion
Discounter plans to open more than 40 new stores in the next year
NewsGreen Alliance calls for strategy to increase UK fruit and veg production
Researchers say expanding the horticulture sector could boost both health and the economy
NewsFund offers loans to small organic farming enterprises
Dean Organic Fund hopes to encourage more farmers to develop organic or ecological production
NewsSHP Group celebrates National Banana Day with fruit donations
Major banana supplier’s donation boosts charity and community groups
NewsScottish berries aid world-record rowing attempt
Scottish brothers have worked with Dundee berry specialist Arbuckles for their meals
NewsBio-methane lorries drive sustainability at Wilson’s Country
Co Armagh potato processor is making a series of investments to reduce its carbon footprint
NewsNFU outlines key asks ahead of Spending Review
Farmers’ union says food security needs to be a priority for government
NewsFinancial barriers ‘stalling hospitality entrepreneurs’, says McCain
Limited funding, training and mentorship are seen as barriers to food entrepreneurship
NewsExtra £700k for organic waste project
Aston University is leading work on finding uses for agricultural waste and other waste streams
NewsNew AES president calls for data-driven sustainability policies
The Agricultural Economics Society is one of the world’s leading associations of professional and academic agricultural economists
NewsRetailers drop price of popular Easter veg to 8p
Discounting round has echoes of supermarkets’ strategies over Christmas
NewsTwo new faces join the team at Rijk Zwaan UK
Annie Stephen and Lukasz Sipior have taken on client manager roles
NewsCo-op first to sell 100 per cent British strawberries this year
Convenience retailer has got fruit into stores four days earlier than last year
NewsFareShare names new CEO and chair of trustees
Kris Gibbon-Walsh and Dominic Blakemore take up key roles at food redistribution charity
NewsSunny weather brings glut of UK strawberries
The Summer Berry Company has produced 50t more strawberries than this time last year
NewsFera calls for partners to support wireworm control research
Potato, carrot, salad and onion growers can join the next stage of the Enigma I project
NewsJones Food Company falls into administration
Administrators hope to find a buyer for Lydney-based vertical farm operator
NewsRichard Lewis named new CEO at APHA
Former police chief constable has also led for the police service on rural affairs
NewsTesco reports strong figures as it focuses on value and quality
Supermarket says it is in a healthy position as market competitiveness hots up