All articles by Michael Barker – Page 29
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NewsJIC looks to recruit ‘slug scouts’ to tackle leading pest on farms
The public’s help is being sought in innovative approach to longstanding problem
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News£1m project aims to tackle threat of FBR in onions
BOPA-led project sees a collaboration of industry and scientists seeking solutions to debilitating disease
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NewsWaitrose unveils £30m of own-brand price cuts
Reductions are across a range of everyday staples, including fruit and veg
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NewsHall Hunter highlights worker benefits in major recruitment drive
Grower says it has the focus on worker welfare as it looks to secure summer berry pickers
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NewsAldi plans £550m expansion spend
Discounter wants to extend its footprint across the country in 2024
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NewsNew strawberries from Angus Soft Fruits enter commercial production
AVA Alicia and AVA Catalina have been developed to produce through winter in the Mediterranean
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NewsEarliest British asparagus goes on sale
The Chinn family in the Wye Valley have produced an unusually early crop
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NewsFresh Direct creates innovative solution to watermelon rind waste
Watermelon Rind Chutney could save up to 10 tonnes of waste a year
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NewsFairmiles research highlights benefits of airfreighted produce
Campaign seeks to rebalance debate and highlight importance of airfreight to African farmers
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NewsMore space for food in new Sainsbury’s strategy
Supermarket says ‘Next Level Sainsbury’s’ plan has food at its heart
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NewsFrozen fruit and dried veg enjoy new-year sales boost
NIQ data indicates shoppers focused on simple, healthy meals in January
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NewsTesco predicts big future for ‘best-ever’ easy peelers
Supermarket and supplier AMT Fresh believe new mandarin hybrids could replace clementines in the UK
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NewsMorrisons reports year of steady progress
Sales and EBITDA rise on the back of good performance across the business
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NewsAldi ‘spent an extra £1.3bn with British suppliers’ in 2023
Discounter says the figure underlines it commitment to British sourcing
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NewsGrocers battle for value as inflation remains stubbornly high
Despite marginal fall in food inflation, consumers are having to change the way they shop
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NewsNCGM named Best Wholesale Market at industry awards
NABMA’s Great British Market Awards 2024 celebrated outstanding achievement around the country
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NewsAldi recipes aim to encourage broader consumption of fruit and veg
Aldi creates new page after research suggested consumers always buy the same produce
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NewsHerbs Unlimited to supply new range for Spar North
Six popular herbs will be supplied by the grower via James Hall & Co.
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NewsThree-year contracts for Lidl’s root veg growers
Weather challenges spark move to give suppliers more certainty to reinvest
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NewsFood inflation at ‘0.3-2.3 per cent’ by end of 2024, IGD predicts
Grocery industry analyst says a difficult consumer marketplace and political changes will impact the FMCG sector