All articles by Michael Barker – Page 43
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NewsIndustry bodies address Lords hort inquiry
The NFU, HTA and RHS are set to address the Lords on issues related to production and trade
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NewsMore fruit and veg in Asda café meals
Supermarket has revamped its offer to help struggling families feed their kids more healthily
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NewsWellpak (UK) enters administration
Evesham supplier is understood to be in administration following tough years for business
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NewsCompany Shop in record food waste saving
Redistribution group reports strong social and environmental impact from its work
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NewsCeleriac back in fashion with sales surge
Tesco reports rising demand for a vegetable that has been hitherto largely ignored
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NewsDefra officials up first in hort inquiry
The Horticultural Sector Committee’s inquiry into the sector kicks off on 9 March
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NewsFlorette and Higgidy team up for cross promotion
Partnership sees healthy brands offer money-off coupons for each other’s products
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NewsNaylor Farms unveils €38m brassica plan
Coleslaw cabbage grower reveals huge plan for brassica protein factory
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NewsAndrew Taylor joins Tozer Seeds
Taylor becomes account manager following Alec Roberts’ retirement
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NewsBAPL to rank retailers on buying British
Industry body begins publishing ranking of which stores are backing British apple growers
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NewsNew award in honour of Caroline Drummond
Three organisations come together to present a new award for outstanding individual achievement
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NewsAbel & Cole hits donation milestone
Box scheme firm has now given over a million portions of fruit and veg to charity
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NewsFresh Leaf Co. hits Iceland shelves
Vertical farm-produced red + green mix is promising longer shelf life and sustainable production values
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NewsLords opens horticulture inquiry
Industry invited to submit evidence to major inquiry into sector challenges
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NewsWaitrose and Heston to part company
Successful partnership comes to an end after 12 years, with Waitrose focusing on own label
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NewsTesco hits UK LEAF certification milestone
Supermarket completes rollout of certification across UK fruit and veg suppliers, with focus turning to its global base
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NewsLelliott named interim chair at CGMA
Interim appointment comes in the wake of David Frankish’s departure
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NewsNFU launches horticulture resilience plan
Sector plan outlines opportunities, barriers and asks of government
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NewsLabour makes 50 per cent British pledge
Sir Keir Starmer makes commitment to British farming, promising a more rural-centric government
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NewsGovernment drops seasonal labour premium wage
Farming minister Mark Spencer confirms workers on the visa scheme will no longer have to be paid more