All articles by Michael Barker – Page 66
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ArticleSweetcorn sales soar at Waitrose
Supermarket reports a 30 per cent rise in sales as healthier diets and hot weather drive purchases
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Article£2.5m for NIAB business incubator
New facility will give agritech startups access to technical facilities as well as links to NIAB and the Cambridge tech cluster
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ArticleBusiness guru helps farm shops grow
Kate Hardcastle teams up with Farm Retail Association to help farm shops take advantage of post-lockdown opportunities
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ArticleUK to host 'world first' robotic fruit farm
Berry Gardens joins tech and academic bodies for groundbreaking multi-million pound project in Kent
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ArticleSpar toasts north-west growers
James Hall & Co, a northern Spar wholesaler, pays tribute to local fresh produce suppliers who kept food flowing during the crisis
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ArticleCash for NI organic conversion
Scheme opens for applications for farmers looking to convert to organic in Northern Ireland
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ArticleBumper crop of British watermelons
Tesco says heat has produced extra-sweet and large watermelons at a time when it is seeing record demand
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ArticleCovid drives up food bank usage
Food Standards Agency report paints worrying picture of food insecurity due to economic hardship
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ArticleSales up at Berry Gardens
Kent soft-fruit cooperative reports 3.8 per cent rise in turnover for 2019 and has high hopes for future growth
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ArticleJupiter signs blockchain agreement
Partnership with DiMuto will give every piece of fruit Jupiter supplies 'an independent digital identity'
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ArticleAPHA launches apprenticeship scheme
New initiative comes during drive for new plant health inspectors as latest Brexit deadline looms
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ArticleG's hits 1m FareShare food milestone
Fresh produce supplier has now diverted enough surplus veg to create more than one million meals for the vulnerable
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ArticleBranston's virtual round-the-world challenge
Potato supplier plans to raise thousands for charity with staff competing in a series of sporting endeavours
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ArticleTenderstem teams up with Dr Rupy Aujla
Marketing tie-up is part of new campaign to promote Tenderstem as perfect ingredient for quick, healthy midweek meals
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ArticleTong opens £3.6m factory expansion
Vegetable-grading machinery specialist unveils new site featuring a wide range of technological advances
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ArticleSwimming ace signs for Jazz Apple
Former European swimming champion Jazz Carlin teams up with apple brand to help get people active post-lockdown
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ArticleTomato conference goes online
Event on 24 September will feature a diverse programme covering topics including labour, marketing, research and innovation
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ArticleBrakes and Bidfood deliver 5m food packs
The two foodservice suppliers have delivered the shield packs to people classed at extremely vulnerable during the pandemic
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ArticleTesco extends improved payment terms
Supmarket extends immediate payment to 2,000 small suppliers until the end of January 2021
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ArticleRecord sales of AVA berries
Scottish brand's new marketing approach during the pandemic pays off with nearly five million punnets sold