All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 104
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ArticleSyngenta sells US fresh produce arm
Dulcinea Farms is sold to international grower Pacific Trellis though Syngenta retains supply agreement for melon seeds
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ArticleJack Monroe stars in Sainsbury’s ad
Austerity blogger and single mum to front retailer’s new ad campaign as consumers are ‘less interested’ in celebrity chefs
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ArticleQuality over quantity
High-quality products and increased penetration in many lines indicate high consumer confidence in the vegetable category and an opportunity for growth
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ArticleProduce World posts profit of £3.9m
Vegetable supplier has seen a ‘massive turnaround’ over past three years, reducing debt and improving employee engagement
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ArticleNature’s Flavours partners with Hello Fresh
Herb company makes headway into online delivery market with new partnership with box scheme supplier
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ArticleElliot review prioritises fraud
Comprehensive report outlines new food fraud protection schemes including better data collection and public labs
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ArticleWind power provides ‘vital income’
Event underlined the importance of wind power to farmers in a week when government announced cuts to onshore wind
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ArticleReport predicts farming 2014 outcome
Lower input costs will boost income from farming, while understanding CAP reforms will ‘dominate’ the year
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ArticleA tough balance
Growers struggled to balance supply as a late start and warm summer created peaks of fruit of UK fruit
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ArticleNumber of obese children drops
The number of Year Six children who are obese or overweight falls for first time in six years according to new study
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ArticleSoftware offers pesticide checks
Suppliers can check pesticide levels against retailer’s requirements to save time and money with new software
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ArticleSperm quality boosted by greens
New research suggests potential dads should up folic acid intake by eating more greens to reduce birth defects
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ArticleFruit fly research awarded £2.8m
Scientists at University of Manchester given cash boost for work using fruit fly genetics to explore human gene defects
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ArticleCheesewright given Walmart promotion
Ex-Asda man David joins new senior management team at retail chain as CEO and president of Walmart International
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ArticlePrice hike fears over independence bid
Top executives at the big four supermarkets have said they might raise consumer prices in Scotland if it becomes independent
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ArticleUK’s first social supermarket opens
A retailer-backed community shop that offers cut-price food as well as support programmes has opened in Barnsley
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ArticleSainsbury’s unveils 2014 R&D grants
Retailer awards nine research collaborations, including five fresh produce projects, with a grant of around £100,000
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ArticleSoft-fruit growers calm despite SWD find
SWD fruit fly found on six soft fruit farms as part of cross-industry research project into lifestyle
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ArticleNew SWD research is ‘groundbreaking’
Research into control of SWD fruit fly will benefit after US scientists published and shared the genome sequence for the SWD fruit fly
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ArticleHDC wants dialogue with growers
The HDC hosted an inaugural event to better the relationship between grower levy payers and the levy board