All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 35
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ArticleRobotic strawberry picking edges closer
Cambridgeshire tech firm will use £60,000 of agri-tech funding to produce 10 robotic strawberry harvesters
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ArticleFPC ensures future for kiwiberries in UK
EU legislation categorising kiwiberries as a ‘novel food’ had threatened to halt sales in the UK before trade body intervened
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ArticleUK grows sweet potato production
Sweet potato production is rising in the UK, with growers reporting ‘phenomenal’ growth in retail and consumer demand
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ArticleMillennials are ‘driving discounter growth’
Young people aged between 16 and 35 are the fastest-growing spenders on grocery shopping and tend to choose Aldi and Lidl
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ArticleTesco adds pears to Perfectly Imperfect range
Retailer is also launching the Rosedene Farms Pears range to utilise smaller fruit and buy more of a crop
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ArticleLidl prepares for peak pumpkin sales
Discounter expects to sell over 70,000 pumpkins on one day with sales forecast to be up 50 per cent on last year
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ArticleUK government ‘looking at’ new GM regulations
The UK government is considering future arrangements for GM regulation post-Brexit, minister George Eustice confirms
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ArticleCornerways nursery to replace tomatoes with cannabis
New deal will see British Sugar-owned horticulture business supply cannabis to pharmaceutical sector to treat child epilepsy
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ArticlePaula Nickolds named as John Lewis managing director
Former commercial director at John Lewis Paula Nickolds has been promoted to MD
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ArticleWhy marmitegate matters for fresh produce
The recent spat between Unilever and Tesco brings the issue of post-Brexit price increases to the fore
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ArticleGovernment unveils major export plan
The International Action Plan for Food and Drink will target nine ‘priority’ markets including Australia, Latin America and France
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ArticleM&S to launch Pink Tiger striped lemon
New Spanish-grown variety from Muñoz has pink flesh and yellow and green striped skin
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ArticleEU extends ban on Ghana imports
Ban on imports of Ghanaian gourds, aubergine and chillies has been extended due to ‘significant shortcomings’ in quality
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ArticleBringing the A game
Asda fresh produce manager Charlie Mills on locking horns with Aldi and revamping the produce category
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ArticleAC Goatham walks away from English Apples & Pears
Loss of major grower will reduce budget of topfruit trade body, but new CEO insists majority want a ‘unified industry’
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ArticleNIAB-EMR launches new pest masterclasses
SWD, pear sucker and pheromone traps are the topics of three new grower masterclasses run by leading researchers
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ArticleAvalon links with Simply Fruit under new Tesco scheme
Topfruit supplier will send apples to prepared produce firm for packing into Tesco snack packs in new ‘circular’ supply deal
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ArticleWarm autumn drags English apples back
English apple season delayed by up to two weeks due to a warm autumn, with Cox volumes down by around 20 per cent
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ArticlePink Lady reflects on 2016 campaign
Link-ups with Gay Star News, CarFest and the London Marathon were part of the Pink Lady roster of 2016 events
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ArticleSpanish Persimon volumes to rise by 15 per cent
A dry summer will see volumes rise while Spanish Persimon industry launches new campaign focusing on PDO label