All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 53
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ArticleBranston begins work on £5m factory expansion
New facility will process non-class one potatoes destined for convenience sector, and create more than 20 jobs
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ArticleBritish Tenderstem season kicks off
Planted volumes of the branded brassica are up 10 per cent with season having recovered after cold spring
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ArticleBlue Skies cleans up at FreshAwards
Anthony Pile won Lifetime Achievement Award with Blue Skies as Business of the Year among raft of industry winners
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ArticleVariety touted as ‘Pink Lady of the grape world’
White grape variety Blanc Seedless is marketed under the Pristine brand and could fill spring supply gap in the UK
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ArticlePrepared firm invests in new spiralising facility
Freshtime has bought a new four-lane spiraliser to cater for huge rise in demand for spiralised prepared vegetables
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ArticleEU 'must incentivise' growers to invest in technology
New proposals by MEPs say EU countries should adapt their laws and offer incentives to small growers to invest in technology
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ArticleTomato grower installs major LED system
French tomato grower Le Jardin de Rabelais has expanded its Philips Lighting LED system in a new 3.4 ha glasshouse
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ArticlePrepared produce firm wins Booths listing
Freshtime has secured new listings for its premium own brand in northern retail chain Booths
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ArticleEnglish Apples and Pears names new chief executive
Steven Munday has previously worked across a range of Kent businesses, in the paper industry and for sportswear giant Nike
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ArticleCalls for EU legislation to support suppliers
MEPs have voted to consider EU legislation to crackdown on unfair trading practices including low produce prices
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ArticleIntensive farming ‘must be consigned to past’
Diversified farming systems create stable yields and perform better under environmental stress, according to major new report
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ArticleInterview: Zespri's brand plans
Zespri marketing manager for Europe, Nele Moorthamers, talks to Nina Pullman about why the company has identified the UK as a growth market
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ArticleStudent assesses potential of marijuana sector
Writtle's Simon Jones is looking at whether legal production in Jamaica could lead to a commercial medicinal marijuana sector
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Article‘State of emergency’ declared in Nigeria’s tomato sector
The Tomato Leaf Miner pest has reportedly wiped out tomato farms in Nigeria’s northern states while prices are skyrocketing
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ArticleCompass launches LGBT network
Foodservice firm has partnered with LGBT charity and organisations to create better inclusivity in the workplace
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ArticleFrench trade body launches nationwide campaign
Interfel's festival of fresh fruit and vegetable will see picnics and treasure hunts in major cities, towns and villages across France
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ArticleCocaine worth £23m found in Ecuadorian bananas
Customs officers found 900kg of cocaine in a consignment of bananas in the port of Rotterdam
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ArticlePotato marketer launches new processing division
Pride of Anglia Growers is a new division of East Anglia potato grower and marketer AKP Group
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ArticleTwo chefs recognised by industry awards
Diane Camp of Reynolds and Bakkavor’s Glyn Yarnall have been recognised for achievement as industry development chefs
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ArticleEuropean agri minsters visit Philips LED site
Philips Lighting’s Eindhoven GrowWise centre hosted 28 agriculture ministers as part of a two-day visit to the Netherlands