All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 54
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ArticleTozer renames Flower Sprout as Kalette
New name aims to capitalise on kale boom and will appear on sprout-kale hybrid in time for new season in all markets
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ArticleUK seed potato exports to Egypt fall six per cent
Total exports reached a better-than-expected 50,000 tonnes last year following new import restrictions for British tubers to Egypt
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ArticleJersey sweet potatoes launch at Waitrose
The Jersey Royal Company has listed its first commercial crop of Jersey-grown sweet potatoes with premium retailer
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ArticleNew director of marketing for Greenvale
Leon Mundey has been promoted to board of potato and flower supplier with responsibility for all Greenvale marketing
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ArticleUS sweet potatoes see European growth
Promotional body says exports rose by 35 per cent during last year with purchasing frequency rising by 183 per cent
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitière opens Hungarian subsidiary
French importer expands presence in Central and Eastern Europe with new facility close to Hungarian capital
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ArticleSpecial report: GM trials power on
Two GM trials in the UK are looking at disease resistance in potatoes and the health benefits of purple tomatoes
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ArticleSpecial report: UK sets sights on the world
Price pressures in the UK mean more suppliers are turning to exports as a viable revenue stream. From apples to Asia, carrots to Europe and potatoes to the Middle East, Nina Pullman rounds up a selection of the UK’s fresh produce exporters
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ArticleMeet the Code Compliance Officers
Who can you go to with queries about supplier retail relations? Nina Pullman meets those in charge of GSCoP compliance at the major supermarkets
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ArticleM&S launches FLIA nominee in stores
Genuine Coconut is claimed to be the first drinking coconut on the high street and features an exclusive ring pull opening
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ArticleSoft-fruit prices spike after lull in Spanish supply
A gap between the first and second harvest of Spanish soft fruit saw raspberry and strawberry wholesale prices jump
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ArticleTotal Produce launches new social media app
Total Talk ‘combines the best features of the most popular social media’ and will be trialled at Fruit Logistica next week
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ArticlePoppy Appeal potato boxes raise £14,000
Nationwide Produce and Three Musketeers have smashed targets to raise money for the Poppy Appeal
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ArticleTesco ‘intentionally delayed’ supplier payments, GCA rules
Retailer found to have prioritised its own finances over supplier relations under major new report by Groceries Code Adjudicator
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ArticleNew London restaurant uses only wonky veg
Tiny Leaf is using only misshapen out-of-date fruit and veg donated by organic retailers
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ArticleDave Lewis to chair new global food waste campaign
Leading CEOs and ministers from around the world have become ‘champions’ of new partnership on food waste
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ArticleNew shareholders for Bakkavor Group
Investment firm Baupost Group has bought 89 per cent of shares in Bakkavor in a deal worth £163 million
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ArticleFruit farm fined almost £30k for safety risks
Payne Stores allowed a worker to access a repair job by standing in an apple box raised by a fork lift truck
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ArticleFrying veg in olive oil 'boosts antioxidants'
Potato, pumpkin, tomato and aubergines had higher levels of antioxidants when fried in oil, a new study has found
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ArticleBerry grower faces £20k of crop losses after flooding
Northern Irish strawberry grower Foxberry Fruit Farm cannot get near plants due to three feet of floodwater