All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 62
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ArticleNCGM will remain ‘home of UK fresh produce’
Chair of CGMA fires up stakeholder reception with vision for New Covent Garden Market to become ‘one of London’s icons’
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ArticleHalloween horror as ‘pumpkin poisoner’ blackmails grower
One of the UK’s largest pumpkin growers was told his crop had been injected with cyanide and told to pay £50,000
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ArticleGrowers sign £400k raspberry breeding agreement
Onubafruit, Lubera, WB Chambers and East Malling Services have formed a breeding consortium, with others encouraged to join
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ArticleRetailers partner up to help dementia research
Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and Waitrose will donate money from new plastic bag levy to help fund new dementia research centre
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ArticleFirms with no language skills 'lose out' on exports
UK losing millions in wasted export potential as exporters don't have language skills to close deals in non-English markets
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ArticleShadow Defra secretary: 'veganism won't affect my role'
Labour's Kerry McCarthy said she wants British farming to be ‘economically viable’ despite her personal diet choice
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ArticleMorrisons to extend apple season 'by two months'
Retailer said it expects to up English apple sales by 10 per cent this season and will stock homegrown fruit until May
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ArticleMorrisons joins Lidl in raising wages
Shop floor staff at Morrisons will now be paid £8.20 an hour, above the new national living wage of £7.20
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ArticleMashed potato to power new factory
Food processing giant 2 Sisters will use potato waste from mashed potato and pie manufacturing to power new bio-refinery
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ArticleProduce World hires two agri-food trainees
Will Shields and Tom Collison will work at vegetable supplier while studying for Food Manufacture degree
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ArticleAldi to start online sales for first time
Discounter will enter e-commerce market with wine and non-food products as it announces record sales for 2014
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ArticleLJ Betts aims for own-brand growth
Own-brand baby leaf success, a growing imports business and a new £2.5m packing facility are at the heart of LJ Betts’ future plans
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ArticleMixed bag for UK salad season
Commodity lines in lettuce and salad veg continue to feel the squeeze from the retail price war, while growers have faced troublesome aphid issues
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ArticleBristol retailer fined £5,620 for selling rotten fruit
Rotting Cripps Pink apples and mouldy lemons was among produce being sold at Rehan’s Foodstore
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ArticleTwo Tesco stores to cease 24hr trading
Retailer said this was localised decision and it will continue to trade 24 hours a day elsewhere
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ArticleMigrant killed by Eurotunnel train
Young boy is reportedly the 11th person to die close to Channel Tunnel during this summer’s migrant crisis
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ArticlePrimary school bans fruit juice
A Kent school has ruled that pupils can only drink milk or water during the day while all sugary fruit juices are now banned
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ArticleBarfoots to star in new Harvest series
Popular farming programme returns with spotlight on leading food producers during harvest, fronted by Gregg Wallace
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ArticleNorthern Ireland bans growing of GM crops
Decision follows Scotland’s move to prohibit GM crop cultivation, despite lobbying from farming unions
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ArticleProvide specific origin of produce, Truss urges
Retailers and suppliers encouraged to provide region-specific origin info on produce to inspire pride in British consumers