All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 66
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ArticleKent Potato Company confirms closure
Produce Investments subsidiary announces it will cease operating by 1 December 2015 after losing key retail contract
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ArticleMorrisons to launch permanent wonky veg range
Retailer will stock wonky carrots, potatoes, onions and parsnips in new range after Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall highlights food waste
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ArticleDefra faces budget cut under Osborne review
Environment department will close ‘low-value programmes’ to fund proposed average budget cut of up to 30 per cent
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ArticleWoman ‘found dead mouse’ in cabbage
Family’s horror as they reportedly find mangled rodent in bag of Farm Foods frozen cabbage
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ArticleLEAF conference puts spotlight on health
Former EU chief scientific advisor Anne Glover gave the keynote address at LEAF’s annual conference, held yesterday in London
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ArticleRenewables still viable despite cuts, says NFU
Green energy sector 'can cope' without incentives and is still a 'sensible' investment for growers, union has said
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ArticleSWD research and vertical farming win Agri-Tech funding
Four fresh produce R&D projects have won funding in the latest round of Agri-Tech grants
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ArticleOpal apples ‘stand out on shelves’
Produce supplier Univeg is promoting Opal apples ahead of first major commercial launch via retailer tastings and a roadshow
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ArticleWorldwide Fruit aims to double Envy exports
Marketer said it will aim to improve grower returns on last year although some varieties are performing better than others
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ArticlePeru launches first UK quinoa campaign
Promotional campaign will target UK suppliers and consumers after quinoa imports rose by 50 per cent over one year
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ArticleIrish supplier buys redundant mushroom farm
Gold Circle Mushrooms has bought a former mushroom site in Fladbury with permission to build 28 growing houses
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ArticleSimister opens G’s mushrooms facility
Tesco’s Matt Simister attended official opening of G’s mushroom factory, which created 300 new jobs
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ArticleProduce World launches first organic Maris Piper
Organic Maris Piper listed at select Waitrose stores after a low blight pressure season
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ArticleMorrisons to stock green pumpkins to save crop
Retailer will stock 500,000 green pumpkins from today as low sunlight means crop has not ripened in time for Halloween
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ArticleCoupe slams longer Sunday trading hours
Sainsbury’s CEO claims new rules are ‘open to abuse’ and says there is ‘no customer demand’ for longer Sunday hours
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ArticleNew ownership for Scottish supplier
Stewarts of Tayside has announced a restructure within the family-run business supported by funding from Clydesdale Bank
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ArticleScientists use GM tomatoes to produce medicine
Study that produced disease-fighting compounds in tomatoes could be model for large-scale medicine production in produce
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ArticleProduce firms donate money from mint potato boxes
Nationwide Produce and Three Musketeers are donating 50p from every box of mint potatoes to support the Poppy Appeal
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ArticleGrowers could be ‘proud’ to start season with Robijn
Jonagold clone and heavy-cropping variety Robijn touted as a stronger start to British season than Discovery
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ArticleTrial site offers glimpse of the future
A pioneering vegetable trial site with an on-field developmentkitchen is impressing retail buyers and development chefs with an eye for innovation