All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 68
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ArticleTozer Seeds veteran steps down
Lincolnshire sales representative John Rowntree leaves the company after 18 years to focus on his wholesale business
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ArticleHospitals 'paid too much' for produce
Health boards allegedly spent around £400k too much after paying over the odds for bananas, potatoes and cucumbers
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ArticleSpecial report: Zespri goes for gold in UK
In the second report on the NZ market, Zespri has big ambitions for its yellow-flesh kiwi SunGold in the UK, starting with an extensive marketing programme for the 2015 season
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ArticleMango importers mix and match
Mango suppliers are experimenting with shipping trials for better-tasting varieties as consumers become more aware of quality
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ArticleElsoms Seeds hires vegetable specialist
Martin Jenkins will provide technical support to customers in Scotland and north east England across range of vegetable crops
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ArticleBejo acquires lettuce specialist Agrisemen
No job losses to occur under acquisition of Breda-based firm, which will give Bejo a market position in lettuce
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ArticleScottish growers celebrated through Berry Trail
A new Berry Food Trail promotes Scottish berry growers to visitors and locals as part of Scotland’s Year of Food & Drink
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ArticleTrader fined £1,420 for selling rotten fruit and veg
Dutch aubergines and Belgian pears were among produce sold with ‘advanced stages of deterioration’ sold by Sadin Kilic
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ArticleAG Thames reports pre-tax profit of £3.9m
Groups saw 26 per cent sales rise across its soft-fruit business, while total sales jumped three per cent after 'good overall trading'
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ArticleAir raid tunnel salad farm opens for business
Growing Underground, a farm based in ex-WWII tunnels, is set to start trading through Covent Garden wholesaler
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ArticleUK’s ‘first’ automated herb glasshouse opens
Herb giant Langmead Group has unveiled its new £3m state-of-the-art potted herb-growing facility in West Sussex
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ArticleCoregeo unveils mini Pink Lady range
New eight-pack of smaller apples has been launched in Asda under brand extension range Pinkids
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ArticleMushroom supplier invests £225k in solar panels
Evesham-based Walsh Mushrooms will generate 20 per cent of its annual energy use from new 950-panel solar installation
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ArticleUK's competitive world ranking 'biggest threat' to growers
Almost 20 per cent of those asked in new BGA survey of UK fruit and veg suppliers pinpointed their fears on this front
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ArticlePort of Dover announces major contract
Contractors GRAHAM will develop final designs for new cargo terminal at Dover, with opportunities for Kent supply chain
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ArticleWholesaler jailed for sexual abuse of young girls
Fred Ayton, of County Derry, who supplied the catering trade for more than 30 years, preyed on young teenage babysitters
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ArticleAroma mist and levitating berries offer taste of future
Futuristic display by flavour technicians Bompas & Parr, for British Summer Fruits, also includes ‘talking’ strawberry plants
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ArticleFunding brings robotic broccoli harvesting closer
Project to develop 3D camera technology for broccoli harvesting wins £138,000 of Agri-Tech funding
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ArticlePort of Calais closes due to strike
Ferry services between Dover and Calais are suspended and Eurotunnel freight traffic faces delays of up to four hours
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ArticleProduce World site closure leads to 100 job losses
Company's closure of its Butterwick operations will see 120 staff transfer to new JV site but 100 opt for redundancy