All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 69
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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
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ArticleCanaries invest further in specialty tomatoes
Investing in premium specialty tomato varieties and modern growing structures is allowing Canary Islands growers to counter higher input costs
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ArticleFruit and veg packer more than doubles site capacity
Elision UK is expanding to a second site that will more than double its capacity after predicting volumes rise of 70 per cent
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AnalysisIs the worst over for the potato industry?
Suppliers report that market conditions are easing slightly, backed up by good lifting conditions and lower acreage
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ArticleBakkavor wins M&S Plan A award
Prepared produce supplier scoops retailer prize for sustainability in recognition of its ‘leadership and inspiration’
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VideoWatch: FPJ interviews Neil Parish
Efra chair and MP Neil Parish spoke to FPJ about fair prices for producers and the new National Living Wage
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ArticleEfra ‘to ensure retailers pay fair prices’
Farmgate prices and retailer practices are among issues to be considered by the Efra committee, its chair has told FPJ