All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 72
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ArticleTop four ‘have enough shoppers’
Major retailers could benefit from smaller ranges in discounters as consumers finish shop elsewhere, FPJ Live delegates hear
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ArticleNitrogen engines ‘could transform’ cold chain
Using liquid nitrogen engines to power and cool refrigerated transport could revolutionise cold chains and slash air pollution
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ArticleAngus Soft Fruits partners with Genson BV
Berry breeders have pooled resources in new programme to trial strawberry and raspberry varieties in the Netherlands
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ArticleNational Fruit Show names juice competition winners
Wobblegate, RH & JC Elgie and NC de Quincy win juice gongs, judged in April for the first time
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ArticleVeg industry fears increase in imports
Price wars and supply continuity may be among reasons why retailers are looking to increase veg imports
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ArticleHabanero peppers recover from supply issues
Issues with primary Habanero hot pepper supply country Uganda have sent prices soaring, and some importers looking for new suppliers
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ArticleTotal Produce opens doors for berries
Company is trialling a new retractable glasshouse technology on strawberry crops that could have implications for many products
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ArticleSeed firms gear up for kale growth
The ever-increasing demand for kale is bringing challenges and opportunities
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ArticlePrice wars hit value of veg
The vegetable category has suffered crushing value decline of almost £500m as price decreases hit hard, although some subcategories are bucking the trend
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ArticlePotato Council and Bord Bia win £1.6m EU funding
A new three-year campaign, entitled Potato Potential, has secured £1.6m from the EU to promote versatility of potatoes
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ArticleEC releases €130m in marketing grants
New funding has been awarded to 41 marketing campaigns, with an emphasis on programmes outside of the EU
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ArticleReynolds hires stonefruit and berries buyer
Graduate Megan Garwood will take on category buying role at catering supplier after helping to develop focus on seasonality
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ArticleWellpak enters salads market
Evesham supplier is launching a new salads business unit, headed up by new commercial manager Rebecca Quiney
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ArticleAquaponic farm gets green light
A London warehouse will be converted into a salad, herb and fish farm, and will produce 200,000 bags of salad a year
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ArticleTH Clements sacks worker for urinating in field
Lincolnshire brassica grower was alerted after member of public reportedly filmed incident on mobile phone
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ArticleMushroom veteran diversifies into e-commerce sector
Former chairman of Northern Produce John Smith's new business is the ‘missing piece of jigsaw of online shopping'
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ArticleProcessor wins grant for onion store
Vegetable processing company Fountain Foods will use money from regional agri-tech scheme to build 1,500t onion store
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ArticleSuppliers urged to respond ‘in force’ to GCA survey
Christine Tacon has called on retail supplier and fresh produce stakeholders to respond to second survey on retail relations
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Meijer leaves Morrisons after refusing to relocate
Morrisons group trading director Casper Meijer is latest to leave retailer as David Potts continues management clean-out
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VideoSeared asparagus, anyone? Drone stunt ends in disaster
Remote-controlled delivery of first asparagus crop to top Dutch restaurant crashes and burns on live television