All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 86
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ArticlePotato Council should spend less on R&D, says NFUS
Growers have called for potato levy body to switch funding from R&D to promotional activity to boost consumption
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ArticleScottish tomato firm in liquidation
Scotherbs-backed Clyde Valley Tomatoes folds after three years of business sees it ‘not proving financially viable’
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ArticleWild pollinators threatened by commercial bees
Diseases such as Deformed Wing Virus are spreading from commercial colonies to wild pollinators, study finds
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ArticleUK appoints agri counsellor in China
Head of Defra’s farming team Karen Morgan will aim to grow British exports to China and is part-funded by AHDB
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ArticleAsda reshuffles top executives
Ex-M&S buyer Andrew Moore promoted to chief merchandising officer with responsibilities for food, and Barry Williams takes on customer officer
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ArticleLincolnshire gains new Food Board
Senior farming figures will help champion food producers and help double value of Lincolnshire’s food industry by 2030
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ArticleInterview: Bowling towards the future
Florette’s commercial manager Sandy Sewell chats to Nina Pullman about marketing plans for 2015, the trend for ‘extra convenience’ and the potential for the salad bowls
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ArticleTip of the iceberg
In a season dominated by retail price wars on iceberg lettuce, the salads category has seen deflation drive volumes up with growers left feeling the squeeze
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ArticleFocus on the future
Speakers at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference tackled some of the key industry issues for the future, including climate change, supply chains and the EU
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ArticleLea Valley plans spark outrage
Park development plan would ‘resist’ glasshouse expansions and could use land-purchasing powers to force growers out
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ArticleTesco launches app on Google Glass
Retailer becomes first to launch its grocery app for Google Glass to work alongside shoppers’ Tesco online accounts
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ArticleWaitrose halves price of 13 fresh produce items
Avocados, citrus and Pink Lady apples among produce with slashed prices in month-long ‘half price’ promotion event
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ArticleFourayes invests £100k in new Bramley orchard
Kent’s largest fruit processor says ‘heavy investment’ in close-planted Bramley orchard will pay off as yields will double
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ArticleBritish Herbs revamps logo and website
Trade body unveils image makeover in time for annual conference, and says it aims to reach more in the herb supply chain
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ArticleMorrisons CEO Dalton Philips to step down
Retailer’s boss set to leave as like-for-like sales fell by 3.1 per cent over Christmas period, the worst results out of the big four
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ArticleRival to Oxford Farming Conference sells out
Oxford Real Farming Conference welcomed a record 650 delegates, and launched manifesto for “under-represented” farmers
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ArticleWaitrose new depot to create 450 jobs
Retailer's new south London distribution centre will help expand online business and is set to replace Acton facility
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ArticleCoregeo boosts marketing team
Pink Lady and Tenderstem licensor has appointed Maxime Delacour as assistant marketing manager
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ArticleFruit trader fined £500 for selling in city centre
An illegal fruit trader has been prosecuted for selling fruit from a wheeled stall in Manchester
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ArticleNFU is ‘in bed with supermarkets’, claims Monbiot
Guardian journalist George Monbiot has slammed NFU for being too close to ‘the big guys’, and claims CAP is 'unjustifiable'