All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 87
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ArticleM&S sees ‘record’ food sales over Christmas
Premium retailer said food sales in Christmas week were up a record 17 per cent, and like-for-like sales grew by 0.1 per cent
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Article'Drastic Dave' to shut Tesco's Cheshunt HQ and 43 stores
"Important steps in the right direction" revealed alongside news that the retailer's Xmas like-for-like sales fell 0.3 per cent
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ArticleShorter supply chains ‘benefit growers’
Talk by Laurence Olins at Oxford Farming Conference evaluates role of the middleman in the supply chain
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ArticleUK could be world leader in farming, says Truss
Environment minister Liz Truss listed her ambitions for UK farming and tackled issues including CAP, GM and Europe
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Article‘Blue Whale Bobby’ runs marathon for charity
Blue Whale employee Bobby Barton has so far raised €3,431 ahead of running the London marathon for cancer charity Leukaemia Care
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ArticleTraders donate produce to homeless charity
Donations from New Covent Garden Market to homeless charity Crisis meant it could supply 4,000 Christmas meals to those in need
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ArticleSpar poaches Iceland head of buying
Brigid Davidson has joined Spar wholesaler A.F.Blakemore & Son as trading director
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ArticleJane King takes the reins at AHDB
Agri-journalist Jane King appointed as CEO of Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, replacing Tom Taylor
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ArticleGecko found in Sainsbury’s broccoli
Family allowed to keep ‘Broc’ as family pet while retailer stresses broccoli is ‘thoroughly inspected’ at point of harvest
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ArticleO’live stars in Whole Foods window
G’s Fresh brand O'Live Organic features in premium London retailer’s first-ever produce window in January marketing push
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ArticleJuice firm's exports rise 60 per cent
Belvoir Fruit Farms doubled US customers during 2014 while UK-produced apple and orange juice exports rake in £35m
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ArticleOliver persuades Asda to launch wonky veg range
Retailer launches first standalone range of misshapen produce after Jamie Oliver flags it up as part of new series
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ArticleNFU Scotland names food policy manager
John Armour will meet Christine Tacon as one of his first duties as representative of farmers in the supply chain
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ArticleDefra supports £1m project to find peat alternative
The HDC, Defra and key industry partners fund major project to ease dependence on peat and find sustainable alternative
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ArticleFirst UK Envy exports sent to Singapore
Worldwide Fruit confirms first-ever container of British-grown Envy apples exported to NTUC supermarket in Singapore
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ArticleAldi's major new DC will create 400 jobs
Discounter announces plans for ‘urgent’ new 600,000 sq ft distribution centre in Midlands to keep up with retail growth
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ArticleConsumers open to buying more ugly veg
Shoppers would buy more damaged fruit and vegetables if quality was assured and price low enough, new report finds
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ArticleAndy Clarke named as IGD president
Chief executive of Asda will replace Mars boss Fiona Dawson as head of IGD, after serving as vice-president for two years
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ArticleTesco ‘shows signs of stabilising’
Sales decline slowed to 2.7 per cent at Tesco during last 12 weeks, as promotions boost growth in wider grocery market
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ArticleCarrots beat sprouts as Christmas staple
New survey finds more people expect to eat root vegetables for Christmas dinner, rather than traditional brassica