All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 87
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ArticleFarmers could help UK meet carbon targets
Farm-generated renewable energy has 'huge potential' but needs less red-tape and more policy support, says report
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ArticleMcDonald’s USA refuses GM potato
A key supplier to fast-food chain has won approval to grow GM potato, but McDonald’s has stated it ‘will not change sourcing practices’
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ArticleFairtrade targets Asda and Tesco banana offering
But Tesco claims it already does more than certified suppliers and pays workers more than Fairtrade minimum wage
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ArticleTesco store staff welcome help from head office
Move by Tesco’s head office to work one day in stores every two weeks has been 'well received' by in-store teams
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ArticleRetailers ‘must close’ one in five stores
Supermarkets need to shut stores to save costs, as price cuts are ‘not enough’ to fend off competition from discounters
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ArticleTighter pesticide rules ‘would harm’ pea industry
Crop protection products available for pea and bean industry already at ‘critically low level’, growers say
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ArticleNorthern food producers urged to apply for PGI
Environment minister Liz Truss highlights lack of protected name products in the north of the country
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ArticleNestlé chief executive named as new FDF president
Fiona Kendrick will replace PepsiCo president Richard Evans at food and drink federation
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ArticleEx-Tesco man joins Co-op in new role
Chris Whitfield joins the Co-operative in newly created role as retail and logistics director, while two new board appointments also named
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ArticleTenants ‘hugely disappointed’ with planning go-ahead
CGTA said it ‘will appeal’ council decision to approve planning for New Covent Garden Market redevelopment
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ArticleSafra Group buys London skyscraper
Not content with merely owning banana giant Chiquita, Joseph Safra has bought London’s Gherkin skyscaper
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ArticleNCGM redevelopment gets green light
Wandsworth Council approves planning application for redevelopment after one-month delay, with work set to begin in 2015
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ArticleRural sector gains new jobs board
New recruitment service aims to resolve ‘employment headache' by offering more affordable alternative
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ArticleDriscoll’s donates to domestic abuse victims charity
Dutch berry company raised €23,134 for charity Safegroup by sponsoring staff in running event
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ArticleAldi welcomes visit from PM
Prime minister David Cameron and chancellor George Osborne visited Aldi’s HQ as discounter announces plans to create 35,000 jobs
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ArticleMushroom producer wins horticulture farmer of the year
Sean Murphy of Bridge Mushrooms and Northway Mushrooms won the accolade after a £1m investment and commitment to innovation
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ArticleBreakthrough mushroom test could limit cap browning
The first mushroom compost test to assess disease threat before cultivation could save growers thousands of pounds
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ArticleTrade resumes after French strikes
Produce coming via Rungis wholesale market is no longer disrupted as day-long French agricultural strikes finish
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Morrisons partners with Royal Agricultural University
‘Long-term’ partnership will see retailer offer work placements while RAU students will support applied research on Morrisons farms
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ArticleMorrisons LFL sales drop 6.3 per cent
Total sales also fell by 3.6 per cent, but retailer says long-term plans such as moving packing operations to UK yet to benefit sales