All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 89
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ArticleJamie Oliver veg toys recalled
Celebrity chef also embroiled in clash between Australian vegetable growers and retailer over campaign crate levy
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ArticleRetailer slashes price of pineapples and tinned tomatoes
Morrisons unveils second round of ‘permanent’ price cuts of up to 41 per cent across 135 products
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ArticleKendall mid-way through ‘mad challenge’
Ex-NFU chief Peter Kendall and Oxford Farming Conference chairman Richard Whitlock are cycling 1,000 miles for four farming charities
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ArticleSainsbury’s enters discount market with Netto JV
Discounter Netto will return to UK this year through £25m partnership between Sainsbury’s and Dansk Supermarked
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ArticleIndian mango audit ‘could lift ban’
A successful audit of Indian mango processing facilities in September could mean imports ban will be lifted before December, MP has said
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ArticleOnline shoppers buy less on impulse
Online shopping could dent retailers’ profits as shoppers are less likely to buy impulse so have a lower overall spend, research finds
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ArticleVeg is compulsory in new school meals
Children must eat at least one portion of vegetables or salad a day under new school meal standards released today
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ArticleMeat Free Monday celebrates fifth birthday
McCartney-backed Meat Free Monday welcomes its fifth anniversary by celebrating diverse support and launching new merchandise
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ArticleGM aubergine causes fresh controversy
Anti-GM campaigners are circulating ‘unsubstantiated’ information amid claims that government may not have followed license agreements
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ArticleDefra accused of GM 'collaboration'
Meetings between ministers and GM companies show attempt to create positive press coverage of GM, campaign group claims
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ArticleEU nations vote yes for right to permit GM
Owen Paterson could make England into Europe's GM centre, while critics fear this could risk shutting down some export markets
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ArticleHeinz to turn tomatoes into plastic
Partnership between tomato brand and Ford car manufacturer aims to develop plant fibres from tomato skins into plastic for car parts
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ArticleReedman retires from potato industry
‘Best-known’ character in potato machinery and director of Standen Engineering, Andy Reedman, steps down after almost half a century
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Article‘Tomato pill’ helps dilate blood vessels
Study finds lycopene, an antioxidant found in tomatoes, improves function of blood vessels in cardiovascular disease patients
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ArticleSpider venom used in new pesticide
New insect-specific pesticide created using spider venom and snowdrop protein leaves bees unharmed, researcher say
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ArticleAsda to store apples in mountain caves
UK’s second largest retailer will store golden delicious apples under the Italian Alps as alternative to high-energy storage system
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ArticleUse or lose PGI, growers told
Growers of a PGI bramley apple must promote it better in local area to boost income or risk losing it
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ArticlePublic sector food ready for revamp
Calls for new watchdog to collectively monitor public sector food amid fears that UK 'is not ready' to offer free school meals
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ArticleChingford goes for green
Over the last four years, Kent-based importer Chingford Fruit has become a Zero to Landfill company, saving approximately £220,000 per year. Nina Pullman chats to Colin Ormerod, central services manager at Chingford Fruit, to find out which green strategies the company is targeting
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ArticleFreshtime continues to expand team
Ex-Bakkavor employee Michelle Torinsci and NPD controller from Icelandic Seachill, Amanda Turner, boost snack specialist