All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 93
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Only third of shoppers choose local
New research bucks the trend for convenience and show most shoppers will go further to visit supermarket of their choice
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‘Shamed’ gangmaster given jail sentence
Martyn Slender, a labour supplier to vegetable growers in Cambridgeshire, admitted he deliberately underpaid workers
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Lack of GM ‘hampers’ UK farming
Pro-GM case put to Prime Minister says UK will lose out to other more competitive markets if EU continues to block approvals
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Morrisons slump shakes retail shares
A fall of 9 per cent in Morrisons’ shares since posting a loss this morning has had knock-on effect for other major retailers
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Soil Association condemns Paterson
Environment groups call for PM to reject environment minister's plan to fast-track GM crops into UK
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Retail 'middle ground' is shrinking
Analysts warn bid for ‘middle three’ will intensify as Waitrose wins record market share and Aldi ups y-on-y growth
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Bartlett announces new joint venture
A new company founded by Albert Bartlett and Al Dahra Agriculture will produce and distribute potatoes in Middle East and Africa
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‘Demoralised’ Co-op CEO resigns
Euan Sutherland calls for ‘urgent’ reform of The Co-op as he resigns as CEO, with Richard Pennycook named interim replacement
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Barrowcliffes acquires Ready Steady Veg
Prepared firm Ready Steady Veg rescued from administration by processing company with four jobs lost and eight saved
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Canned produce 'better value' than fresh
Study finds canned fruit and veg is more cost-effective, but nutrient content is variable across frozen, fresh and cans
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Wholesalers hot for Wye Valley
English asparagus season kicked off this week with many wholesalers celebrating the first delivery of famed Wye Valley crop
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Daughter joins family-run exotics firm
Geography graduate and ex-PR Sarah Durber will work with father Peter at New Spitalfields wholesaler Tropifresh
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Poor-quality citrus sold off cheap
Birmingham wholesalers forced to slash prices of poor quality citrus from Morocco after alleged problems with new boats
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FPJ TV: News round-up 06.03.14
Top stories from this week include the Fairtrade Foundation's fight for fair banana prices, Tesco's pledge for producer groups and fresh produce's equivalent of the Oscars...
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Kerr steps into top organics role
New chief executive named for OF&G organic licensing body after death of former boss last year
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Food Dudes wins national contract
Charismatic healthy eating scheme named as part of School Food Plan enabling roll-out in over 300 English schools
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Durose set to tackle Dallaglio Cycle Slam
Ex-retail director Peter Durose commits to ex-rugby star's challenge of a lifetime to raise money for good causes
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Compass moves into garden centres
Foodservice giant Compass wins £2.4m deal with Garsons Garden Centre and moves into “thriving” garden centre sector
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Hail more than halves exports
South African top fruit growers were not insured for latest estimated loss of 2.5m cartons of hail-stricken crops
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Box scheme offers a little extra
Organics producer enters home-delivery market with flexible pick-your-own offering