All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 97
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Industry thrilled by CAP transfer rate
News that transfer of CAP funds away from direct payments into green schemes will stay below maximum welcomed
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Have yourself…a citrus in a stocking
MMUK and Marks and Spencer have teamed up to provide a festive offering of five clementines in a stocking
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Grower relaunches soup brand
Bartlett Bowlfuls are set to hit Tesco’s shelves with fresh design and new flavour combinations
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Neonics exposure ‘should be’ lowered
Acceptable levels of worker exposure to acetamiprid and imidacloprid ‘should be’ lowered after study shows brain impact
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Bribing kids to eat fruit boosts intake
Study finds that using money as an incentive increased schoolchildren’s fruit intake by 80 per cent
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Apples 'work as well as statins'
New research suggests that an apple a day has similar health benefits to widespread cholesterol-lowering drug
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Tesco welcomes exclusive Meyer Lemons
Citrus variety lands on retail shelves supplied by MMUK
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Dole gains UK ripening facility
Supplier inks deal for long-term lease of banana ripening facility in North West England
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EU annuls disputed GM potato
Approval for GM potato Amflora has been withdrawn after high court finds ‘significant failings’ in authorisation procedure
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Syngenta sells US fresh produce arm
Dulcinea Farms is sold to international grower Pacific Trellis though Syngenta retains supply agreement for melon seeds
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Jack Monroe stars in Sainsbury’s ad
Austerity blogger and single mum to front retailer’s new ad campaign as consumers are ‘less interested’ in celebrity chefs
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Quality over quantity
High-quality products and increased penetration in many lines indicate high consumer confidence in the vegetable category and an opportunity for growth
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Produce World posts profit of £3.9m
Vegetable supplier has seen a ‘massive turnaround’ over past three years, reducing debt and improving employee engagement
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Nature’s Flavours partners with Hello Fresh
Herb company makes headway into online delivery market with new partnership with box scheme supplier
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Elliot review prioritises fraud
Comprehensive report outlines new food fraud protection schemes including better data collection and public labs
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Wind power provides ‘vital income’
Event underlined the importance of wind power to farmers in a week when government announced cuts to onshore wind
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Report predicts farming 2014 outcome
Lower input costs will boost income from farming, while understanding CAP reforms will ‘dominate’ the year
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A tough balance
Growers struggled to balance supply as a late start and warm summer created peaks of fruit of UK fruit
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Number of obese children drops
The number of Year Six children who are obese or overweight falls for first time in six years according to new study
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Software offers pesticide checks
Suppliers can check pesticide levels against retailer’s requirements to save time and money with new software