All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 3
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ArticleLogistics expansion at Felixstowe
Fresh produce importer the Seafast Group adds 50 per cent capacity to its vehicle docks at the port
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ArticlePrune volumes to fall this year
The California Prune Board forecasts demand in the UK and Europe to outstrip supply
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ArticleWaitrose sales top £3 billion
Upmarket retailer's half-year sales exceed £3 billion for the first time
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ArticleNew York apples back on track
Growers expected to recover from last year's setbacks, with big volumes predicted after 'perfect' growing conditions
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ArticleMinister visits National Fruit Collection
Farming minister David Heath visits the Kent-based collection and praises the work it carries out for UK growers
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Report outlines climate change threat
New review urges an investment in 'climate-smart food systems' if growers are to cope with changing weather patterns
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ArticleBayer slams neonicotinoid critics
Dr Stephen Humphreys says the biggest threat to bee health is the varroa mite and not neonicotinoids
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ArticleTake off for exotics
After importing a record volume of perishables into the UK last year, British Airways-backed airfreight firm IAG Cargo is on the march. Thomas Hobbs visited its Heathrow HQ to find out more
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ArticleTurnover down at Norbert
Norbert Dentressangle says a difficult market for transport has led to a decline in profits for the first half of the year
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ArticleRetailers agree to clearer prices
Waitrose, Aldi and The Co-operative are the latest retailers to sign up to the Which? Price It Right campaign
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ArticleTacon calls for collaboration
Groceries code adjudicator Christine Tacon urges producers to adopt a 'strength in numbers' approach
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Article'Growers need more sun,' says TGA
Tomato Growers Association says UK producers have been boosted by recent good weather
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ArticlePlums up for Waitrose
Retailer welcomes its first delivery of English plums and says it expects a bumper crop despite a delay to the season
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ArticleSainsbury's slams Tesco
JS commercial director Mike Coupe questions the credibility of Tesco's Price Promise promotion
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ArticleAndrew Ovens boosts Organic Trade Board
Appointment of Produce World marketing director can help boost sales of organics, according to OTB chairman
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ArticleKing co-chairs food task force
Sainsbury's boss will co-chair a new task force set up to increase the number of graduates that enter the food industry
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ArticleChingford backs Sainsbury's project
Chingford Fruit to take part in Sainsbury's new drive to attract more young people into British horticulture
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ArticleMorrisons acquires banana factory
Retailer steps up its direct sourcing operation with the acquisition of a new ripening site from Del Monte
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Co-op Farms invests in 'pick-your-own'
The Co-operative Farms to plant more crops and revamp its pick-your-own farm in Kent
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ArticleOlins urges more berry investments
British Summer Fruits chairman says the marketing body needs more investment if the industry is to continue to grow