All articles by Anna Sbuttoni – Page 18
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ArticleGrowers urged to monitor inputs
Potato growers are being urged to quantify their costs in order to make serious savings across a rage of inputs.
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ArticleCornish growers invited to Eden Project
Cornish potato growers headed to the Celebration of Food and Farmers at the Eden Project last month, alongside the procurement, agronomy and marketing teams at Branston.
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ArticlePotato Lovers toast the new crop
A cross-section of the potato industry came together on the Scottish border for MBMG’s annual Potato Lovers dinner.
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ArticleIGD hails 'biggest structural change' to retail market in years
The £1.57 billion merger of the The Co-operative Group and Somerfield is the “biggest structural change in the UK for five years”, international grocery analyst IGD has claimed.
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ArticleTesco and Kent grower support local kids
Thirty schoolchildren joined Kent potato producer St Nicholas Court Farms at the Kent county Show last week, to encourage visitors to buy local produce.
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CGMA board re-appoints two members
Two re-appointments have been made to the board of the Covent Garden Market Authority.
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ArticleWaitrose in the pink
Waitrose is to sell pinks for the first time in 10 years, in response to growing demand for UK flowers.
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ArticleThe Co-op confirms Somerfield takeover
The Co-operative Group today confirmed that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Somerfield for £1.565 billion, in a move that will act as “rocket fuel” for its three-year growth plan.
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ArticleLove Potatoes campaign reaches seven million
Seven million more shoppers are already thinking more positively about potatoes, following the start of the Love Potatoes campaign this summer.
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ArticleShopper loyalty hits new low
UK consumers are more disloyal than ever in their choice of retailer, a new study has found.
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ArticleTesco set to drive down standard own-brand prices
Tesco is set to introduce a new range of own-brand products, it has been reported.
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Ocado to tackle food waste with receipts
Ocado is to put the use-by dates of food on its website and on shopping receipts in a bid to cut food waste at home.
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ArticleKids turn out for Food Live
More than 600 primary aged children visited the Stockbridge Technology Centre for its Food Live event, to celebrate the Year of Food and Farming.
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Fresh food leading retail price inflation
Retail prices have risen less than overall inflation, it was confirmed this week.
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ArticleBerry grower blasts Asda £1 promotion
A Kent soft-fruit grower has spoken out against a rock-bottom price promotion on strawberries in Asda, claiming it is “irresponsible retailing” that will give consumers a false impression of how much a punnet should cost.
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ArticleM&S to debut home-grown golden raspberries
The first home-grown golden raspberry is set to debut exclusively at Marks & Spencer next month.
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ArticleMurraymania serves up berry boost
Tennis star Andy Murray’s strong performance at Wimbledon served up good news for Tesco and Scottish strawberry supplier Angus Soft Fruits (ASF), as his run appeared to give strawberry sales a boost.
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S&A responds to double suicide on site
S&A Produce today released a statement on the recent tragedy at its Herefordshire site, where two strawberry pickers were found to have committed suicide on the same day.
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ArticleSpanish Picota cherries hit the UK
The first arrivals of new-season Picota cherries from Spain hit the UK this week, backed by a promotional campaign by Foods from Spain.
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ArticleGrowers join TV chef to promote spuds
West Country potato farmers joined with celebrity chef Simon Rimmer and the Potato Council at a farmers’ market in Exeter in a bid to boost potato consumption.