All articles by Ed Leahy – Page 28
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Article"Pivotal" KM Packaging employee retires
Sara Athey leaves the company after 29 years of service in the food industry
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ArticleGove appoints new food waste "champion" for 2019
Ben Elliot will aim to drive down Britain's wasteful habits, estimated at around 250 million binned meals a year
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ArticleTozer seeds back on display in 2019
The international seed company will provide another glimpse into their seed developments across a range of produce
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ArticleWaitrose to sell Christmas "sproutlets"
Smaller Brussels sprouts resulting from 2018's dry summer are hitting supermarket shelves for the festive season
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ArticleGreenyard completes €120m horticulture sale
The Belgian fresh produce group confirmed the sale has been approved ahead of schedule
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ArticleWaitrose backs laser-bot venture
Growers for the supermarket will trial robot prototypes from British tech firm The Small Robot Company
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ArticleVitacress manager bags award for "huge impact"
Leah Mathias-Collins picked up Female Achiever of the Year for her environmental work at the salad and herb business
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ArticleFirst bee vaccine could help pollinators
Significant fall in bee numbers has prompted scientists in Finland to develop a groundbreaking vaccine
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ArticleBlackcurrants threatened by warmer winters
Blackcurrants have been described as the "canary in the mine" for effects of climate warming on UK fruit
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ArticleDry spell wipes estimated £800m of agriculture
Revised government estimates reveal financial effect on agriculture of Britain's wild weather in 2018
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ArticleOperators chosen for SAWS scheme
Pro-Force and Concordia will run government's pilot project to grant 2,500 visas for non-EU seasonal agricultural workers
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ArticleA Taste for Organics
With demand steady but flat, organic carrot growers have decided to take a new approach in search of renewed growth in the category. Fred Searle visits the UK's dominant grower to hear why flavour is king
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ArticleVitacress Salads appoints new managing director
Mike Sheldon takes the helm of the salad growers after working in the dairy industry
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ArticlePotato grower fined for worker injuries
An employee at Alan Twatt Ltd suffered multiple fractures after falling from a makeshift platform
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ArticleMonaghan acquires substrate producer
The Ireland-based company has bought out remaining shares in Walkro making it sole shareholder
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ArticleBuilding the future
Haith Group’s factory expansion means more space, more machines and more jobs following a speedy 13-week construction
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ArticlePlastic platitudes
A new urgency for plastic reduction and recyclable packaging has gripped the food industry, but it will have to overcome a fragmented landscape and environmental rhetoric
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ArticleMorrisons to sell "wonky" sprouts stalks
Morrisons offer shorter stalks this Christmas after the summer heatwave stunted sprouts growth across the country
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ArticleTesco directors acquitted of fraud
A judge has thrown out the case against two senior managers at Britain's largest retailer, calling it "weak"
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ArticleGovernment reveals £60m "bioeconomy" fund
UK leaders call on entrepreneurs to overhaul packaging materials and labelling with new investment programme