All articles by Fred Searle – Page 23
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ArticleAnecoop opens UK office in response to Brexit
Move will help major Spanish cooperative overcome trade and logistics challenges associated with Brexit and HGV driver shortage
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ArticleCompass Group bans airfreight across UK venues
Sports and hospitality arm of foodservice giant to place greater emphasis on seasonal British produce in bid to cut emissions
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ArticleInfarm appoints crop genetics specialist
Pádraic Flood will lead development of breeding programme to adapt grains, legumes and other staple crops for vertical farming
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ArticleWaitrose trials linerless packaging for Gold Kiwis
New plastic-free solution is 100 per cent kerbside recyclable but fruit is not fully visible at point of sale
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ArticleBarfoots launches CauliShoots at Ocado
Supplier hopes new product can replicate success of Tenderstem, saying it fits well with trends for health, scratch cooking and waste reduction
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ArticleAgricola Famosa forms new UK melon supplier
Melon&Co will import fruit from parent company Agricola Famosa and offer supply chain services and end-to-end solution for retailers
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ArticleSeasonal workers granted travel exemptions in NI
Stormont allows pickers arriving from amber list countries to avoid self-isolation as long as they submit negative test results in days after arrival
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ArticleFareShare and Jaffa combat school holiday hunger
Campaign sees Heart FM DJ Dev Griffin front series of short films to promote food charity’s crucial work
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ArticleLidl GB removes a billion pieces of plastic
This includes more than 24m plastic trays and punnets, and nearly 19m plastic tags, from fruit and veg ranges
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ArticleASF to switch to recycled punnets
Scottish berry giant will switch to 100 per cent recycled material across its soft fruit punnets over the next year
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ArticleOddbox welcomes major report on farm-level waste
Driven to Waste study from WWF and Tesco estimates that 40 per cent of world’s food goes uneaten with half of that lost on farms
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ArticleAH Worth launches new prepared range
Products are aimed at the farm shop and deli trade which enjoyed strong growth during lockdown
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ArticleNew R&D grants for green hort projects in Kent
Grants of up to £250,000 soon available to horticultural firms looking to develop green technologies, processes or products in Kent and Medway
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ArticleNew scheme to boost trade with developing countries
Government says it will mean more opportunity and less bureaucracy for developing countries, presenting possibilities in fresh produce
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ArticleMajor breakthrough in fight against modern slavery
Remote sensing is being used to identify migrant settlements and possible exploitation of agricultural labour on strawberry farms in Greece
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ArticleFresca makes two senior appointments
James Cox becomes Fresca’s chief financial officer while former AG Thames MD Gary Linsell takes the reins at The Fresh Produce Centre
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ArticleFood industry reacts to National Food Strategy
Key food and farming organisations broadly welcome landmark report on future food policy in England
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Analysis‘Fix our broken food system’, urges Food Foundation report
Charity calls for urgent reforms to tackle dietary inequality, food insecurity and obesity crisis ahead of National Food Strategy’s publication
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ArticleCalls for science-based National Food Strategy
Food science and technology professionals identify three key areas which should be addressed to ensure future food security for the UK
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Article‘No lettuce’ salad wins top organic award
Flower Salad from Maddocks Farm Organic awarded possible listing at Ocado after triumphing in Soil Association’s annual BOOM Awards