All articles by Fred Searle – Page 32
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Dan Masters among the winners at WCF Awards
Norton Folgate’s procurement manager lands Fruiterers’ Under-30 Award for becoming one of the country’s “top stonefruit specialists”
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Pandemic ‘sparks rise in demand for green products’
More than a third of UK consumers are buying more from companies with strong environmental credentials, according to research from E.ON
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Waste Knot diverts surplus pumpkins to Pasta Evangelists
Wonky gourds are being used in special pasta menu with aim of inspiring consumers not to waste the flesh from their Halloween pumpkins
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AI ‘key to managing local lockdowns’, says logistics giant
UK head of C.H. Robinson says businesses must build more visibility and resilience into logistics operations as Covid-19 restrictions are ramped up
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UK leek campaign centres on health and waste reduction
Working with nutritional chef Julie Cleijne, leek trade body wants to boost consumption through messages around healthy and sustainable eating
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Aldi opens 900th UK store amid major expansion
Discounter plans to operate 1,200 stores in Britain by 2025 and is investing £1.3bn over next two years
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Concerns mount around labour shortages
NFU VP getting "more and more worried" that politics will get in the way of securing SAWS expansion to prevent major worker shortfall next year
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Jazz triumphs again as NFS goes digital
Club variety named Britain’s Tastiest Apple for fourth year running, with Bardsley England crowned Best in Show at virtual edition of NFS
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California Prune Board ‘optimistic’ about UK trade
With UK-US trade talks continuing and tariffs already lowered, the CPB wants to raise product’s profile in Britain
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UK exporter eyes strawberry expansion in Asia
GB Seasons wants to send more strawberries to Hong Kong and Japan next season after a successful first few months in business
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R&G Fresh sees bright future for herbs
MD Mathew Prestwich is confident that through category planning and a greater understanding of consumers, the herbs sales boom will continue
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Waitrose expands trial with Deliveroo
Retailer beefs up delivery pilot to cover 30 stores and more than 650 products after positive initial response from customers
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‘Protect British standards,’ NFU President urges PM
Minette Batters meets Boris Johnson to warn against undermining food and farming standards after rejection of Ag Bill amendment in Commons
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Aldi doubles size of Deliveroo trial
Trial now operating from 42 stores as discounter continues to explore possibilities in e-commerce
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Tesco launches rail reefer service from Spain
Transfesa Logistics will transport fruit and veg from Valencia to UK as retailer looks to shift more of its distribution network from road to rail
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Shopper confidence dips due to Covid-19 and Brexit
Rise in cases, renewed restrictions and Brexit damage consumer confidence but trust in retailers to ensure product availability stays high
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Aldi reaching out to charities again this Christmas
Retailer wants to combat rise in food insecurity and expects to surpass the 450,000 meals it donated through Neighbourly last Christmas
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Raymond Blanc launches British topfruit season
The UK harvest is underway with 1.6 billion apples forecast and fantastic eating quality expected
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Brakes surpasses 5m charity meals with FareShare
Foodservice giant used FareShare’s Surplus with Purpose Fund during lockdown to cover extra costs of diverting surplus food
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Morrisons helps small suppliers with cashflow
Retailer says it will continue making immediate payments to its small farmers and food producers to support them through the pandemic