All articles by Fred Searle – Page 32
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ArticleJ.O. Sims invests in Innovation Centre
NPD facility will drive new market and business opportunities in fresh, snacks and ingredients, says Lincolnshire fruit supplier
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ArticleAldi enjoys record Christmas sales
Sales up 10.6 per cent in four weeks before Christmas, with strong premium range and alcohol sales driving growth
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ArticleBritish berry sales up 19 per cent at Iceland
Retailer lands British Summer Fruits award for highest year-on-year sales growth in UK-grown soft fruit
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ArticleAldi to spend £3.5bn a year more with British suppliers
Discounter pledges to significantly increase volume of food and drink it sources from British suppliers as it continues to expand in UK
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ArticleChristmas border chaos “must not be repeated”
Logistics UK labels Christmas gridlock in Kent a “national embarrassment”, calling for urgent review of traffic management and welfare arrangements for HGV drivers
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ArticleMajority ‘unlikely’ to go plant-based in 2021
Survey on behalf of British Nutrition Foundation finds 61 per cent of Brits are “unlikely” to follow a plant-based diet, with a lack of understanding around what term means
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AnalysisWhat does Brexit mean for UK fresh produce?
The last-minute agreement with Brussels is a relief for Britain's fresh produce trade, but supply chains are set to get slower, more complicated and more expensive. Here's how the industry reacted to the deal
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ArticleMajor catering losses after London lockdown
Tighter restrictions have left suppliers sitting on "a pile of unsold produce", causing food waste and financial losses
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ArticleShortages feared amid border chaos
French ban on freight transport from UK sparks concerns of empty shelves in various lines as panic-buying starts to compound the problem
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ArticleLondon lockdown dampens rhubarb excitement
Early forced rhubarb fails to reach restaurants in the capital after shutdown of hospitality sector under Tier 3 restrictions
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ArticleCambridgeHOK appoints new engineering director
Dr Ian MacKenzie will oversee structural engineering on firm’s large-scale projects, including new commercial glasshouses and vertical farms
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ArticleBorder inspection boost for Tilbury and Grangemouth
Investment in new and enhanced inspection facilities at the ports is part of government efforts to avoid border congestion after Brexit
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ArticlePotato growers “fed up” with AHDB levy, say petitioners
Ballot organisers hit out at R&D body and its plans to reform following announcement of a second vote on future of potato levy
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ArticleEU demand for Brazilian fruit ‘set to rise five per cent’
Abrafrutas forecasts European market share growth of five per cent each year for next three years after sector “bounces back” from Covid-19
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ArticleUnder-fire AHDB sets out new five-year plan
Ahead of ballots on horticulture and possibly potato levies, AHDB reveals strategy on issues such as crop protection, labour and the environment
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ArticleShoppers back British in Waitrose report
UK-produced food is “in vogue” and 55 per cent say Covid-19 has changed their spending habits for good, according to new research
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ArticleUK secures trade deal with Egypt
Free Trade Agreement welcomed by likes of Blue Skies, with Britain importing £160m of fresh produce from Egypt in 2019
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AnalysisIGD report highlights barriers to diversity
New research provides benchmarking framework to help food businesses develop an inclusion and diversity strategy
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ArticleSecond Bakkavor worker dies of Covid-19
Prepared food manufacturer rocked by death of second employee from Tilmanstone Salads but it is again unclear if they contracted virus at work
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ArticleHarvest London becomes pizza chain's basil supplier
Hydroponic grower now supplies 100 per cent of Pizza Pilgrims' basil from its vertical farm in North London