All articles by Fred Searle – Page 37
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ArticleRaymond 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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ArticleBrakes 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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ArticleMorrisons 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
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ArticleNew protections for British seed potatoes
Amendments to Red Tractor’s Safe Haven certification scheme provide added protection against pests and diseases introduced by seed
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ArticlePML appoints youngest-ever board director
Perishable logistics firm rewards 25-year-old Ryan Parr with promotion to operations director and strengthens imports division ahead of Brexit
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ArticleHarvest London invests in state-of-the-art vertical farm
New facility in Leyton is vertical producer’s second site in north London and the latest construction project by booming tech firm CambridgeHOK
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ArticleFerryFast and Waste Knot rack up 1.5m charity meals
Two organisations have been working with FareShare since launch of its Surplus with Purpose Fund in July 2019
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ArticleSecond wave poses retail availability challenges
New research from tech company outlines difficulties for retailers as they battle to keep pace with fluctuations in consumer demand
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ArticleUK named ‘exemplar’ in food waste reduction
Champions 12.3 says UK is leading by example in efforts to halve food waste, but Dave Lewis calls on companies and countries to do more
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ArticleTough times ahead for food to go
IGD expects sector to decline by over 40 per cent in 2020, with recovery expected to be slow and gradual
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ArticleRiverford excels in ethical assessment
Riverford becomes second highest-scoring B Corp food business after its first assessment by the social and environmental certification body
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ArticlePotato sales boom expected to continue
Covid-19 has driven dramatic revival in potato sales, with Branston’s James Truscott confident category can continue to prosper in longer term
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ArticleBallet stars shine in Albert Bartlett campaign
Dancers Reece Clarke and Fumi Kaneko perform The Sleeping Beauty in video to mark time that Jersey Royal seed potatoes are ‘put to sleep’
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ArticleHugh Lowe Farms launches mini strawberries
Mini strawberries perfect for snacking, baking and decorating are now available at Waitrose and Ocado
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ArticleGovt meeting on border checks “a washout”, says RHA
Roundtable meeting with Michael Gove on border procedures offered “no clarity”, according to Road Haulage Association
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ArticleFieldwork Robotics wins Covid-19 funding
Tech firm behind robotic harvester wins extra government funding as demand rises for its technology amid deepening labour shortages
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ArticleLEAF Open Farm Sunday goes digital
Organisers urge producers unable to host an event in past to “dip their toe” by posting videos and photos to social media about food and farming
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ArticleGreencore CEO appointed IGD president
Patrick Coveney will replace Morrisons chairman Andrew Higginson, becoming first CEO of private-label manufacturer to take the role
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ArticlePolymer Logistics optimises APS Group's supply chain
Packaging specialist helps leading UK tomato producer improve productivity and efficiency in its supply chain with new bespoke solution
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ArticleNFU calls for tariff monitoring to protect UK farmers
Defra must carefully track impact of post-Brexit tariffs to avoid harming domestic growers, union says