All articles by Fred Searle – Page 66
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Climate change ‘could boost UK apple production’
Warmer weather allowing late varieties to be grown across more of UK with research starting into how growers can adapt production techniques
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New crop protection system for extreme weather
Wayki solution allows single worker to cover or remove covers from a hectare of fruit orchard in just 20 minutes
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Countdown’s Nick Hewer becomes Fairtrade patron
Game show presenter and former Apprentice star joins the foundation in a bid to boost public support for the certification body
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Coveris Rigid switches to old brand name
Rigid packaging specialist changes its name to Paccor following its sale to Lindsay Goldberg on 31 July
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One million new customers drive record sales for Aldi
Sales growth accelerates at discounter whose market share continues to grow amid major store expansion
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Soloberry donates blueberries to local eye charity
Supplier’s support for Kent Association for the Blind during National Eye Health Week is part of strategy to push berries’ health benefits
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Tenderstem enjoys record summer sales
UK’s second-largest fresh produce brand sees August volume sales rise 16 per cent year on year despite challenging growing conditions
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Pink Lady launches Aussie holiday comp at M&S
Promotion will be available on M&S four-packs with a seven-night trip to Melbourne compete with orchard tour up for grabs
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Out of gas
Greenhouse growers in the Netherlands are torn between a push to reduce their emissions and the need to generate enough carbon dioxide to stay up and running
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Sainsbury’s-Asda merger could see 460 stores offloaded
Watchdog raises competition concerns after finding that supermarkets’ catchment areas overlap in 463 places
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No-deal Brexit ‘could cost food supply chain £9.3bn’
Food and drink imported from EU would be subject to average tariff of 27 per cent, meaning higher costs for suppliers and retailers, report warns
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Half-hour customs delay ‘will bankrupt one in 10 firms’
Delays of 10-30 minutes would see one in ten British firms go out of business, according to survey of supply chain managers
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Morrisons chairman appointed IGD president
Andrew Higginson will replace Coca-Cola's Leendert den Hollander as research charity's president on 1 January 2018
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Glyphosate could be killing bees, researchers warn
World’s most widely used weed killer shown to damage good bacteria in honeybees’ guts, making them more susceptible to fatal pathogens
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Gem avos take social media approach
Westfalia Fruit is targeting consumers through social media ‘influencers’ after joining forces with Coregeo to market new gourmet avocado brand
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Fruit and veg sales suffer as shoppers dodge packaging
Small retailers say fresh produce wrapped in plastic tops shopper blacklist, with 44 per cent seeing a drop in sales
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UK planning independent PGI scheme
Government to introduce own geographical indications to “broadly mirror” EU system in event of no-deal Brexit
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UK set for plant trade disruption in ‘no deal’ scenario
Britain would lose access to plant passport scheme and be treated as a third country when exporting plant products to the EU
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Caught on the hop: Frog found in Aldi salad
Couple "horrified" to discover live frog in bag of Aldi rocket – the second time this year an amphibian has been found in its Nature’s Pick range
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Co-op to ditch single-use plastics from own brand
Retailer has pledged to eliminate single-use plastics from own-brand products by 2023 and gradually switch to compostable carrier bags