All articles by Fred Searle – Page 79
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ArticleEating fruit and veg 'helps combat depression'
US study shows link between eating fresh produce and whole grains and being less likely to develop depression
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ArticleShareholders split on Tesco-Booker tie-up ahead of vote
Booker's investors and advisory firms are divided on whether shareholders should back Tesco’s £3.7bn takeover
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ArticleReport slams supermarkets for causing farm waste
Cosmetic standards, normalised overproduction, a failure to market seasonal produce and cancelled orders driving on-farm waste of 10-16 per cent, says green charity
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ArticleCMA CGM to build logistics facility at London Gateway
Warehouse will offer cold storage, quality control, packing and customs clearance among other services
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ArticleTesco reports gender pay gap of 12 per cent
Retailer becomes first major supermarket to report disparity in earnings, with male staff getting almost 50 per cent more in bonuses than female counterparts
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ArticleUK-China research help combat strawberry disease
Partnership involving NIAB EMR unearths several new strains of Verticillium wilt, paving way for new resistant varieties
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ArticleAMT Fruit hits 1m meal mark in FareShare donations
Over 1,700 charities have benefitted from Tesco supplier’s citrus since partnership with FareShare began in 2015
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ArticleLandgard steps up collaboration with BVEO
German marketer to work more closely with PO association in future to support growers and make industry more sustainable
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ArticleMuddy Boots QC checks rise 19 per cent
Over 4.1 million fresh produce items quality checked by software provider in 2017 as food businesses demand greater visibility of supply chain data
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ArticleBranching out
Frozen Tenderstem may be a decade in the making but the brand is confident it will be worth the wait as it targets a new cohort of consumers
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ArticleBayer to launch new Nunhems lettuce varieties
New lettuces to be sold under Nunhems brand cover supply calendar by combining production from various countries
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ArticleDelays to Dutch peppers could squeeze supply
Adverse weather in Spain and the Netherlands could combine to bring repeat supply shortages in salad veg when supply switches
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ArticleAmazon to merge Prime Now and Fresh
E-commerce giant to consolidate two delivery services by end of 2018 in move to drive efficiencies and avoid overlap
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ArticleBranston donates over £19k to children's charity
Lincolnshire branch of Kids was one of supplier’s charities of the year in 2017, with fundraisers including a 100-mile sponsored bike ride
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ArticleVeteran Sheffield wholesaler wins MBE
John Plant of 117-year-old business GW Price rewarded for ‘services to business and work in the communities in the north of England’
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ArticleIGD: ‘Emulate Amazon to thrive amid disruption’
Grocery firms must operate with agility like Amazon and Google, harness AI and get the basics right to succeed amid ‘unprecedented disruption’, research charity says
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ArticleHaygrove shrinks UK berry operations and sets up in China
British berry grower cuts 200 picking jobs due to Brexit nervousness over seasonal labour and invests in China instead
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ArticleNFU warns against ‘trade with all comers’ approach
Director general Terry Jones urges government to maintain food standards and keep supply chains short after Brexit to avoid price volatility
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ArticleDutch tech firm pushes for supply chain transparency
Cloud platform will allow fresh produce companies to share food quality certificates with minimum time and effort
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ArticleChambers eyes berry production in Kenya and Zimbabwe
Soft fruit producer to potentially expand to Kenya, Zimbabwe, Spain, Portugal and Morocco in bid to ensure 52-week supply amid erratic growing conditions