All articles by Fred Searle – Page 81
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Landgard 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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Muddy 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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Branching 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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Bayer 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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Delays 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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Amazon 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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Branston 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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Veteran 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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IGD: ‘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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Haygrove 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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NFU 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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Dutch 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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Chambers 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
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Jaffa to sponsor Hockey World Cup
Citrus brand announces new deal with England Hockey to sponsor Women’s World Cup and Super 6s championships
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Fungicide 'could help potato growers tackle PCN'
Chemical previously used as a fungicide could help boost yields in crops affected by Potato Cyst Nematode disease, AHDB trials reveal
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Aldi and Iceland voted nation’s favourite
German discounter and frozen specialist named best in-store and online retailers in Which? survey of ‘best and worst supermarkets’
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UK potato stocks reach six-year high
British potato stocks for end of November 2017 reached highest level for that point in the season since 2011/12, according to AHDB
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Modern slavery arrests in Ely and Cornwall
Five people under investigation for modern slavery after arrests in separate incidents at Cambridgeshire salad factory and Cornish flower farm
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Raspberry yields ‘down 50 per cent in Spain and Morocco’
Sub-zero temperatures in both countries have slashed soft fruit volumes, with raspberries particularly hard hit
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Vessel delays and weather put strain on melon supply
Shipping delays and low temperatures in Costa Rica and drought in Brazil are making for another difficult season in melon supply