All articles by Fred Searle – Page 82
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ArticleXmas shoppers spend £1bn more than last year
Average household spends a record £1,054 on groceries in last three months of 2017, with Aldi and Lidl growing sales fastest
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ArticleLidl to open largest RDC near Luton
New warehouse will be Lidl’s fourth in Greater London as supermarket opens five new stores in capital in next two months
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ArticleNFU backs Gove’s post-Brexit policy plans
Union welcomes Defra’s strategy for new domestic agricultural policy but Lim Dems brand speech 'an insult to farmers'
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ArticleSoil Association launches new online campaign
Charity’s first January campaign will showcase organic suppliers’ produce and promote their businesses through its website
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ArticleLidl and Sainsbury’s hit by stock shortages
Customers of both supermarkets take to Twitter to complain about empty fruit and veg shelves at some stores
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ArticleNew contracts boost Nisa’s Christmas sales
Total sales up 17 per cent in 10 weeks to 31 December following organic growth and supply contract wins at Costcutter and McColl’s
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ArticleUK set for new environmental payment scheme
Gove outlines plans to replace Common Agricultural Policy and reward farmers for environmentally friendly practices after Brexit
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ArticleUK slips down rankings as global work destination
European workers would now prefer to relocate to five other global destinations, according to 2017 report
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ArticleCo-op to open 100 new food stores
Retailer will invest £160m in store openings as it looks to recapture market share from discounters
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ArticleAHDB project approves new weed control for herbs
New product for coriander, dill and parsley growers approved in record time following successful SCEPTREplus trials
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ArticleSeasonal worker payment service launches new site
Multilingual Onepay website will make it easier for Eastern European labourers to manage finances without a UK bank account
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ArticleUK researchers tackle 'hidden hunger' in Ethiopia and Malawi
Nottingham University project wins £4.4 million in funding to tackle micronutrient deficiencies linked to poor soil quality
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ArticleNature's Choice appoints new commercial director
NCGM wholesaler Vernon Mascarenhas leaves First Choice Produce for rival supplier in bid to bring chefs closer to growers
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ArticleNFU calls for better communication in potato sector
Producers want greater clarity from packers and processors on crop quality, report shows
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ArticlePM hints UK 'will leave CAP in March 2019'
Theresa May says she wants to ditch Common Agricultural Policy during, and not after, post-Brexit transitional period
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ArticlePregnancy test 'could help fight brassica diseases'
'Lateral flow device' detects infective spores carried in air around crops, showing how likely a disease is to develop
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ArticleIGD celebrates 2017 charity initiatives
From training in schools to conducting research into the industry's skills gap, IGD’s charitable programmes increased in scale and scope this year
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ArticleNew Port of Tilbury terminal moves a step closer
Tilbury2 terminal will include UK’s largest warehouse and absorb increase in ferry traffic for perishables among other products
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ArticleBritish GM plant biologist receives Chinese honour
Professor who helped create UK’s first GM food rewarded for his contribution to science and agriculture in China
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ArticleBlack veg is new purple, say NCGM traders
Black produce tops New Covent Garden wholesalers’ list of top restaurant trends for 2018