All articles by Luisa Cheshire – Page 31
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ArticleBack British Farming Day postponed
The NFU has postponed its annual celebration of British food and farming as mark of respect following the Queen’s death
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ArticleFelixstowe port set for second strike
Felixstowe port workers threaten a second eight-day strike from 27 September as pay dispute continues
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ArticleCompostable solutions unpacked in new project
Cross-industry initiative receives £1.2m UK funding to investigate role compostable packaging can play in road to no plastic
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ArticleQueen’s death voids Royal Warrants
Royal Warrants granted to produce retailers and suppliers are rendered void upon death of Queen Elizabeth II
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ArticleMark Spencer replaces Victoria Prentis as Defra minister
New Prime Minister Liz Truss appoints former leader of the House of Commons Mark Spencer as Defra minister, moving Victoria Prentis to DWP
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ArticleFarming community pays tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
The sector expresses deep sadness at Queen’s death and pays tribute to her tireless dedication to public service over seven decades
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ArticleHeat stress hits potato yields
Potato crops pay heavy penalty as a result of summer’s record-breaking temperatures and drought, finds Syngenta
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Article‘Prioritise farming,’ new PM urged
The country’s farming unions urge new Prime Minister Liz Truss to invest in British agriculture
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ArticleUK economy falls behind India
India has overtaken the UK as the world’s fifth largest economy, Bloomberg reports
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ArticlePort of Liverpool dockers plan strike action
Workers at the Port of Liverpool plan a two-week strike over pay from 19 September
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ArticleJupiter 'files for administration’
Fresh produce grower-importer Jupiter Marketing has gone into administration, according to news site
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ArticleAldi scraps fruit and veg best before dates
Aldi today announces plans to scrap best before dates from 60 fresh fruit and veg lines
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ArticleBrakes shortlisted for transport award
UK foodservice giant Brakes’ Changing Gears driver training programme is shortlisted for British transport award
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ArticleLidl pledges to help UK farmers with heat-affected harvest
Lidl GB has promised to find ways to accommodate ’stunted crops’ within existing lines to prevent food waste
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ArticleSysco to cut transport emissions with electric fleet
US foodservice giant Sysco is piloting a fleet of electric vehicles to deliver to UK customers of its British Brakes and SSG businesses
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ArticleSaga Robotics appoints new CEO
Change is afoot at agtech firm Saga Robotics as current CFO Anne Dingstad is promoted to CEO, replacing company founder Pål Johan From
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ArticleCo-op Group appoints new chief exec
Consumer-owned UK retailer, the Co-op, has named Shirine Khoury-Haq as group CEO
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ArticleSummer of strikes to hit £1bn in trade
Strike action at the port of Felixtowe, Amazon, postal and rail services will disrupt £1bn of trade and increase costs for shoppers, warns delivery specialist ParcelHero
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ArticleConvenience stores see boost to sales
Summer heatwave leads Brits to shop in-store for groceries, with convenience stores benefitting with a 28.9 per cent share of all sales over the last four weeks, NielsenIQ data reveals
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ArticleFelixstowe strike to hit trade where it hurts
Workers at the UK’s biggest container port are to strike over pay for eight days, threatening massive disruption to UK supply chains and international maritime trade