All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 10
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ArticleCucumbers go through the wire
Concerns over cucumbers becoming the ‘new banana’ in the supermarket price war are being somewhat offset by growers embracing the high-wire growing system, as Martyn Fisher finds out
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ArticleUkraine can become the 'food basket of Europe'
Moorhouse and Mohan director is convinced that the eastern European nation is not far from becoming a major supplier to EU nations
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ArticleAPS Salads buys North Bank Growers from The Greenery
Latest acquisition from UK tomato giant comes less than a year after the business purchased Wight Salads from Vitacress
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ArticleVitacress fined after employee loses two fingertips
Company accepts that it was at fault, but helped the worker return to work within two months of the incident
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ArticlePopular Kent fruit and veg trader dies in crash
Tributes have been paid to James Breaker, 88, a well-known fruit and veg seller based in Kent, following his death on 5 February
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ArticleFresh prepared boom helps Bakkavor up turnover
Food giant's revenue for the year to 26 December 2015 was £1.65 billion, while EBITDA reached £129.7m, up 14 per cent
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ArticleNew not-for-profit berry business formed
Berry Alliance NFP provides growers with administration, packing and logistics services to supply direct to UK retailers
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ArticleProduce giants triumph at UK Grower Awards
Mack, Branston and Freshgro were among the winners at the UK Grower Awards
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ArticleNew Year health drive helps boost supermarket sales
Latest Kantar data shows that for the first time since 2011, The Co-op was the fastest growing non-discounter, upping sales by 1.4 per cent
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ArticleAsda starts selling wonky veg boxes
The retailer claims that the box contains enough wonky produce to feed a family of four for an entire week for just £3.50
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ArticlePotato firm fined after worker loses an arm
Marek Wasilewski, 35, had been trying to clean the rollers of a potato grading machine at WB Daw & Son when the incident happened
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ArticleGrocery prices hit 'new low' in January
The products that fell the most in price were bananas, cucumbers and mushrooms, mySupermarket.co.uk's Groceries Tracker found
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ArticleFargro MD Jim McAlpine set to retire
After 27 years with the company, McAlpine will retire in July, with the search for a new managing director underway
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ArticleEasyJet founder's supermarket 'runs out of stock'
Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou wants the store - which has temporarily closed due to high demand - to eventually challenge the likes of Aldi and Lidl
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ArticleNCGM site developer doubles profits as site value soars
The approval of St Modwen’s plans for the wholesale site helped the company almost double profits to £258.4 million in the year to October
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ArticleNatures Way in major LED installation
The new lighting system at Runcton saves the equivalent electricity usage of 160 homes annually
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ArticleBridge Farm Nurseries ties up JVG Herbs buyout
JVG Herbs will now operate under the new name of Neame Lea Fresh, and will continue to grow for the retail industry across the UK
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ArticleNew product and design for Mack Premium brand
Avocados will now join bananas in the range, which it is hoped will be taken up a level by the new man in charge of Mack Wholesale
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ArticleEating 5 A DAY as a teen 'cuts breast cancer risk later on'
New study claims getting enough fruit and veg in your formative years can cut your risk of getting the disease by up to 24 per cent in later life
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ArticleAldi Süd bans bee-harming pesticides from its products
The ban came into effect at the start of 2016 after lobbying from environmental organisation Greenpeace