All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 11
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ArticleLidl UK makes 100% ethical banana pledge
The discount retailer is in the process of switching its sourcing of bananas across entirely to Rainforest Alliance and Fairtrade farms
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ArticleFraser dogged by ‘ridiculous’ £500m aim
Industry source tells FPJ that the departed Produce World CEO and chairman Neil Fraser's overly-ambitious target played its part in his exit
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ArticleHuntapac ups pre-tax profit on similar turnover
Pre-tax profit at the veg business was up from £1.2m to £4.1m, but £1.4m of this was an ‘exceptional item’
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ArticleFinlays Fresh Produce renamed Flamingo Produce
Move follows on from the sale of Finlays Horticulture Investments and its subsidiary businesses to an affiliate of Sun European Partners
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ArticleInterview: Thymes they are a-changing
Toby Brinsmead has overseen a significant transformation in his short spell as Vitacress CEO. Martyn Fisher meets the man at the helm of the herb and salad giant, and one of his key lieutenants
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ArticleFresca hires Finlays' finance director
Brett Sumner replaces Mike Musk, who has retired after 14 years with the Fresca Group business
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ArticleSweet dreams of sweet onions
More than two decades of meticulous toil has resulted in the unique UK-grown red sweet onion. Martyn Fisher reports on the product that recently won the UK Fruit and Vegetable Awards’ innovation prize
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ArticleTesco ends 24-hour shopping service at 70 stores
Overnight tasks such as refilling shelves will continue in the stores, so Tesco says the impact on employees will be 'minimal'
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ArticlePotatoes 'need thicker skin'
Pressure from other carbs and retailers consolidating their supply bases are making life tough in potatoes, but work is ongoing to boost the category’s resilience
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ArticlePast 30 years in Europe 'warmest in last 2,100 years'
The study used tree ring records and historical documents to reconstruct yearly temperatures going back more than two millennia
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ArticleSmoothie-friendly fruit and veg sales soar at Waitrose
Coincides with the launch of the retailer's Power of 5 promotion, which lets customers save 25 per cent when they buy five fruit or veg products
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ArticleCaretaker accused of stealing pupils' fruit
Thomas Byrne, 55, is alleged to have taken items that were to have been given to disadvantaged children in a north Dublin primary school
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ArticleOver 55s 'buy more fresh produce' than 18-34 age group
Those in the latter bracket and empty nesters are more likely to be buying ready meals and pasta, new research claims
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ArticleNew innovative DIY fruit and veg juicing packs at Asda
Gilfresh's ‘Pure Press Juicing Packs’ are the first of their kind in Northern Ireland, with estimated sales of 30,000 products in the first year
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ArticleBritish sea kale lands at Waitrose stores
The supermarket has spent three years trying to perfect the crop, which is described as having an asparagus and celery-like flavour
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ArticleInmate 'KO'd by potato boxes' sues prison service
According to his solicitors, who have not identified the prisoner or the prison where he is locked up, the inmate was 'knocked for six'
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ArticleChairman and CEO Neil Fraser leaves Produce World
William Burgess takes on the dual role after Fraser - who once told FPJ he wanted to make Produce World a £500m firm - exits the veg giant
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ArticleMcDonald's unveils chocolate-covered French fries
The fast food chain says that customers can enjoy the McChoco Potato as a side dish or a dessert
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ArticleBranston raises over £12k for stillbirth charity
The cheque for £12,219.35 was helped by £8,000 coming in for 12 Branston employees who took part in a 100-mile cycle ride
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ArticleWaitrose's sprouter kit 'this year's must-have kitchen gadget'
The kit allows consumers to grow three types of seeds at the same, or to stagger them so they continually have a stock of seeds