All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 46
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ArticleBad weather causes 'severe' courgette shortage in Europe
Due to weather issues in key supply region Spain, the price of the vegetable has doubled on wholesale markets
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ArticleEx-Greenery and Capespan director joins SH Pratt
Simon Trewin joins the banana giant as commercial director from his most recent role at Huntapac Produce
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ArticleSchool break times 'affect fruit and veg consumption'
Holding school breaks before lunchtime can help increase fruit and vegetable consumption by 54 per cent, new study claims
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ArticleAvocado a day could 'significantly lower cholesterol'
Avocado eaters' health fared best in new low-fat diet study, which involved overweight or obese participants
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ArticleSoft fruit giant boosts profitability
Scottish-based Angus Soft Fruits raised its profit from £145,240 to £162,874 in the year ending 30 April 2014
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ArticleDrop in profit and turnover for veg business
Frederick Hiam's pre-tax profit fell slightly in latest financial year, with turnover also suffering a small drop
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ArticleFlorette unleashes £600k Baby Kale marketing campaign
A £600,000 mixture of digital, print, press and underground advertising to target more than five million on-the-go health-conscious foodies
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ArticleEx-Fenmarc director Julian Willis joins Mack
Willis takes over from Stephen Swainston, and will head-up the veg team at Paddock Wood, and run DGM Growers in Holbeach
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ArticleMen's diets 'dictated by proximity to healthy food'
University of Montreal team study finds that for men, intake of fruit and veg is associated with proportion of healthy food outlets nearby
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ArticleChristmas sales up by 7 per cent at Waitrose
Like-for-like sales also increased by 2.8 per cent at the retailer for the five weeks ending 3 January 2015
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ArticleGrowers warned to prepare for 'extreme' climate change
James Hutton Institute says the issue is not just rising temperatures, but the type of weather, which is prone to 'extremes'
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ArticleWorld's largest container ship calls at Felixstowe
At 400 metres long, the 19,000 TEU CSCL Globe is the length of four football pitches, and weighs as much as 14,500 London buses
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ArticleBranston celebrates potato venture landmark
Amazing Potato Factory educational double-decker bus from Lincolnshire supplier has welcomed its 3,000th child on board
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ArticleTwo-thirds of Brits aim to eat more fruit and veg in 2015
Healthy eating is the number one NY resolution in the UK, above saving money and cutting stress, according to new research
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ArticleBGA CEO Jack Ward outlines goals for 2015
Also believes a thawing of relations with Russia would help UK growers access markets which are currently denied to them
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ArticleBenevolent veg giant's Xmas charity crusade
Produce World Group employees take part in myriad fundraising activities, while the company donates fresh food to charities
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ArticleSainsbury's suffers like-for-like sales drop over Xmas
The retailer's sales at stores open at least a year fell by 1.7 per cent excluding fuel in the 14 weeks to 3 January
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ArticleRecord-breaking freight figures for Dover
Kent port sees 2.42 million freight vehicles handled in 2014, allowing it to treble its projected growth target
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ArticleEx-Tesco and Aldi man named new Nisa CEO
Nick Read joins the c-store chain from Thomas Cook, and will officially take over from Neil Turton next month
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ArticleSpend to halt global banana crisis, UN body urges
FAO claims US$47 million is needed to tackle the new and deadly Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of Fusarium wilt disease