All articles by Martyn Fisher – Page 47
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ArticleIllegal immigrants 'could cause fruit and veg shortage'
Truckloads of imported fruit and veg are being destroyed if a migrant is found inside a transportation vehicle, MPs have heard
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ArticleSales surge for cavolo nero
Waitrose sees sales of the veg also known as 'Tuscan kale' rise by nearly 350 per cent, and tips it for even greater heights in 2015
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ArticleGovernment toasts record-breaking cherry growers
Environment secretary Liz Truss says scale of change in the fruit’s fortunes has provided significant boost to the UK economy
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ArticleStudents to grow lettuce on Mars
Pioneering project is among 10 other university projects to be included as payload on an unmanned Mars One craft
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ArticleTesco axes sweets and chocolates from all checkouts
Dried fruit among the items set to replace 'unhealthy' foods as retailer works to help customers lead healthier lives
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ArticlePomegranates enjoy Xmas sales spike
Sales of exotic fruit up 15 per cent, with a number of celebrity chefs featuring pomegranates as part of festive recipes
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Peter Kendall to be knighted
Former NFU president and current AHDB chairman Peter Kendall receives ultimate royal honour for services to agriculture
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ArticleDepression 'risk' for women not eating enough fruit
Study of 6,000 Australian women claims to show a link between fruit consumption and the development of depressive symptoms
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ArticleNo Xmas 'veg promotion schemes' for Irish retailers
Follows 2013 holidays, when Lidl, Aldi and Dunnes Stores were selling some produce items for as little as 5 cent a kilo
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ArticleWeetabix launches 'eat fruit' campaign
The £5.5m initiative will be supported by the likes of Asda, which will sticker fruits using the campaign's Weetabuddies name
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ArticleFPJ Big 50 2015 podcast
FPJ's Michael Barker and Martyn Fisher discuss the inaugural Big 50 in this short but action-packed podcast
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ArticleNisa to amend labels to comply with new regulations
All of retailer's rebranded new-world Heritage products will be in line with new Food Information Regulation (FIR) guidelines
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ArticleDuo convicted of crop picker exploitation
Juris Valujevs and Ivars Mezals, who worked as gangmasters in the Fenland area, took money from and threatened workers
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ArticleKing Edward is UK's favourite Xmas roast potato
Sales of the potatoes reach an all-time high during the two-week run up to the festive period, according to key supplier Branston
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ArticleTesco welcomes in US Meyer lemons
Available across the retailerʼs stores, the citrus is a known favourite ingredient of chefs throughout the UK, notably Jamie Oliver
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ArticleSprouts set to rub shoulders with Dr Who on Xmas TV
BBC TV's Christmas Countryfile show set to include its visit to one of the UK's top sprout farmers
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ArticlePromotions dominate grocery shopping priorities
More people are looking for offers this year than in 2013, with two-thirds of shoppers citing the cost of living as the cause
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ArticleBrits 'buying more organic veg than ever'
Sales of organic broccoli are up by nearly 20 per cent on last year, while roots have also seen strong sales growth
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ArticleFelixstowe unveils logistics park plans
Latest phase of growth at Suffolk port will see the development of 1.45 million sq ft of warehousing on a 68-acre site
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ArticlePotatoes 'may help prevent weight gain'
Researchers in Canada believe that their findings are due to potatoes' high concentration of polyphenols