All articles by Michael Barker – Page 124
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ArticleFresh Direct agrees tie up with Bain Capital
Foodservice specialist signs joint venture with Brakes owner Bain Capital that sees three firms join the Fresh Direct umbrella
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ArticleGregory steps down as EMR boss
Professor announces he is to leave East Malling next April to pursue other academic interests
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ArticleAHDB moves into new HQ
Move into £5 million building represents the first time all six sector levy companies have been housed in the same facility
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ArticleKerby to step down at Mylnefield
MD of James Hutton subsidiary announces he is to depart the organisation in April
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ArticleNationwide and QV form onion jv
Vegetable firms join forces with new operation to act as a service provider for grading and packing onions
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ArticleProduce World seals Fenmarc roots deal
Vegetable giant buys out Swinderby site as part of plan to "develop and grow a sustainable fresh produce business"
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ArticleSoil Association toasts organic sales boost
New figures indicate the organic market is outperforming non-organic on the back of last month's promotional campaign
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ArticleUK horticulture income rises
New figures from Defra show average incomes from horticultural farms are up by a third this year
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ArticleJames Bradley joins Ardo UK
Frozen veg specialist recruits new man as food ingredients business sector manager
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ArticleProduce World to buy Fenmarc's Swinderby site
Vegetable giant set to acquire Fenmarc's roots site, with the deal expected to complete this week
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ArticleCutrale-Safra seals deal for Chiquita
Announcement completes remarkable turnaround after banana giant came close to merger with Fyffes
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ArticleBooths plans major expansion
Northern retailer reveals rise in profits and turnover and plans to open five new stores
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ArticleMountford to chair City Food Lecture panel
TV business guru to chair debate with key industry figures at popular city event
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ArticleTriumphant tune for Jazz at National Fruit Show
Club variety claims a one-two-three in the Nation's Tastiest Apple competition at the annual show
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ArticleWaitrose is big winner in deflationary market
Premium store and the discounters grow sales and market share at a time when like-for-like prices are down
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ArticleCompass pledges 2m more fruit and veg portions
Catering juggernaut promises to help increase fruit and veg consumption as part of a series of new health pledges
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ArticleEcuador showcases produce to London
Promotional week puts Ecuadorean fresh produce in front of investors, buyers and consumer media in London
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ArticleGoatham spends £8m on upgrading facilities
Kent top-fruit grower's latest major investment focuses on upgrading cold storage and fruit-processing facilities
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ArticleNFU slams retailers for failing to back English apples
Union claims supermarkets are giving over too much shelf space to imported product during the English season
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ArticleApple pickers 'forced to scavenge for food in bins'
GLA slams 'derisory' sentence of £500 fine for Romanian gangmaster who left pickers living in inhuman conditions