All articles by Michael Barker – Page 31
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Countryside COP back for second year
Net-zero event returns this month to showcase ideas and best practice to help farm businesses
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Scrapples and Wonky Food Co gain Co-op listings
New suppliers featuring fruit and veg in their products come through retailer’s incubator scheme
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Jason Tarry named IGD president
Tesco chief executive has over 30 years’ experience in UK grocery
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Two new hires for Trinity AgTech
Scott Millar and Louise Rix join the business in farmer-facing roles
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Morrisons toils amid ‘subdued’ consumer market
Supermarket sees EBITDA fall as it grapples with extroardinary trading conditions
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Co-op extends mini apple availability
Move is part of efforts to support British growers in difficult year for production
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Public fundraiser for Agricology platform
Organic Research Centre hopes to add new functionality and features to knowledge exchange hub
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Fresh produce among 150 Morrisons price cuts
Supermarket makes cuts to popular grocery lines to help customers with cost-of-living crisis
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Sterling’s drop heaps pressure on produce prices
At a time when there is huge pressure on supermarkets to increase prices, sterling’s fall is another unwanted headache
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MorePeople makes tree-planting pledge
Recruiter is tapping into the (more : trees) initiative to plant trees for all its job placements
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FRESHPPACT launches £900k call for Ghana plastic aid
Initiative is looking to fund ideas to help mitigate plastic pollution in the African country
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Alanar’s big push
Turkish produce is held in high regard around the world and Alanar plans to remain at the forefront of supply
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Jayawardena named new Defra secretary
New PM replaces George Eustice with former international trade minister
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Jupiter: the numbers behind a fallen star
Analysis: Jupiter’s rapid rise came to a sudden halt as Covid and financial pressure proved too much
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Soil Association calls for PM action on healthy food
Helen Browning pens open letter to Liz Truss calling for action to boost sustainable, healthy food production and consumption
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Fruit packs in Asda back-to-school promo
Supermarket discounts a number of popular lunchbox lines to help with costs as schools return
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‘Huge rise’ in organic food searches
Study by BusinessWaste.co.uk finds surging interest in organic food in the last year
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Tesco changes iceberg lettuce specs amid drought
Supermarket responds after warm, dry conditions make production difficult
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Sainsbury’s launches £65m price drive
Initiative aims to keep a lid on prices of everyday essentials ahead of difficult autumn and winter
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Asda buys 132 Co-op sites to boost c-store ambitions
Purchase for £438m is part of Asda’s plan to become a player in convenience