All articles by Michael Barker – Page 49
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ArticlePrivate equity fund acquires Orchard House
Corby-based prepared fruit and drinks business is acquired by Elaghmore for an estimated £25m
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ArticleBakkavor bounceback continues
Prepared specialist reports full-year sales down 4.9 per cent but a strong recovery since the start of the pandemic
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ArticleRecord Christmas sales for Lidl
Discounter sees sales jump nearly 18 per cent as consumers ate at home and looked for value over the festive period
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ArticleWaitrose launches Gut Health range
Fruit-heavy products feature as part of a number of new launches under the supermarket's Holistic Living brand
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ArticleHauliers impacted by Brexit changes
Majority of UK respondents to industry survey report some degree of negative impacts to post-Brexit operations
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ArticleSeaweed 'set to star in 2021'
Waitrose reports surging sales of ingredient, which it describes as healthy and ideal for imaginative home cooks
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ArticleTough Christmas for M&S
Reduced footfall among locked-down consumers drives down sales despite robust performance in Food
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ArticleMajor TV ad push for Pink Lady
Brand launches large-scale TV marketing campaign this week, hoping to build on success of launch last summer
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ArticleOnline drives Sainsbury's growth
Supermarket reports 9.3 per cent rise in Christmas sales, with a triple-digit rise in online grocery
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ArticleGovernment to consult on gene editing
George Eustice reveals plan to explore potential of new technologies that could boost key traits in plants
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ArticleCarrot Symposium postponed
Covid uncertainty leads to postponement of ISHS International Carrot and other Apiaceae Symposium, due to be held in York
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ArticlePink Lady helps fight Christmas hunger
Apple brand extended its partnership with FareShare to provide more apples to families in need over the festive period
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ArticleRetailers enjoy busiest-ever December
Covid lockdown restrictions meant shoppers spent more in supermarkets than ever before over Christmas
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ArticleRed Tractor opens consultation
Farmers urged to engage and offer their views on series of proposed changes to leading farm assurance scheme
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ArticleHonours for food industry heroes
Retailers, suppliers and food banks are recognised for their work in keeping the nation fed during the Covid-19 crisis
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ArticleSAWS boost for horticulture growers
Government announces increase in pilot scheme from 10,000 workers to 30,000 for 2021
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ArticleEarly start for Healthy Start at Lidl
Supermarket to increase value of fruit and veg vouchers three months before government rises kick in
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ArticleTacon appointed Red Tractor chair
Former Groceries Code Adjudicator replaces Dame Lucy Neville-Rolfe from January 2021
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ArticleTesco unveils plant-based Christmas offer
Supermarket expands its range of meat-free Christmas dinners with a varied and veg-heavy offer
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ArticleBCPC relaunches Online UK Pesticide Guide
Guide, known as the 'Green Book', offers information and advice for farmers and others using pesticides