All articles by Michael Barker – Page 66
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Solid start for Ocado Retail JV
Tie-up with M&S reports first set of figures, with Q3 results showing increase in sales and order numbers
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Waste Warriors
Dutch fresh produce supplier Spica is focused on sustainability and reducing food waste with its soft fruit venture O’berries. Michael Barker caught up with team lead Omar Ehab to find out more
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Doreen Spikings joins Greenvale
Former Greenyard UK commercial director joins potato specialist as sales director this month
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MP pledges to fight for seasonal labour
Helen Whately tells audience of topfruit growers she is making the case for a wider rollout of pilot seasonal workers scheme
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EAP becomes British Apples & Pears
Industry body rebrands to reflect full extent of apple and pear production and to maximise export opportunities
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AC Goatham launches new UK pink apple
First commercial volumes of Flanders Pink to hit stores this year, marking a new foray into pink apple production for the Kent grower
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Chopped-salad chain set for UK debut
Choppaluna is set to open in London in October, with ambitious plans for up to 300 outlets in the coming decade
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Reduced-to-clear food app launches in UK
New app will alert consumers in real time to reduced-to-clear fresh food in an attempt to clamp down on wastage
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Aldi school initiative to boost healthy eating
Retailer offers schools the chance to win £20,000 in sports equipment as part of Team GB healthy eating and exercise campaign
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Organic opportunity
Brexit is causing anxiety across the fresh produce supply chain, but organics could be one of the sectors to benefit
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Aldi launches tutti frutti gin
New gin underlines growing trend for diversifying alcohol into wider fruit-based flavours
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No-deal warnings over NI food trade
Fruit and vegetables to be most affected by a no-deal Brexit in Northern Ireland, food policy experts claim
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Around Noon doubles fruit pot sales
Newry-based firm, which sources from The Fruit People, says health agenda is helping drive sales in the fruit category
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Blakemore plans major new DC
New 164,850 sq ft site in Bedford will provide additional capacity to support the company's expansion plans
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New centres to showcase veg research
AHDB sets up new Strategic Centres for Field Vegetables to share ideas, science and technology
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Tough quarter for supermarket sales
Unflattering comparisons with the hot summer of 2018 left the grocery market flat and the big four all losing share
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Defra calls for evidence for food strategy
Ideas big and small requested by Henry Dimbleby's team to inform new National Food Strategy
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Swancote Foods faces closure
Staff at struggling processed potato firm face 30-day consultation as owner Produce Investments looks set to pull the plug
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Convenience market to grow by £7bn
New forecast by IGD predicts UK convenience sector will be worth over £48bn by 2024
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Morrisons listing for pea snack
Bruce Farms-developed healthy snack wins first national listing and will be sold in 28 Scottish Morrisons stores