All articles by Michael Barker – Page 83
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ArticleMajor growth predicted for online retail
IGD and Consumer Goods Forum predict significant rise in digital sales and outline their vision for the online store of the future
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ArticleFresh produce firms rated 'most inspirational'
Over a dozen fruit and vegetable firms recognised by London Stock Exchange for their dynamism and business growth
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ArticleCrittenden joins Biobest soft-fruit team
New commercial and technical adviser joins from Darby Nursery Stock in Thetford
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ArticleBranston backs woodland project
Potato supplier donates £1,000 to initiative aimed at transforming Kinclaven Bluebell Wood in Perthshire
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ArticlePrisoners 'could be farm labour'
Government strategy says prisoners could be rehabilitated by working on farms, as well as addressing Brexit labour shortages
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ArticleJayne Dyas to leave British Growers
Long-serving head of crop associations departs the organisation after 28 years
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ArticleSharp profit fall for M&S
Clothes and food retailer outlines transformation plan to get back on track, with Food opening programme set to slow
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ArticleFirst British peonies reach Waitrose
Retailer says sales of the flowers are on the rise and were further boosted by the royal wedding
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ArticleBakkavor growth on track
Prepared produce specialist says 1.5 per cent sales rise in the year so far is in line with expectations
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ArticleOn the cress of a wave
With the UK watercress season well underway, Michael Barker spoke to Tom Amery, managing director of The Watercress Company, to hear the latest growth plans for the crop
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ArticleFPJ Live 2018: Book now to secure your place
Flagship conference, which takes place on 9 October and promises an exciting new format, is now open for registrations
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ArticleWeather drives fruit sales at Waitrose
Hot conditions credited with strong double-digit growth in a wide range of fruit and prepared produce lines
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ArticleFresh produce names make Rich List 2018
John and Guy Shropshire, the Oughtred family, David Gray and Agust Gudmundsson among leading figures to make fortune from food and farming
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ArticleVegan burgers are new outlet for veg
Asda unveils new range of meat-free offerings made of veg such as butternut squash, beetroot and peppers
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ArticleNFT opens Tilbury produce chambers
Two temperature-controlled chambers inside 230,000 sq ft facility will handle a wide range of fresh fruit
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ArticleVeg Power: '33 billion more veg portions needed'
Marketing initiative releases figures showing the extent that boosting veg intake would have on consumers and growers
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ArticleAll about the people
Stoke business Freshview Foods believes its focus on people, quality and service gives it a unique place in the catering supply sector
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ArticleSuppliers sweat over Sainsbury's-Asda
The grocery industry was rocked this week by news of a proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda. Michael Barker and Ed Leahy examine what it could all mean for suppliers
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ArticleTwo new sites added to LEAF lineup
NIAB EMR is designated a LEAF Innovation Centre, while Blackbird Farming becomes a Demonstration Farm
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ArticleBritish Growers calls for Veg Power backing
Growers' body says industry should get behind campaign aimed at boosting kids' interest in vegetables