All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 10
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ArticleTesco-Booker deal ‘threatens future of grocery wholesale’
The managing directors of seven leading wholesalers have written to the CMA to urge them to block the Tesco-Booker merger
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ArticleNew invention set to revolutionise wooden pallets
Device can increase lifespan of wooden produce pallets by three and a half times, timber company claims
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ArticleAsda stocks year-round British tomatoes
LED investment by Flavourfresh means retailer has been able to reduce tomato imports
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ArticleMushroom growers count costs of biomass scandal
Northern Irish mushroom businesses are struggling to cover costs as public inquiry into biomass scandal delayed by a month
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ArticleWaitrose buying director expands role
Paul Walker is now director buying for whole fresh category and head up agricultural strategy following Heather Jenkins’ retirement
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ArticleSpanish Persimon season kicks off
PDO-branded Persimon season returns to the UK market with support from the Foods from Spain marketing campaign
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ArticleWalsh Mushrooms launches Vit D mushrooms into Aldi
Mushroom supplier invested £250,000 over two years to gain novel food status for its vitamin d-enriched mushrooms
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ArticleDeath at mushroom processing plant
One man died and two others were taken to hospital following an incident at a mushroom processing facility in Ireland
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ArticleAlmost 10 per cent of strawberry crops go to waste
New Wrap report highlights waste in strawberry and lettuce categories to encourage benchmarking and best practice
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ArticleFormer Sainsbury’s head of ag joins Red Tractor
Sue Lockhart joins Red Tractor Assurance as new head of assurance after four years heading up farming team at Sainsbury’s
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ArticleAC Goatham buys eight new farms
Acquisition of new orchards and cold storage facility means company now owns over 2,650 acres across Kent
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ArticleUK restaurants prepare for autumn
Hyper provenance, new varieties and local suppliers are the talk of the table as UK restaurants go seasonal with their autumn menus
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ArticleLondon Gateway welcomes two new services
New services from CMA-CGM and Marfret link the UK with Australia, New Zealand, the US and Latin America
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ArticleSalads succeed despite shaky start to year
The leafy salads sector has shaken off challenging growing conditions to see positive value and volume growth
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ArticleFresca sales up but sterling slump hits profit
Turnover up 17 per cent at produce giant but pound's devaluation and loss of Sainsbury’s contract hurts profits
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ArticleMash Direct launches lunchtime Nourish Bowls
New range of on-the-go lunch bowls take flavour inspiration from China, Italy and Morocco
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ArticleLabour crisis deepens as workers leave mid season
The new National Living Wage means workers hit the tax threshold earlier and are choosing to return home before picking ends
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ArticleProduce World outlines turnaround in face of £6.8m loss
Veg supplier said exiting brassica JV and aphid infestations hit bottom line in 2016 but expects profits to exceed £7m in 2017
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ArticleNew beetle threatens British pears
The European Anthonomus spilotus beetle has been found on two orchards in Kent in the first sighting in the UK
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ArticleAldi sales rise as more shoppers switch
Sales were up by 13.5 per cent during the last year while investment in price and infrastructure hit Aldi’s bottom line