All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 68
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ArticleDried fruit is back in fashion
It’s snack time for two produce firms who are breathing new life into lapsed dried fruit and date brand Eat Me
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ArticlePrices spook pumpkin growers
Suppliers of the seasonal favourite say next year could see prices rise by as much as five per cent following increased labour costs
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ArticleInterview: Jane King reigns over R&D
New AHDB chief executive Jane King tells Nina Pullman what the restructure means for growers and why Red Tractor could be the key to increasing fresh produce exports
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ArticleScotHerbs to close after losing major contract
Langmeads-owned herb grower set to close with 62 proposed job losses after losing a contract worth half its turnover
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ArticleLabour provider moves to counter ‘dubious recruiters’
HOPS Labour Solutions will now be audited by Sedex to counter rise in unethical labour practices after abolition of SAWS
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ArticleScottish growers will lose ‘any profit margin’
Frustration as growers north of the border set to pay all workers the higher National Living Wage, rather than just those over 25
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ArticleWales joins growing list of countries to ban GM
There are now 17 EU nation states and countries that have opted out of growing GM crops under new European laws
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ArticleMorrisons ditches discounter price promise
Retailer will no longer price match against Aldi and Lidl as it backpedals on new loyalty scheme Match & More a year after launch
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ArticleNCGM will remain ‘home of UK fresh produce’
Chair of CGMA fires up stakeholder reception with vision for New Covent Garden Market to become ‘one of London’s icons’
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ArticleHalloween horror as ‘pumpkin poisoner’ blackmails grower
One of the UK’s largest pumpkin growers was told his crop had been injected with cyanide and told to pay £50,000
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ArticleGrowers sign £400k raspberry breeding agreement
Onubafruit, Lubera, WB Chambers and East Malling Services have formed a breeding consortium, with others encouraged to join
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ArticleRetailers partner up to help dementia research
Asda, Iceland, Morrisons and Waitrose will donate money from new plastic bag levy to help fund new dementia research centre
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ArticleFirms with no language skills 'lose out' on exports
UK losing millions in wasted export potential as exporters don't have language skills to close deals in non-English markets
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ArticleShadow Defra secretary: 'veganism won't affect my role'
Labour's Kerry McCarthy said she wants British farming to be ‘economically viable’ despite her personal diet choice
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ArticleMorrisons to extend apple season 'by two months'
Retailer said it expects to up English apple sales by 10 per cent this season and will stock homegrown fruit until May
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ArticleMorrisons joins Lidl in raising wages
Shop floor staff at Morrisons will now be paid £8.20 an hour, above the new national living wage of £7.20
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ArticleMashed potato to power new factory
Food processing giant 2 Sisters will use potato waste from mashed potato and pie manufacturing to power new bio-refinery
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ArticleProduce World hires two agri-food trainees
Will Shields and Tom Collison will work at vegetable supplier while studying for Food Manufacture degree
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ArticleAldi to start online sales for first time
Discounter will enter e-commerce market with wine and non-food products as it announces record sales for 2014
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ArticleLJ Betts aims for own-brand growth
Own-brand baby leaf success, a growing imports business and a new £2.5m packing facility are at the heart of LJ Betts’ future plans