All articles by Nina Pullman – Page 83
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NCGM planning application delay is ‘no scandal’
Council says delay to market redevelopment application is typical of large projects, and will now be reviewed in November
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FDF director general steps down
Melanie Leech will now head up British Property Federation, as FDF commences search for new director
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Simply Fresh wins Costcutter support
Symbol group takes 20 per cent stake in fresh-heavy retail brand, Simply Fresh, designed for independent c-stores
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Wild Country Organics and Ocado win organics awards
Organics salad producer and online retailer take prizes for fresh category and best retailer in annual Soil Association awards
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Agristo takes Aunt Bessie’s potato production overseas
Belgian supplier wins contract with potato brand while 200 jobs at risk if current Norfolk production site closure goes ahead
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Potato factory closure cuts 200 jobs
The proposed closure of Heinz's Aunt Bessie’s potato production factory in Norfolk would leave 200 jobless
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Polish consumers find taste for exotics
Retail market set to double in Poland, as interest in international cuisine fuels consumer trends in exotics and ready-to-eat concepts
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Salad yields boosted by vertical system
A vertical growing system that optimises space in glasshouses has shown it could more than double yields in salads and berries
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Giant vegetable show judged by Chelsea star
Medwyn Williams, gold medal winner at Chelsea Flower Show, was the guest judge at Aberglasney Garden’s giant veg competition this weekend
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Analysis: Tesco trauma
Tesco’s revelation that there is a £250m question mark over its finances has set the scene for a bare-all debate on supplier relations at the UK’s largest supermarket
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Produce World directors don lycra for charity cycle
Vegetable supplier staff cycle 130 miles and aim to raise £4,000 for children’s home and hospice charities
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Fresh face for English grapes
Julien Lecourt is the new tree physiologist and grapes specialist at East Malling Research. He tells Nina Pullman about his Normandy background and the prospects for English-grown table grapes
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Tesco redesigns top fruit packaging
Retailer unveils ‘fundamental’ change to produce packaging with shift towards flow-wrapping and new on-pack design
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Eight tenants hand in notice at NCGM
Mash Purveyors are relocating to London business site Park Royal and two firms are retiring, amid fears of a ‘mass exodus’
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Dyas celebrated for 25 years at BGA
Head of crop associations at trade body thanked for “hard work and dedication” to horticulture sector
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Maersk alters routes in response to Ebola
Shipping firm sends cargo direct to worst-hit Ebola countries and diverts other routes, while other lines report no disruption
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Morrisons first retailer to price match discounters
Retailer launches new price match scheme that compares with Aldi and Lidl as well as top four on branded and own-brand items
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Dover unveils £120m for cargo terminal
Port receives largest-ever investment to kickstart Western docks revival project
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Tesco to be investigated by FCA
The FCA has said it will investigate Tesco’s admission of expected profit overstatement, in addition to retail-commissioned review
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Blackberry sales up by almost 50 per cent
Production of blackberries expected to have risen by 82 per cent while sales are up 44 per cent on last year