All Research & Development articles – Page 119
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ArticleFirst driverless lorries roll onto UK roads
An £8.1m trial will test the first partially driverless HGVs in the UK next year and test ability to cut emissions and road capacity
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ArticleBayer's biodiversity bid
Bayer donates proprietary data and joins forces with Quantified Planet, enabling research into biodiversity
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ArticleStem cell research could double avo production
University of Queensland researchers have developed a method the could double avocado production in the Australian state
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ArticleNew chair at British Growers Association
Produce World director Jason Burgess takes chair as trade body continues to expand and offer more services
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ArticleSupermarket sales slump due to cool weather
Retail sales growth halves following recent cool summer weather, with fresh produce sales down 1.4 per cent year on year
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ArticleClay ‘boosts fresh produce shelf life’, researchers claim
Scientists in Istanbul find that antimicrobial clay packaging can help prevent bacterial contamination and excessive build up of ethylene
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ArticleEast-West sows Cambodian seeds
Tropical vegetable seed specialist establishes a fully owned subsidiary in Cambodia
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ArticleGood gut feeling about avos
Plant & Food Research study is the first to examine the direct effect of avocados on gut health
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ArticlePaul's berry world
As BerryWorld works to raise awareness for its new brand, MD Paul Cole tells us of his optimism for the future
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ArticleForest Feast launches 'Baked Not Fried' nut mixes
Kestrel Foods adds five new baked products to Forest Feast brand range to capitalise on growing demand for nut snacks
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ArticleGreenyard Frozen to cut emissions with new biomass units
Processing sites in Norfolk and Lincolnshire to be fitted with eco-friendly power systems to reduce Belgian company’s carbon footprint
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ArticleMash Direct launches gluten-free beer-battered chips
Northern Irish grower and manufacturer claims ‘free from’ product is a first for UK supermarkets
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ArticleWincanton to open London Gateway haulage site
UK’s biggest logistics firm to extend coverage by building new facility at port in Thames estuary
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ArticleEdible spray 'can help extend shelf life’
A new process that applies a nanocoat of edible film onto fresh produce can extend shelf life by up to a month, a new study claims
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ArticleAldi to launch home delivery in US
Discounter moves into online delivery in Los Angeles, Atlanta and Dallas, responding to Amazon takeover of Whole Foods in June
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ArticleHughes to open new mushroom site in Yorkshire
Northern Ireland-based supplier to open production facility in East Yorkshire
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ArticleMarket for hydroponic veg set to rise
Urbanisation and growing consumer awareness about the risk of contaminated veg will boost demand for hydroponics
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ArticleFrench radish piques grower interest
A product much loved across the Channel, Sue Jupe asks whether UK retailers and consumers are missing a trick over French Breakfast radish
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ArticlePotato industry unites in new blackleg project
Potato businesses have joined the Scottish government and AHDB in a new £240,000 project to help tackle blackleg disease
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ArticlePlant & Food in apple biodiversity study
Organisation has compared the biodiversity of modern commercial orchards with organic orchards