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18 May 2012

The proposed groceries adjudicator will be able to take evidence from third parties, and ultimately to fine supermarkets, the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) announced last Friday, meeting key demands of suppliers' representatives.

Revenue drop fuels vegetable grower viability fear

18 May 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

British Growers Association chief berates retailers over prices after Defra figures show three per cent revenue dip.

Potash mine plan unveiled for Yorkshire

11 May 2012

A £3.6bn potash mine is planned for a site between Whitby and Scarborough in North Yorkshire.

Agent approved for UK fruitlet thinning

20 Apr 2012

The thinning agent MaxCel has been approved for use by British apple growers, in time for the current season.

Biogas plant boosts Fenmarc self-sufficiency

20 Apr 2012

Vegetable grower and packer Fenmarc's site in March, Cambridgeshire, is set to become self-sufficient in renewable energy as it steps up generation from its new anaerobic digestion plant next door.

Government food policy adviser backs wholesale markets

13 Apr 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

Tim Lang, City University professor and food policy adviser to the Government, has called on wholesale markets to play a bigger role in shaping a sustainable food economy.

Supplier invests in allium processing

06 Apr 2012

Grower and supplier Fresh Approach Produce has said it plans a sixfold increase in investment in its vegetable packing and processing facilities, including a new allium packing plant.

Producer organisation mergers pressed to improve efficiency and bargaining power

05 Apr 2012 | by Gavin McEwan

British producer organisations should collaborate or merge to gain economies of scale and a stronger position in the market, European Food & Farming Partnerships (EFFP) partner Duncan Rawson has urged.

Waitrose aims for 10% grocery share

16 Mar 2012

Waitrose aims to more than double its share of the UK grocery market, currently standing at 4.5 per cent, according to chief executive Mark Price.

Jersey Royals on shelves early at Sainsbury's

16 Mar 2012

Sainsbury's has begun selling Jersey Royal new potatoes, with the first stocks hitting the shelves of five stores in south-east England at the end of last month.

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