All Flowers articles – Page 11
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ArticleProduce supplier snaps up Cornish daffodil grower
Greenvale parent company Produce Investments has bought daffodil specialist Andrew Farming
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ArticleFlower sales surge amid unseasonably warm UK weather
Waitrose British daffodils arrive in branch earlier than ever before as the winter chill stays away from the majority of the UK
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ArticleGLA targets UK daffodil trade
Gangmasters body says warm weather means its programme of checks will kick in earlier this season
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ArticleUK Muñoz firms eye up move to ‘secure their futures'
New facility is being designed around MM (UK) and MM Flowers' future plans, and incorporates the latest processes and techniques
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ArticleFinlays Horticulture sold to private equity firm
Finlays Fresh Produce UK among horticulture divisions sold by wider Finlays group, which will now focus on its drinks business
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ArticlePotato and daffodil gangmaster stripped of her licence
GLA officers found that Sheila Wood's workers were underpaid and had been transported in a dangerous vehicle
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ArticleKenya pioneers Integrated Crop Management
Biopesticide firm and Finlays subsidiary Dudutech is helping Kenyan growers manage crop protection without relying solely on synthetic pesticides
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ArticleZita Elze opens British Flower Week
Kew flower designer has created three designs with British Larkspur to kick off week of promotion for UK flower industry
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ArticleTulip growers 'please please' Paul McCartney
Ex member of The Beatles presented with his own tulip in colours associated with his native Liverpool before gig in the Netherlands
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ArticleVerde acquisition helps Butters Group reduce pre-tax loss
The business, which supplies horticultural products, posted a pre-tax loss of £1.4 million for the year ending 30 September 2014
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ArticleSpecial report: A journey through Spalding
Fresh produce businesses around Spalding and Boston are some of the most longstanding and diverse in the country. Nina Pullman takes a tour
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ArticleFlower sales see Spring spike
International Women’s Day gave the flower industry a welcome boost ahead of the more traditional peak of Mother’s Day
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ArticleDaffodil production warms up
Key supplier Winchester Growers says daffodil season will be on track by April, despite a slow start
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ArticleEthiopia: One to watch
Government incentives, tax breaks for new businesses and a climate suited to growing – Promar’s John Giles explains why Ethiopia is on the verge of an exports breakthrough
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ArticleSales up at Waitrose on frozen fruit, soup and flowers
Online flower orders have been particularly popular, with demand up more than 30 per cent
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ArticleRecord-breaking turnover for Butters Group nursery arm
Trebled the size of its operation since it was launched three years ago, and has just posted a turnover exceeding £2.5 million
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ArticleSize matters, claims daffodil specialist
Rowe Farming's Robert Stacey calls for retailers to stop selling bulbs by numbers, as smaller bulbs don't guarantee flowers
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ArticleRose breeder launches mini gold
Danish breeder Roses Forever has unveiled Maasland Gold as latest addition to mini rose market
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ArticleFlower giant puts Blighty at the heart of its growth
The Butters Group is working to produce a locally-grown variety of chrysanthemum to use in bouquets for Waitrose
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ArticleNFU stand wins gold at Hampton Court
Waitrose and the NFU wowed judges with display of seasonal produce from growers across the country including resilient Somerset Levels