All United Kingdom articles
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Fruit Logistica: The Brexit hangover – How can the UK’s supply chains recover?
Andrew Morgan of Global 78 offered a preview of a new investigation into the long-term impact of Brexit on fresh produce supply chains
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Forecasting tool set to save pea industry £30m
PGRO has launched a new tool designed predict the optimum harvest time for UK vining peas
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Peach and apricot trees join UK’s FruitWatch project
Warming climate means more stonefruit is being grown in the UK
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Potato gene editing research project announced
UK-based TuberGene project aims to harness the power of gene editing to address supply chain challenges
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Sainsbury’s sets more ambitious GHG targets
Supermarket ups its targets and asks suppliers to play their part
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MPs urged to support farmers with ‘Buy British Bill’
Bill aims to guarantee 50 per cent of public food procurement comes from British suppliers
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Aldi celebrates success of Company Shop Group partnership
Aldi has donated 2.5m meals through surplus food redistributor Company Shop Group
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Aldi offers food for thought to cash-strapped consumers
The discounter is making meal planning easier for customers with refreshed recipe hub
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Post-Brexit logistics researcher calls for more collaborators
Logistics advisory Global 78 is searching for more businesses to get involved in research to understand how the fruit and vegetable sector can trade most effectively post-Brexit
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CFDL panel underlines importance of profitable farm businesses
Lively debate at City Food & Drink Lecture focuses on food policy, retail supply relationships, trade deals, and tackling the health crisis
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Ports of Bilbao and Portsmouth agree MoU to boost trade
Deal aims to develop both green and digital shipping corridors
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Sainsbury’s boss calls for collaboration to build sustainable food system
Simon Roberts says close, longer-term partnerships are needed in the supply chain to build a more resilient food system
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Defra accelerates public food procurement and labelling work
Two new reviews will look into improving public food access and fairer labelling
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BAPL launches manifesto to secure British topfruit
10-point plan outlines actions to support growers ahead of general election
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More support needed for banana producers hit by climate and costs
The growing impact of climate change and soaring production costs mean urgent action to address unsustainable banana prices is essential, according to Fairtrade Foundation
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Freshfel warns of “unnecessary controls” on European produce in the UK
Association urges caution over the impact on EU-UK trade of Defra’s proposed risk reclassification and inspection rates for EU fresh produce imports
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California Prunes renews ROS tieup in the UK
Collaboration will highlight benefits of prunes to good bone health
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New precision agriculture tech ‘could transform’ UK tree fruit industry
POME project led by crop advisory Hutchinsons aims to allow inputs to be targeted in a way never seen before in UK orchards
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Welsh farmers call for major overhaul to SFS
Record NFU Cymru response signals ‘major overhaul needed’ to Sustainable Farming Scheme proposals
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‘BTOM threatens UK food security,’ CCF tells Defra
New post-Brexit border controls will jeopardise food supply chain and increase food prices, warns UK Cold Chain Federation