All United Kingdom articles – Page 355
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ArticleGovt reveals plan to boost exports after Brexit
Food and drinks industry negotiates sector deal with government as DIT reveals plan to target potential exporters with better loans and support
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ArticleSummer sun helps Co-op to strong growth
Latest Kantar grocery market figures show the good weather benefited sales of brands, as well as convenience outlets
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ArticleSainsbury’s and Asda ‘could sell up to 300 stores’
Retailers could be forced to close up to 300 outlets due to potential issues with local competition rules, according to new analysis
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ArticleMcCain ‘set for 20 per cent price hike’
Frozen supplier reported to be increasing the wholesale price of all its potato products following nightmare growing conditions
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ArticleAldi acts on black plastic
The retailer has revealed that it is phasing out difficult-to-recycle black plastic trays on its fruit and vegetables in the UK
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ArticleThird of fresh produce 'too ugly to sell'
Damning new report suggests Europe-wide problem with regulations, supermarkets and consumer attitudes
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ArticlePlastic pledge ‘a chance to be more transparent’
Commitments by UK retailers to reduce plastic are a valuable opportunity to win loyalty of new generation of environmentally conscious consumers, writes James Butcher, managing director of Solutions for Retail Brands
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ArticleMDS scheme becomes apprenticeship
Saffy Connolly, chief operating officer at MDS, explains how fresh produce companies have new opportunity to access the scheme
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ArticleHow social supermarkets are filling a gap in austerity Britain
Lopamudra Patnaik Saxena, a research associate at Coventry University, looks at the impact of social supermarkets and explains why they may not help fix inequalities in the food system
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ArticleBrassica volumes set to fall
Tough weather conditions leave growers with lower production and smaller veg – and seeking higher prices
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ArticleA crying game
Drought conditions are set to cause unprecedented shortages in onions, with price rises looking inevitable
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ArticleHeat means sweet: the UK fruits enjoying the sun
Niche fruit consumers can look forward to a sweeter harvest this year which could attract more shoppers
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ArticleHear from Sainsbury's at FPJ Live
Fruit buyer Finbar Cartlidge and veg and salad buyer Julien Roberts will discuss the supermarket's strategy in depth
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ArticleEAP warns apple supplies remain tight
Despite projections of a bumper EU crop, British growers say global production issues will mean no surfeit of fruit
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ArticleNew research hub for England Marketing
Cambridgeshire facility will offer a range of research options for fresh produce firms and local businesses
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ArticleNo added anything: The growth of organic
Ed Griffiths, consumer insights director at Kantar Worldpanel, examines the growing opportunities in the organic market
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ArticleChristie joins AGP as non-exec chair
Former G's boss joins board of fledgling onion joint venture in Lincolnshire
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China in their hands
British companies are increasingly opening up to opportunities in the Asian market. Ahead of this year’s Asia Fruit Logistica, FPJ profiles some of the British exhibitors
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ArticleEast is east
Brands, technology and growers are bridging the gap between Europe and Asia, with opportunities for British produce in markets from the Middle East to China to Japan