All United Kingdom articles – Page 399
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Supermarkets enjoy 17 months of consecutive growth
Sales rise 3.1 per cent at British retailers, but big four’s market share contracts at hands of smaller retailers
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ArticleKent fruit firm faces planning decision tipping point
Clock House Farm’s Salmans Farm says a decision to block permanent polytunnels would put its future at ‘immediate risk’
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ArticleEating blueberries ‘improves reaction times’
Children who were given blueberry drinks had nine per cent quicker reaction times, new research has found
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ArticleGrower submits planning for 30 acres of greenhouses
G Charlton and Sons has submitted proposals for Cravo greenhouses for soft-fruit production and a reservoir at its Church Farm site
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ArticleLidl plans largest UK distribution centre
Discounter to open 15th RDC in UK as part of £1.45bn investment as rapid expansion continues
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ArticleSpecial report: Snacking goes nuts
Global demand for nuts continues to grow, driven in the UK by the healthy snacking trend, but negative press coverage in the sugar debate presents a challenge for the dried fruit sector
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ArticleIrish growers prepare for Ophelia
Growers in Ireland and Northern Ireland have begun picking early today as tropical storm Ophelia moves in
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ArticleGrowers asked to write to MPs on labour crisis
The NFU is calling for growers to write to local MPs to explain current and future impact of labour shortages on farms
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ArticleWaitrose opens ninth store in UAE
New convenience outlet in Dubai will stock a range of fresh fruit and veg and builds on partnership with Fine Fare Food Market
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ArticleRetailer expands recipe box trial
Waitrose has added 60 new recipes and a larger family-sixed option to its recipe box scheme Cook Well from Waitrose
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ArticleShoppers warm to the taste of fresh produce
Health is still a key driver of fresh produce consumption, but don't focus on that alone, writes Kantar's Chris Cowan
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ArticleBatchelar leads beehive mission to Tanzania
Sainsbury’s director of brand Judith Batchelar and Helen Brierley of Vitacress join 14 businesswomen on Farm Africa project
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ArticleRetailers should ‘reject’ plastic, says former Asda boss
Andy Clarke has said supermarkets should showcase alternatives to plastic packaging and backed a ‘plastic free aisle’
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ArticleUS agriculture secretary arrives for Brexit talks
Talks between UK’s Efra committee and US secretary for agriculture Sonny Perdue focused on post-Brexit trade
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ArticleGBC2018 registration is open
Global Berry Congress 2018 Super Early-Bird is available for a limited time
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ArticleNew alliance to tackle soil health
Sustainable Soils Alliance to launch later this month in a bid to "restore British soils to health within one generation"
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ArticleMajor growth predicted for online grocery
IGD says online will be fastest-rising grocery channel over the next five years with over 50 per cent growth
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ArticleJersey stems the tide
Squeezed by tight margins, Jersey’s fresh produce sector has contracted in recent years, but Tenderstem is one product reversing the decline. Fred Searle meets local grower Richard Le Cornu to find out more
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ArticleAmazon Fresh lists northern retailer Booths
Booths joins Morrisons and Whole Foods as latest major retail listing at online giant’s grocery retail service
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ArticleBrexit could halve farm profits
The AHDB has modelled various Brexit scenarios based on possible new trade tariffs between the UK and EU