All United Kingdom articles – Page 40
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CommentIs the EU deal simply passing on the BTOM?
Comment: Will the new UK/EU deal signal the end of delays over border food classification, asks IPP’s regional managing director Andy Maddock
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NewsBirds Eye owner Nomad Foods makes healthy sales pledge
Company has called for mandatory health reporting for businesses
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NewsBerryWorld continues CoppaFeel! partnership at Taste of London
Activation at London food festival will see 100 per cent of supplier’s strawberry sales go to the breast cancer awareness charity
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NewsNFU urges Starmer to hold firm on food standards
Union reiterates its position as talks with GCC continue
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NewsTesco launches ‘next big thing’ Lion’s Mane mushrooms
Retailer jumps on soaring trend for ‘functional’ food as exotic mushroom moves from health food shops and pharmacies to fresh produce retail shelves
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Comment‘Dates have bags of potential as healthy snacking trend continues’
Comment: Sweet but stacked with health benefits, dates are perfectly positioned to capitalise on rising UK demand for ‘mindful snacking’
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NewsJazz Apple summer tour aims to reach new audiences
Apple brand will travel to Bournemouth, Yorkshire and Bath as part of a summer sampling tour while a new mascot launch will promote Jazz Snackers mini apples
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NewsCo-op marks UK tomato season with three new lines
Sugardrop and Piccolo added to premium range alongside a new grower-chosen flexi pack as retailer marks the start of British season
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NewsProduce suppliers win share of £500k Waitrose fund
Projects on soft fruit, topfruit and broccoli all receive cash in low-carbon push
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NewsUK agtech firm RootWave raises $15mn in funding
Firm’s electrical weed control is suitable for a range of horticultural and other crops
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News‘Culture and commitment’: Panellists share tips on avoiding exploitation
Panellists at a session on seasonal labour at Festival of Fresh discussed how to prevent exploitation, newspaper coverage and the outlook for recruitment
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NewsRiverford grows peat-free mushrooms in industry first
Organic veg box company has raised prices to cover growing chestnuts and portobellos on a peat-free substrate, as trials on lettuce and tomatoes continue
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NewsSustainability schemes and green packaging top agenda at Sustainable Foods Summit
Sustainable Foods Summit is back in Amsterdam on 26-27 June, with a focus on sustainability schemes and eco-labels, as well as environmentally friendly packaging solutions
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NewsScientific breakthrough boosts drought-resistant crop development
Discovery of rapid molecular switch could have major implications
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NewsA fifth more farms hosted Open Farm Sunday in 2025
Event continues to educate the public in how farming works
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NewsFresh food helps Tesco to Q1 sales increase
CEO says result was achieved despite intense competition in the market
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NewsDefra budget cut by 2.7 per cent at Spending Review
AI, energy and R&D among the winners at Rachel Reeves’ Spending Review, while overall funding at Defra will be cut back
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NewsTikTok ‘snack hacks’ spike sales of pomegranate
Pomegranate seeds are outperforming prepared fruit sales thanks to viral social media recipe hits with chocolate chips, cucumber and halloumi
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NewsBranston looks to recruit 65 extra staff
Potato specialist says recruitment drive comes on the back of significant expansion
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CommentWhy UK growers need robots to survive
Rising costs and a shrinking workforce are driving UK growers toward automation, where there are many unrealised opportunities across farm operations, says Søren Peters, co-CEO at HowToRobot