All United Kingdom articles – Page 439
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ArticleTwins set to smash own record for UK’s biggest pumpkin
Current record holders expect to beat last year’s record by more than 20 stone at pumpkin festival near Southampton on 14 October
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ArticleLondon Gateway welcomes two new services
New services from CMA-CGM and Marfret link the UK with Australia, New Zealand, the US and Latin America
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ArticleSalads succeed despite shaky start to year
The leafy salads sector has shaken off challenging growing conditions to see positive value and volume growth
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ArticleFresca sales up but sterling slump hits profit
Turnover up 17 per cent at produce giant but pound's devaluation and loss of Sainsbury’s contract hurts profits
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ArticleMash Direct launches lunchtime Nourish Bowls
New range of on-the-go lunch bowls take flavour inspiration from China, Italy and Morocco
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ArticleLabour crisis deepens as workers leave mid season
The new National Living Wage means workers hit the tax threshold earlier and are choosing to return home before picking ends
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Video'Brand is key' to Tenderstem success
Watch: Tight specs demanded by Tenderstem brand have been integral to the product's strong sales growth, says Barfoots grower Richard Le Cornu
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ArticleEcuador courts foreign investors
The Andean nation’s new government is looking to forge stronger trade links with the UK and other countries
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ArticleProduce World outlines turnaround in face of £6.8m loss
Veg supplier said exiting brassica JV and aphid infestations hit bottom line in 2016 but expects profits to exceed £7m in 2017
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ArticleGem avocados to dazzle Tesco shoppers
UK retailer to stock the Westfalia-supplied avocado variety for a limited time
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ArticleNew beetle threatens British pears
The European Anthonomus spilotus beetle has been found on two orchards in Kent in the first sighting in the UK
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ArticleSainsbury’s trials checkout-free shopping
Retailer takes a leaf out of Amazon’s book and begins testing smartphone technology to allow customers to avoid queuing
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CommentGuest worker scheme is not the answer for UK
Shaping the debate around rights rather than employee-sponsored visas could help secure EU labour, writes politics lecturer Professor Luke Cooper
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ArticleNFU backs May’s Brexit implementation period
Union supports plans to extend Brexit deadline by two years but says farmers need more detail on how immigration system will work
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ArticleAHDB in £1m soil biology research partnership
Five-year knowledge exchange programme aims to bring together research and practical approaches to soil biology and soil health
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ArticleNim’s listed at Co-op in first supermarket deal
Air-dried fruit and veg crisp brand to be sold at 60 Co-op stores in the South East, with plans to roll out nationally depending on sales
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ArticleTesco fights waste by selling blemished apples
Retailer to support growers by selling fruit with ‘frost ring’ that would normally fall outside of crop specs
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ArticleAldi sales rise as more shoppers switch
Sales were up by 13.5 per cent during the last year while investment in price and infrastructure hit Aldi’s bottom line
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ArticleM&S moves into online food delivery
Retailer has launched two trials delivering ready meals and groceries within one- or two-hour slots
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ArticleIkea salad farm hosts Shoreditch pop-up
Urban salad concept will feature tastings, gastronomic workshops and info on the benefits of local sourcing