All United Kingdom articles – Page 462
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ArticleSpinach 'can detect explosives', research reveals
Scientists in Massachusetts have discovered that spinach wilts when exposed to explosives and could be used to detect bombs
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ArticleMerseyrail to give free fruit to passengers
Operator launches pilot to offer free fruit to customers at train stations in Liverpool and Southport
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ArticleBerryWorld Iberia opens for business
Subsidiary will coordinate supplies from southern Europe and develop new markets
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ArticleGlobal Plant Genetics partners with Fox Seeds
Tie-up will see Fox Seeds' asparagus varieties marketed exclusively by Global Plant Genetics in Europe
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ArticleNick Douglas joins Greenvale from G’s
Former G’s MD switches to potato giant Greenvale, taking up new post as head of procurement for fresh potatoes
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ArticleRobotic strawberry picking edges closer
Cambridgeshire tech firm will use £60,000 of agri-tech funding to produce 10 robotic strawberry harvesters
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ArticleRed Tractor urges industry to support autumn promotion
Certification body’s on-pack autumn promotion on track to be its most successful yet, with close to 14 million brand impressions online
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ArticleFPC ensures future for kiwiberries in UK
EU legislation categorising kiwiberries as a ‘novel food’ had threatened to halt sales in the UK before trade body intervened
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ArticleChilean fruit exports bounce back
Results for 2015/16 show strong growth in shipments to China, Brazil and the UK
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ArticleUK grows sweet potato production
Sweet potato production is rising in the UK, with growers reporting ‘phenomenal’ growth in retail and consumer demand
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ArticleMillennials are ‘driving discounter growth’
Young people aged between 16 and 35 are the fastest-growing spenders on grocery shopping and tend to choose Aldi and Lidl
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ArticleMello watermelon seeds arrive at Holland & Barrett
Watermelon seeds set to hit high street after melon drinks producer secures listing at almost 600 Holland & Barrett stores
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AnalysisBrexit analysis: The pain in Spain
Britain and Spain have a vitally important trading relationship on fresh produce, but how will that look post-Brexit?
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ArticleAldi inspires new Halloween creations
Discounter launches carving guide for range of fresh products beyond the traditional pumpkin jack-o’-lantern
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ArticleVitacress celebrates record fresh herb sales
Fresh herb grower marks a bumper year with event showcasing new varieties and trends
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ArticleHubbub and Unilever tackle pumpkin waste
Food waste campaign follows research revealing that 15 million pumpkins were carved but not eaten last year
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ArticleLast chance to enter the 2016 UK Fruit & Vegetable Awards
Companies and individuals have until 31 October to submit their entries for the annual reader-voted awards
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ArticleSpain slams RSA for dodging citrus controls
Citrus Management Committee claims exporters are avoiding Spanish ports in favour of UK and Dutch ports
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ArticleTesco adds pears to Perfectly Imperfect range
Retailer is also launching the Rosedene Farms Pears range to utilise smaller fruit and buy more of a crop
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ArticleBranston appoints new fresh factory general manager
Tesco potato supplier brings in former Produce World and G’s manager to head up fresh factory in Lincolnshire