All United Kingdom articles – Page 495
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ArticleSadler steps down as Avalon chair
Andy Sadler departs his role and is expected to seek new opportunities outside of the top-fruit industry
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ArticleTesco potato group secures new long-term contracts
New three-year contracts that offer prices based on production and input costs have been hailed as a ‘retail first’ for potatoes
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ArticleSponsors snap up fruit-related emojis
USA Pears and S&A Group bag themselves the rights to permanent sponsorship of a produce-related symbol
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ArticleBranston unveils £1.7m packing line
The investment at the company’s Perthshire site is in response to gearing up production for new long-term supply contract
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ArticleOliver Watts joins Syngenta as brassica specialist
MDS and Harper Adams graduate has joined crop protection giant as crop specialist on seeds for cauliflowers and borecole
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ArticleGerman trade 'saddened' by Brexit vote
Head of DFHV Andreas Brügger says trade association is "very, very sad" about the referendum result
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ArticleAG Thames sees turnover and profit slip
Turnover fell from £302 million to £287m at the fruit supplier although its soft-fruit operations saw sales growth
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CommentBrexit and its implications
FPJ’s Michael Barker and Eurofruit’s Mike Knowles discuss the implications of Brexit for the fresh produce business
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ArticleSainsbury’s scraps Netto JV
All UK Netto stores will close by August as Sainsbury's Mike Coupe says it would require 'significant investment' to expand
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ArticleRSA citrus trade sees Brexit opportunities
South Africa’s citrus growers respond to Brexit with reference to reducing protectionism and technical barriers
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ArticleLabour fears are top priority – NFU
Video and report: Farmers' union calls on government to introduce a new student workers' scheme in wake of Brexit
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ArticleWilkin & Sons honours fastest strawberry picker
Rofol Pochwata won the Tiptree Strawberry Race 2016 as firm celebrates Queen’s 90th birthday and raises money for charity
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ArticleWholesale prices spike after Brexit
Severe hailstorms in the Netherlands and volatile post-Brexit exchange rates have seen prices skyrocket on some lines
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ArticleDrought dents Thai exports
A prolonged heatwave in parts of Thailand this year has cut exotic fruit production and affected quality
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ArticleUK 'still key' for NZ apples
An increasing focus on Asia hasn’t eroded the UK’s position as the largest market for New Zealand apple exports by volume
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ArticleMicro produce aims for the mainstream
Micro produce is a favourite among top chefs who are succeeding in inspiring new consumers into this fast-growing category
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ArticleInterview: From rigs to riches
Dorota Szafalowicz tells Nina Pullman how she went from celery picker to head of procurement at produce giant G’s
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ArticleGrapes set for vintage year
Suppliers are in good spirits as conditions are combining for a strong summer, while value and volume sales are both showing a positive picture
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AnalysisOpinion: Uber and Amazon will transform supply chain
Tech companies such as Uber and Amazon are transforming the face of grocery retail, writes retail lawyer Dominic Watkins
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ArticleBooker to depart CHA
Familiar face leaves Commercial Horticultural Association to pursue a new role in agricultural and horticultural PR