All United Kingdom articles – Page 497
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ArticleJob of the Week: Head of Knowledge Exchange - Horticulture
Providing strategic leadership on knowledge exchange on behalf of the AHDB, you will ensure that research leads to enhanced best practice and increased competitiveness for Horticulture businesses
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ArticleSoil Association launches soil project
The UK is losing precious fertile soils at an alarming rate. New project Great Soils hopes to prevent that.
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ArticleLearning lessons from abroad
Produce industry experts from Belgium and Norway shared their marketing successes with UK delegates at FPJ Live
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ArticleFPJ Live panel debates Living Wage and Brexit
Delegates at FPJ Live today said they would vote to remain in the EU, while panelists stressed the gravity of New Living Wage costs
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ArticleJerseys, asparagus and strawberries sell well at Waitrose
Positive sales growth in same week as launch of cutting-edge new ad campaign
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ArticleTesco widens Kenyan bean spec and stops trimming
Retailer has ‘overhauled’ ordering, widened length spec and stopped trimming to save 135 tonnes of edible crop a year
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ArticleNFU comes out as anti-Brexit
Nevertheless, the union has said it won't be actively campaigning in the EU referendum, and won't tell its 55,000 members how to vote
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ArticleSainsbury’s produces fruit and veg ‘frenemy’ guide
New infographic guide recommends which pairings of fruit and veg to avoid to preserve shelf-life and cut food waste
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ArticlePret to open veggie-only London store
Foodservice chain said like-for-like sales grew by 7.5 per cent in the last year and avocado was the fastest-growing ingredient
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ArticleNew crop health centre wins £23 million of funding
The new Centre for Crop Health and Protection (CHAP) has backing from leading retailers, universities and trade bodies
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ArticleRiverford rebrands to become port of call for veg fans
We want to put our authority about veg back at the heart of the business, director of veg box scheme says
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ArticleLidl recalls bags of mixed veg
Bags of prepared mixed vegetables were found to not state in English that they contain potential allergens milk, gluten, soya and celery
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ArticleDel Monte seals Paul Hollywood tie-up
Sponsorship represents a significant investment from the fresh fruit company, and will encompass TV, digital, print and outdoor media
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ArticleGreenvale wins award for local support
Potato supplier has won the Eastern Borders Development Award for commitment to regional economy and environment
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ArticleFruit and veg band seeks industry backing
The Barrow Band said commercial backing would help spread its message of health benefits of fruit and veg to children
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ArticleNew managing director for marketing specialist
RED Communications has named former FPJ editor Dominic Weaver as MD while John Valentine moves to chairman
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ArticleIPL moves to change Asda's pineapple supply model
IPL aims to supply two loads per week through its Normanton base, with the balance of the volume coming from its third-party supplier, Chiquita
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ArticleThe Co-op moves to 'sell off' 300 stores
Reports suggest that the mutual has appointed Rothschild to find buyers for the shops, which equate to nearly 10 per cent of its estate
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ArticleTruss unveils plans for food degree apprenticeships
It is hoped that the creation of the degrees will help safeguard the UK’s position as a world leader in high-tech food innovation
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ArticleTesco returns to profit and grows LFL sales
Retailer’s like-for-like sales grew by 0.9 per cent in Q4 and it posted £162m pre-tax profit up from £6.3bn loss