All United Kingdom articles – Page 500
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ArticleVitacress reports record mint sales
Despite the lack of sunshine, fresh mint has been flying off the shelves and into people’s cocktail glasses
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ArticlePret a Manger opens first motorway branch
Fast-growing foodservice chain Pret a Manger is set to launch its first motorway service shop
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ArticleWholesaler at centre of salad E.coli scare
A wholesale distributor is at the centre of an investigation into a recent E. coli outbreak with all of its products withdrawn
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ArticleKids fed food facts at educational event
5,500 children learned about their food’s journey from farm to fork at a nationwide educational event on Friday
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ArticleTesco launches zesty new melon variety
Tesco is giving its melons a ‘tangy twist’ with a new Spanish variety of the fruit set to hit the UK this month
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ArticleFruit and veg voucher scheme wins £50,000
The Rose Voucher fruit and veg scheme will expand to one city outside of London after winning Lottery funding
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ArticleBakkavor to offload Vaco
Belgian fresh prepared food business will be picked up by Culinor Food Group
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ArticleE.coli outbreak linked to mixed leaves and rocket
Public Health England is investigating 109 cases of E.coli that the body said may be linked to mixed leaves and rocket
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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