All United Kingdom articles – Page 522
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ArticleBrakes acquired by US firm for £2.2bn
Foodservice giant Sysco has bought Fresh Direct sister company and Bain Capital-owned Brakes Group
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ArticleJames Hutton Institute appoints new CEO
Professor Campbell has been interim chief executive of the food research body since September, after Professor Iain Gordon left
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VideoWatch: Wholesaler Joe Hill talks to FPJ
Director at Western International firm W.T.Hill, Joe Hill, discusses young people in the market and the future of wholesale
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ArticleReynolds hires ops manager after TV vote
700 staff at catering giant vote on appointment of Jill McDonald during BBC show Who's the Boss?
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ArticleFruit wholesaler 'hid cocaine' among bananas
When police raided Daniel Mais' site, they reportedly found more than 100kg of the drug - with a 91 per cent purity - hidden in a single pallet among 30
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ArticleForth Bridge reopens ahead of schedule
Key freight route between Edinburgh and north east Scotland has reopened after closing in December for strengthening work
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ArticleHuge opportunity in population growth
Professor David Hughes tells NFU Conference that suppliers have many reasons for optimism
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ArticleTesco organic fruit sales up 18 per cent
Demand for organic soft fruit at Tesco has jumped by 34 per cent in the last year, closely followed by bananas, citrus and exotics
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ArticleOrganic market grows for third year in a row in UK
Market is now worth £1.95bn, as sales of organic - including strong fruit sales - continue to outperform the non-organic grocery market
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ArticleTruss backs Britain in the EU
Defra secretary of state claims it is in farming's best interests to remain in the European Union
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ArticleTop retailers on fence about Brexit
Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Tesco have not signed a joint letter from Britain’s biggest firms to urge the UK to stay in the EU
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ArticleGrowers 'will be unprofitable in three years'
NFU president Meurig Raymond claims fruit and vegetable producers are facing 'devastation' as a result of NLW rises
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ArticleWhy ugly fruit and veg are making a comeback
Rhi Willmot of Bangor University explains how consumer attitudes to imperfect produce are changing
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ArticleNew British Herbs chairman states his chief goals
Charles Seddon, who replaced Nigel Stangroom as the boss of the body, wants to see better promotion of herbs
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ArticleNew online platform matches produce buyers and sellers
Fruitspot allows real-time trading of fruit and veg by asking buyers and sellers to fill in simple forms for what they need
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ArticleGreen Party appoints first-ever agri spokesperson
Organic farmer Oliver Dowding has said farmers need better stability from market prices and would not benefit from leaving EU
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ArticleUnravelling the supply chain tangle
Muddy Boots highlights how its software improves transparency for fresh produce suppliers and retailers
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ArticleOpen Farm Sunday offers free training
Growers thinking of hosting an Open Farm Sunday can sign up for free workshops or information events to help prepare
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ArticleSpitalfields unveils new superintendent
Ben Milligan, 34, is a chartered environmental health practitioner (EHO) who has worked in both the public and private sectors
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ArticleAldi and NFU Scotland promote Scottish produce
Retailer has partnered with farming union to host in-store promotional days and in-store tastings of Scottish produce