All United Kingdom articles – Page 538
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ArticlePetition calls for neonics ban enforcement
A petition aiming for 100,000 signatures is calling for a greater blanket ban of neonics, while a bee species returns to Lincolnshire
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ArticleChiquita launches first-ever UK consumer campaign
Branded taxis across London and breakfast events at wholesale markets will aim to boost Chiquita sales and awareness
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ArticleEx-Bartlett boss named as Tyrrells international MD
Former MD of Albert Bartlett Paul Parkins has joined crisp giant in newly-created role of international managing director
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ArticleKent Potato Company faces closure
Produce Investments announces that loss of retail business means Kent packing business is in jeopardy
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ArticleAirfreight services must improve
Airfreight services for perishable goods must improve to stop losing customers to seafreight, says expert
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ArticleTitan of Covent Garden Market passes away
Terry Roberts, who worked at both the old and new incarnations of the site, was a well-known figure
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ArticleJaffa and Tesco project hits notable milestone
The Jaffa Juniors tour, which launched in April 2015 in tandem with the Tesco Eat Happy scheme, has worked with 5,000 children
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ArticleDried fruit is back in fashion
It’s snack time for two produce firms who are breathing new life into lapsed dried fruit and date brand Eat Me
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ArticlePrices spook pumpkin growers
Suppliers of the seasonal favourite say next year could see prices rise by as much as five per cent following increased labour costs
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ArticleSmart and smarter
Growers are increasingly taking to the air to ensure they have the most accurate information for crop forecasting and analysis
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ArticleInterview: Jane King reigns over R&D
New AHDB chief executive Jane King tells Nina Pullman what the restructure means for growers and why Red Tractor could be the key to increasing fresh produce exports
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ArticleNew era for Avalon Produce
The directors of new top-fruit marketer Avalon Produce tell FPJ how the merger came about and how it will benefit growers
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ArticleFuture growth planned for Cameo
Branded and club variety apples have been working in a tough market, but strong marketing and favourable growing conditions are keeping spirits up
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ArticleTop fruit in tip-top shape
Despite some scares with hailstorms reportedly damaging whole farms, apples and pears are on the cusp of a highly successful season
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ArticleNationwide ups profit on reduced turnover
Vegetable giant points to deflation as being the cause of smaller revenue, as it works to overcome its achilles heel, fruit
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ArticleScotHerbs to close after losing major contract
Langmeads-owned herb grower set to close with 62 proposed job losses after losing a contract worth half its turnover
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ArticleLabour provider moves to counter ‘dubious recruiters’
HOPS Labour Solutions will now be audited by Sedex to counter rise in unethical labour practices after abolition of SAWS
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ArticleScottish growers will lose ‘any profit margin’
Frustration as growers north of the border set to pay all workers the higher National Living Wage, rather than just those over 25
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ArticleScots would 'sooner shun alcohol' than give up potatoes
Nearly half of those surveyed in AHDB and Bord Bia scheme would abstain from alcohol rather than have a meal without potatoes
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ArticleVitacress enlists blog star for new marketing scheme
The ‘Make Everyday Herbilicious’ campaign by the business' herbs division will be fronted by lifestyle blogger Carly Rowena