All United Kingdom articles – Page 543
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ArticleProduce World helps in potato growing competition
Event staged in East Anglia involving over 400 schoolchildren will see the school with the heaviest crop of spuds win a prize
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ArticleVeg giant fined after two forklift incidents injure workers
MyFresh, owned by the William Jackson Food Group, fined £46k after two workers suffer major leg injuries
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ArticleWaitrose launches purple sweet potato
Product - which is purple inside too - will be available at stores nationwide until the end of April
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ArticleTax relief boost for farmers unveiled in 2015 Budget
Claims 29,000 farmers will benefit from Chancellor George Osborne's move to average incomes for tax purposes over five years
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ArticleNew £1 coin to feature Welsh leek
Most secure coin 'in the world' has been designed by a 15-year-old boy from the Midlands, and also depicts an English rose
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ArticleSlug in my bag of Morrisons frozen veg, student claims
Big Four retailer apologises after Amanda Janney claims to have found a slug in among broccoli and cauliflower florets
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ArticleSuppliers ‘want more collaboration’ with retailers
Supermarkets and producers should work more closely together, head of trade body has said
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ArticleSweet potatoes and melons oust sat navs and yoghurt drinks
Latest ONS shopping basket used to assess inflation in the UK economy includes maiden appearances for exotic produce
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ArticleJersey buoys potato market
Favourable conditions on Jersey have pushed planting ahead of last year, with early-season demand expected to be strong
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ArticleFlower sales see Spring spike
International Women’s Day gave the flower industry a welcome boost ahead of the more traditional peak of Mother’s Day
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ArticleSpecial report: Life after SAWS
In the first season following the abolition of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Scheme (SAWS), Michael Barker asks agencies to evaluate the availability of labour for the coming months and years
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ArticleParty priorities ahead of general election
With less than two months to go until the general election, FPJ rounds up what the party hopefuls have planned for agriculture
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ArticleSara Cox backs berries
Radio DJ is the new face of an industry campaign to enhance berries' position in the snack market
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ArticleSolid year for UK soft fruit
Strawberries still account for the vast majority of soft-fruit sales, and it’s been a special fortnight for the red berry, while blueberries are riding the crest of wave
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ArticleFresh produce software supplier unveils new release
Update moves the Linkfresh ERP solution onto the latest R3 release of Microsoft Dynamics AX
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ArticleSainsbury's sales drop for fifth quarter in a row
Total sales fell 0.3 per cent as price cuts and food deflation both affected trading
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ArticleEuro is FX market's big talking point
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on the latest travails of the struggling single European currency
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Analysis
Opinion: Why promotions deserve more attention
Ex-supermarket category manager and supply chain consultant Darren Smith on why suppliers should spend more time on a promotions strategy
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ArticleEndocrine disruptor review 'should be science-led'
MEP Anthea McIntyre urges European Commission to consider risk and exposure of endocrine disruptors in definition review
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ArticleInvestment costs hit profitability at Alan Barlett & Sons
Fourth pre-tax loss in succession for roots business, albeit with the latest loss only amounting to five figures