All United Kingdom articles – Page 549
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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
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ArticleWales joins growing list of countries to ban GM
There are now 17 EU nation states and countries that have opted out of growing GM crops under new European laws
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ArticleMorrisons ditches discounter price promise
Retailer will no longer price match against Aldi and Lidl as it backpedals on new loyalty scheme Match & More a year after launch
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ArticleTesco posts further fall in profits
Underlying profits for the first half of its financial year were £354 million, 55 per cent down on the same period last year
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ArticleNCGM will remain ‘home of UK fresh produce’
Chair of CGMA fires up stakeholder reception with vision for New Covent Garden Market to become ‘one of London’s icons’
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ArticleTesco 'to make life easier for suppliers', as Lewis says sorry
The UK's leading supermarket is to introduce a new standard approach in an attempt to help small and medium-sized businesses