All United Kingdom articles – Page 549
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ArticleDrug addict jailed after stealing from potato firm
Kirk Scott, of Kidderminster, stole nearly £2,000 in a tin containing wages from MC Potatoes
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ArticleSwancote offers potato education
Children at a school near to its Market Drayton HQ were given the chance to learn about potatoes with the help of Swancote
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ArticleWaitrose starts 'pick your own offers' grocery scheme
'Groundbreaking' move allows customers who are members of myWaitrose to choose products they’d like to save 20 per cent on
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ArticleFamiliar face set to retire
Richard Warburton, of Ripple Aquaplast, on course to retire after a career in agriculture that began in the 1970s
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ArticleFood waste an ‘asset’, Coupe claims
Sainsbury's boss Mike Coupe, one of several high-profile speakers, in call to arms on issue of food waste at Fareshare conference
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ArticleAHDB formally announces rebrand
Under Peter Kendall’s newly-unified AHDB, the Potato Council now operates as AHDB Potatoes alongside other sub-sectors
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ArticleOlympic gymnast helps promote potatoes
Beth Tweddle visited school to talk about health benefits of potatoes as part of AHDB Potatoes' One Voice campaign
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ArticleBudgens unveils 'free fruit for kids' scheme
The ‘Free Fruit Challenge’ offers schoolchildren one free piece of fruit every day from participating Budgens stores during the campaign
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ArticleCo-op invests £125m in price cuts
UK’s fifth-largest retailer Co-operative Food has cut fresh fruit and vegetable prices amid increasing competition
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ArticleMigrants cause freight delays in Calais
Some hauliers are being affected by delays at the port of Calais as tensions rise over increasing migrant numbers
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ArticleMicro produce hits the mainstream
Micro produce’s growing public exposure has been boosted by a recent listing in a major multiple retailer. Nina Pullman asks key suppliers whether the category is ready to move into the mainstream
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ArticleSoft-fruit firm invests in solar installation
East-Anglia based Place UK will save an estimated £30,000 on energy bills a year after installing 800 solar panels
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ArticlePresident of Ghana cuts ribbon on new Blue Skies factory
UK-headquartered firm, already one of Ghana's largest employers, creates 300 new jobs with new juice-making site
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ArticleZita Elze opens British Flower Week
Kew flower designer has created three designs with British Larkspur to kick off week of promotion for UK flower industry
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ArticleWoman finds spider in bag of bananas
Clare Mahon claims she will “never eat another banana ever again” after finding spider inside bag
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ArticleJudith Batchelar awarded OBE
Sainsbury’s brand director recognised in 2015 Queen’s birthday honours, alongside former FDF director Melanie Leech
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ArticlePort voices fears over Calais migrants
The Port of Dover has said growth in trade routes with France could be 'jeopodised' by growing migrant numbers
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ArticleComber Earlies arrive 'two weeks later than usual'
Harvest of the famous Northern Irish potato has apparently been delayed due to a late frost in May
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ArticleRobot replaces labour in sweetcorn packing
A new robot that can pick and place 180 sweetcorn cobs a minute could slash labour costs in sweetcorn factories
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ArticleMike Coupe acquitted by Egyptian court
Sainsbury’s chief executive cleared of alleged embezzlement charges relating to failed joint venture with Egyptian distributor