All United Kingdom articles – Page 551
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ArticleCarrier bag charge in England on the horizon
Based on statistics from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where a bag charge already exists, usage is expected to fall by nearly 70 per cent
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ArticleWaitrose to sell weather-blemished UK pears
The pears, which have marks on the skin from hail and other adverse weather conditions, will be on sale in stores from October
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ArticleMorrisons joins Lidl in raising wages
Shop floor staff at Morrisons will now be paid £8.20 an hour, above the new national living wage of £7.20
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ArticleMashed potato to power new factory
Food processing giant 2 Sisters will use potato waste from mashed potato and pie manufacturing to power new bio-refinery
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ArticleMDS Award for Excellence in HR, Training or Recruitment
This award acknowledges great work in this critical area of HR, training and recruitment
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ArticleLVGA Unsung Hero Award
Whether in the packhouse, the field or the office, this award gives those unsung heroes their well-deserved turn in the spotlight
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ArticleNew MD for banana giant SH Pratt
David Bateman, formerly the business' operations director, steps up to the new role, while Robert Wells becomes CEO
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ArticleProduce World hires two agri-food trainees
Will Shields and Tom Collison will work at vegetable supplier while studying for Food Manufacture degree
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ArticleProduce traders left reeling as hospital 'orders closure'
Twelve people could reportedly lose their jobs as a result of hospital bosses in Stoke alleged bid to close the fruit and veg stalls
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ArticleBranston bunch get on their bikes for charity
Nearly £4,000 has been raised by workers at the potato giant, a figure which Branston has pledged to match
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ArticleAldi to start online sales for first time
Discounter will enter e-commerce market with wine and non-food products as it announces record sales for 2014
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ArticleSH Pratt founder Bob Wells passes away aged 93
Founder of UK banana giant, whose son Robert now leads the business, was a well-known and well-liked person within the fruit trade
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ArticleCompagnie Fruitiere UK back in profit
The banana giant’s accounts show that it bounced back from a £55,000 loss in 2013 to a £3 million pre-tax profit in 2014
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ArticleSending the right message
Large companies are switching on to the need for good internal communication to keep staff in the loop
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ArticleMelon market in flux
Direct sourcing, market share and varietal development means the melon category is seeing its fair share of fluctuation, according to one key supplier
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ArticleSustainable growth for Rocha pears
Aristides Sécio, president of the National Association of Rocha Pear Producers (ANP), tells Andre Azevedo why the industry is taking a slow-but-steady approach to export growth
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ArticleGrower gets council go-ahead after polytunnel protests
TW Busby & Son, which supplies BerryWorld, had seen its bid dogged by claims that it would harm the environment
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ArticleHeat hits French apple crop
One French apple marketer has cast doubt on the reliability of the Prognosfruit European apple crop forecast, claiming the summer heatwave may limit yields
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ArticleLJ Betts aims for own-brand growth
Own-brand baby leaf success, a growing imports business and a new £2.5m packing facility are at the heart of LJ Betts’ future plans
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ArticleMixed bag for UK salad season
Commodity lines in lettuce and salad veg continue to feel the squeeze from the retail price war, while growers have faced troublesome aphid issues