All United Kingdom articles – Page 556
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ArticleUK consumers seek summer stonefruit
The lacklustre British weather has failed to take the shine off stonefruit sales in the UK this summer
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ArticleMajor baby food brands 'stop kids eating their greens'
UK researchers found fruit and sweet veg re mostly used rather than bitter produce, hindering development of bitter tastes among youngsters
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ArticleWholesale markets’ future in focus at 29th WUWM congress
The congress is being held in Brazil with the overall theme of ‘the environment and the future of wholesale markets’
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ArticleYoghurt giant 'struggles' to get UK-grown organic fruit
The firm has launched a nationwide 'fruit quest' to find Britain’s organic fruit growers after reaching an 'impasse'
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ArticleNew home for wholesale market 'to get green light'
Officers at Birmingham City Council have reportedly wholeheartedly recommended plans for the city's new fruit and veg market for approval
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ArticleEx-Tesco boss 'to be quizzed' over accounts black hole
Philip Clarke is expected to be interviewed by the Serious Fraud Office over Tesco's £326m accounting black hole
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ArticleAvocado supplier on verge of being £100m business
Greencell has increased its turnover for the year ending 27 December 2014 to £99.5m, up from the revised 2013 figure of £75.7m
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ArticleWholesalers prepare for product price hikes
Chillies, tomatoes and cucumbers costing more than usual due to a variety of weather difficulties
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ArticleS&A Produce enjoys strong financial year
Pre-tax profit rose to £2m in 2014, according to accounts held at Companies House, up from £863,574 in 2013
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ArticleSensing change in crop management
In the second of the winning MDS synoptic papers, Mark Ryder looks at how remote sensing technologies will play a key role in the future of agriculture
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ArticleSmall talk, big problem
FPJ is publishing the two winning synoptic papers from the most recent crop of MDS graduates. In the first, Anna Williams looks at how the fresh produce industry’s impending skills gap can be tackled
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ArticleSainsbury's staff get 'highest pay rise in more than a decade'
137,000 of retail giant's workers will see their pay rise from £7.08 an hour to £7.36 from the end of this month.
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ArticleMonsanto scraps its offer for Syngenta
The US pesticide giant had been seeking to draw its Swiss competitor to the negotiating table after its earlier approach was rejected
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ArticleWoman defrauds Innocent in fruit and veg scam
Accountant overpaid fruit and veg suppliers to smoothie giant before asking them to repay the money into her own account
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ArticleSainsbury's enjoys first growth in sales since March
The latest Kantar Worldpanel data on grocery market share shows continued sluggish growth in the British grocery market
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ArticleBrit 'facing long stint in jail' after fruit factory exposé
Andy Hall is being taken to court by Thailand-based Natural Fruit after it filed a string of criminal and civil cases against the 34-year-old
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ArticleAll eyes on China as investors seek quality
Moneycorp's Chris Redfern on the fallout of the Chinese situation on the global FX markets
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ArticleOnline 'easiest way' to buy locally-grown organic produce
In a new survey, 60.2 per cent of respondents cited this as the factor they most liked about a veg box delivery
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ArticleSix in ten UK children 'clueless' about origin of fruit
The findings come from a study conducted among over 1,000 British children, aged six to ten years old
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ArticleQueen congratulates Blue Skies staff at award reception
Andre Veldsman and Mary Cudjoe of Northamptonshire-based fresh-cut fruit giant met Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh