All United Kingdom articles – Page 580
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Only 33 per cent of consumers seek out organic label
Survey claims to show a fall of 7% in five years for Soil Association recognition, but 89% of shoppers look for Fairtrade items
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New potato range for Scotty Brand
Highland Baby potatoes are available in 175g packs, and are initially being sold in Waitrose stores across Scotland
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Metro sells Booker stake for £196m
Proceeds from sale of 9 per cent stake in UK's biggest cash-and-carry wholesaler will be used to fund expansion and cut debt
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Thanet Earth names Kingsley as new MD
Des Kingsley, the MD of ready meal manufacturer S&A Foods, set to join grower in October, taking over from Ian Craig
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Shipping lines raise rates
Container shipping lines are planning freight rate increases across numerous trade lanes in September and October
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Details of EU €125m support pot for growers released
The aid - in response to Russia's EU import ban - is currently capped at €125m, €82m of which is allocated for apples and pears
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Eating fruit daily 'dramatically' cuts heart disease risk
Even just a portion and a half can lower the chances of suffering the deadly condition by up to 40 per cent, a new study claims
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Morrisons to invest £19m to improve produce's freshness
The investment will be spread across stores, manufacturing sites and logistics to improve shelf life and reduce food waste
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Birds Eye's 'steamy' new veg range
New heavily-financed product launch to capitalise on boom in popularity of steam cooking
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O'Keefe fronts new pepper cookbook
Great British Pepper Cookbook to inform readers about growing, preparing and cooking using the versatile salad veg
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Barfoots graces primetime BBC show
Exotics specialist featured on The One Show during a report by food critic Jay Rayner into sustainable agriculture
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Schoolchildren turn noses up at cabbage and broccoli
Traditional British vegetables still not favoured by children as part of their school dinners, but strawberries retain their appeal
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Government confirms mass neonics poisoning
Up to 500 bumblebee queens found dying or dead next to a field in East London in an incident condemned by insect rights group
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Rickets and gout on the rise in the UK due to poor diet
Leading doctors' body calling for changes to national food policy to stop resurgence of diseases thought to have died out
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Work on Dover port regeneration begins
Demolition of old Seacat berth marks the start of the multi-million pound Dover Western Docks Revival project
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EU topfruit support could reach €82m
Commission places upper limit on proportion of €125m emergency funding that can be claimed by apple and pear sector
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Tesco issues new profit warning
Shares tumble at the UK retailer following the company's third profit warning of the year
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Jeremy Hunt tells hospitals to offer more fruit
Part of a move by health secretary to improve overall quality and service of hospital food, but some don't believe it goes far enough
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Pomegranates could slow down spread of Alzheimer's
An ingredient in the fruit helps prevent the inflammation that destroys brain cells, University of Huddersfield researchers found
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Tesco slashes profit forecast
Challenging trading conditions blamed for decision, while new CEO Dave Lewis is now set to start work at Tesco a month earlier