All United Kingdom articles – Page 596
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ArticleSimply Fresh wins Costcutter support
Symbol group takes 20 per cent stake in fresh-heavy retail brand, Simply Fresh, designed for independent c-stores
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ArticleWild Country Organics and Ocado win organics awards
Organics salad producer and online retailer take prizes for fresh category and best retailer in annual Soil Association awards
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ArticleCo-op's UK apples in 'more stores than other retailers' bid
'We want to show support to Brit growers while giving customers a great range to choose from,' declares retailer's fruit buyer
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ArticleAgristo takes Aunt Bessie’s potato production overseas
Belgian supplier wins contract with potato brand while 200 jobs at risk if current Norfolk production site closure goes ahead
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ArticleHealthy food 'three times as expensive' as unhealthy food
Researchers found that in 2012, the average price for 1,000 calories of healthy food was £7.49. This compared to £5.65 in 2002.
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ArticleStockbridge invests to expand team
Selby-based technology centre has invested in new recruits to satisfy increased demand for its scientific services
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ArticleShoppers can boost growers suffering in 'severe' spud market
It's UK Potato Week, but current market conditions are a "great concern" to many of the Potato Council's levy-payers
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ArticleApple pickers 'forced to scavenge for food in bins'
GLA slams 'derisory' sentence of £500 fine for Romanian gangmaster who left pickers living in inhuman conditions
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ArticleSalad yields boosted by vertical system
A vertical growing system that optimises space in glasshouses has shown it could more than double yields in salads and berries
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ArticleChegworth scoops two awards
Family-run firm's farm-pressed juices recognised with Slow Food gong, as well as its two London-based stores
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ArticleIGD Convention 2014 in numbers
Among leading retail figures' presentations at the annual event were myriad stats and the results of recent consumer surveys
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ArticleRetailers must 'prioritise' low prices over promotions
IGD chief executive's rallying cry comes on the back of a continued strengthening of the discounters' power
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ArticleGiant vegetable show judged by Chelsea star
Medwyn Williams, gold medal winner at Chelsea Flower Show, was the guest judge at Aberglasney Garden’s giant veg competition this weekend
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AnalysisAnalysis: Tesco trauma
Tesco’s revelation that there is a £250m question mark over its finances has set the scene for a bare-all debate on supplier relations at the UK’s largest supermarket
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AnalysisOpinion: Why expats could help grow exports
Chair of the National Fruit Show, Sarah Calcutt, points out where UK producers could be more proactive in growing their businesses
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ArticleProduce World directors don lycra for charity cycle
Vegetable supplier staff cycle 130 miles and aim to raise £4,000 for children’s home and hospice charities
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ArticleFresh face for English grapes
Julien Lecourt is the new tree physiologist and grapes specialist at East Malling Research. He tells Nina Pullman about his Normandy background and the prospects for English-grown table grapes
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ArticleNew zeal for New Zealand
Moneycorp analyst Chris Redfern on a sharp turn in fortunes for 'the kiwi', and a slump for the pound after a period of resurgence
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ArticleTesco redesigns top fruit packaging
Retailer unveils ‘fundamental’ change to produce packaging with shift towards flow-wrapping and new on-pack design
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ArticleM&S joins forces with Pink Lady prize
Grocery retailer has signed up for the apple brand's 2015 photography prize as a sponsor of the Food Portraiture category