All United Kingdom articles – Page 650
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ArticleFlower power amid ‘record’ storms
Cornish daffodil firm claims despite area seeing five ‘once in a lifetime’ storms in seven weeks, their harvest is going ahead
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ArticleFirm fined £60k after worker injured
A Midlands cold storage company has been fined after worker trapped under falling cold store and several suffer from hand-arm vibration
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ArticleCOO Toal to leave The Co-op Food
Sean Toal has decided to exit the business to take up a new role at Wilkinson as chief operating officer
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ArticleGM spuds are blight 'resistant'
Three-year trial has shown that these potatoes can thrive despite being exposed to late onset blight
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VideoFPJ TV: News round-up 14.02.14
Editor Michael Barker discusses the week's top fresh produce stories including flood damage to crops and Valentine's Day marketing
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ArticleUK uni forges Chinese agri-links
China's Agricultural University and University of Nottingham sign strategic partnership deal for fields such as crop science
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ArticleDutoit and Mr Apple sign up to grow Opal
Deal with South African and New Zealand exporters puts new apple variety on course to be supplied year-round
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ArticleProduce innovation hub gets support
Retailers, manufacturers, producers, marketing groups and growers throw support behind government-backed scheme
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ArticlePotato supplier wins Sochi contract
Holland-based frozen potato producer will supply food outlets at the Winter Olympics after ‘rigorous’ selection process
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ArticleBreakthrough in brown rot battle
Researchers identify new strategy using biological control agents derived from isolates from UK cherries and plums
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ArticleFood veteran Read joins Freshtime
Malcolm Read will take responsibility for all technical aspects of production at the Lincolnshire-based firm
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ArticleRain delays Jersey Royal season
Sodden fields on Channel Islands have delayed planting of Jersey Royals and left farmers fearing knock-on effects
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ArticleM&S launches mega strawberry
Retailer introduces ‘king-sized’ soft fruit designed for sharing in pre-Valentine’s Day marketing push
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ArticleRumours of buyout spike shares
Morrisons shares have risen amid speculation of a private buyout in the pipeline despite “flagging” sales figures
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ArticleFlower Sprouts sold in new bouquet
Vegetable company partners with florist to produce one-off Valentine’s offering of Flower Sprout bouquet
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ArticleAsda donates £400k to flood victims
Retailer will top up donations made by shoppers to help flood relief in stricken areas and has deployed staff to deliver aid
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ArticleLabour supplier's licence revoked
Roberto Mac Ltd's breaches included failing to pay workers the National Minimum Wage and providing unsafe accommodation
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ArticleBanaBay and SH Pratt join forces
SH Pratt, which recently made redundant 87 workers, will be BanaBay’s ripening partner for UK-based activities
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ArticlePrices remain stable as wet conditions don’t seep through yet
ProduceView: Several stores make price adjustments downwards, with only one increase
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ArticleChris Redfern: Diminished pessimism boost for risky money
Moneycorp analyst on a good week for currency in New Zealand, Norway, but a bad one for Japan and the US