All United Kingdom articles – Page 703
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ArticleJohn Hackett gets three years for fraud
The former managing director of Flamingo Flowers, John Hackett, has been sentenced to three years in prison
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Study places on offer at Cranfield
Cranfield is set to receive a share of a £12m BBSRC investment for advanced training for the development of the agri-food industry.
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ArticleUK sales record for Spanish persimmon
Sales of the fruit have hit new highs in the UK, with approximately 5m units sold during the Spanish season
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ArticlePotato growers want quality label
Head of Asaja Murcia in Spain calls for introduction of a regional trademark in face of "unfair" competition from Egypt
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ArticleRubens targets UK breakfast market
Trademarked apple variety Rubens is aiming for the back-to-school market with a campaign to get children eating UK-grown supplies of the premium apple for breakfast.
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ArticleUK urged to follow US lead on school meals
Leading figures from the UK food industry have called on the government to follow the US after it announced the biggest shake up of federal school food guidelines in 15 years.
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ArticleM&S quality man moves to Morrisons
Hugh Mowat, member of PMA global development committee in the US, set to head up fresh produce technical team
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ArticleTesco to make traffic light label change
Retailer is to launch a 'hybrid' labelling method combining traffic light coding with Guideline Daily Amounts
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ArticleRubens Consortium appoints leaders
Club apple group elects Stefan Moje of Elbe-Obst and Andy Sadler of Norman Collett president and vice-president respectively
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ArticleChelan Fresh set for record cherry year
UK import partner Total Cherry hosts US exporter and praises company's recent investments in quality and volume
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ArticleSurvey shows Brits still wrongly storing produce
There is still a great deal of misunderstand about which produce should and should not be stored in the fridge, according to Beko’s first National Fridge Audit.
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ArticleMurcia wants potato label for UK
Growers’ leaders in the Spanish region of Murcia are clamouring for a quality label for their potatoes to set them apart on the UK market.
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ArticleTesco launches sweeter broccoli
UK's largest grocer unveils packs of new, longer-stemmed 'supersweet' variety as part of its Tesco Finest range
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ArticleAsda continues to outperform rivals
Walmart-owned retailer criticises main rivals for using promotions, vouchers and "gimmicks" to build market share
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ArticleMcDonald's drops Innocent for Fruitizz
Fast food giant to include fizzy fruit drink in Happy Meals at UK restaurants, as five-year smoothie trial comes to end
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ArticleMovers & Shakers | September 2012
Full round-up of all the latest major appointments and departures within the European fresh produce industry over the past month
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Article5,000 sign petition after Olympic disaster
Leyton Market traders are furious after insisting they were misled into spending £25,000 on stalls for an “Olympic” food market, FPJ reports
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ArticleSeafreight service aids Israeli mangoes
A new seafreight service via France is benefiting exports to the UK by reducing the need for airfreight
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ArticleSpeakers sign up to BLSA conference
Delegates will hear from Rijk Zwaan and CEBAS-CSIC Spain on some of the leafy salad industry's most pressing topics
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ArticleSweet Sensation partners set to meet
Producers of licensed pear variety set to gather for first time to discuss future promotional and commercial strategies