All United Kingdom articles – Page 738
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FPC welcomes faster customs inspections
UK trade association says new streamlined process for fresh produce imports to the country could save companies €1.1m
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"Great year" for Asda in 2009
CEO Andy Bond looks back on a successful year, and reports on increased market share and improved sales
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Caretrace could reach UK growers
The Caretrace system which links growers and consumers, pioneered by Blue Skies, could be extended to producers in the UK if domestic interest can be cultivated.
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Manor Fresh gets the Gist
UK vegetable supplier to use Gist's transport operation as a key logistics provider
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HZPC eyes UK potato market
HZPC UK is aiming to build on the firm’s nomination for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award for its Pommonde potato concept by attempting to launch it into the UK.
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Bid made for organic marketing
The Soil Association has announced that a bid has been made to the EU for generic marketing funds for organics
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Potato Council backs British seed
The Potato Council took a stand at Fruit Logistica for the first time this year to promote UK seed potatoes on the continent.
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Colombians eyeing UK
Colombian grower and exporter Natturale is looking to export exotic fruit mangosteen to the UK.
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Sainsbury's leads the way in Fairtrade
UK group claims that it has become the world's largest Fairtrade retailer as yearly sales climb 10 per cent compared with 2009
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Ombudsman plan slammed by Leahy
Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy has hit out at plans to introduce a supermarket ombudsman in the UK
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Cameo looks to up UK presence
The club apple Cameo is looking to extend the English season considerably and increase production due to a good level of UK demand.
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Fresca to open new topfruit venture
British fresh produce group Fresca has announced the opening of a new topfruit division of its Mack Multiples business
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NFU backs UK local campaign
British agricultural body the National Farmers’ Union gives backing to Compass Group’s local sourcing campaign
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CPA backs new pesticide consultation
Association welcomes 12-week consultation as an opportunity to build on UK's high standards across the rest of the European Union
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End of banana war raises concern
In response to the phasing out of the European tariff on Latin American bananas, one UK journalist has called on shoppers to buy Fairtrade
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Fresca appoints new MD for Thanet Earth
British fresh produce group appoints Ian Craig as managing director for joint venture greenhouse project Thanet Earth
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Birds Eye deals UK pea blow
Frozen food specialist Birds Eye has cancelled the contracts of almost half its UK pea growers in a “disappointing blow” to the industry.
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New mushroom site for UK
The Netherlands-based Mushroom Promotion Foundation (MPF) is expanding into the UK with the launch last week of an English-language website.
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BA slips to nine-month loss
Cargo volumes pick up at the end of 2009 following a nine-month fall in cargo revenue of 25.1 per cent
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UK prospers as South Africa enters tough game
A tough market continued to struggle at the heart of the European season as the UK becomes a less attractive market due to currency issues. But an increase in volume and a promising pear market could yet see fortunes turn. Alex Lawson reports