All United Kingdom articles – Page 776
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ArticleFirst English apples hit Tesco
The first English apples of the year, Discovery, were picked in Kent last week and have gone on sale at Tesco.
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ArticleQ2 sales down at Asda
UK's second-largest supermarket group sees underlying sales decline by 0.4 per cent for three months to 30 June
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ArticleMarket share changes for UK retailers
Sainsbury's and Morrisons have increased market share while Tesco and Asda have seen a second-quarter drop
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ArticleSigns of recovery for Dutch exports
Productschap Tuinbouw suggests increasing demand in key export markets is helping the Dutch fresh produce trade
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ArticleBooths handed Retail Award nomination
Family-run grocery group to compete with UK giants Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons for the title of Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year
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ArticleKantar launches UK retail iPhone app
New application for Apple's iPhone set to provide up-to-date figures relating to market share of UK grocery retailers
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ArticleNew CEO at SACL
Steve McGrath has been named as the next CEO of Soil Association Certification Ltd (SACL)
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ArticleConvenience to go green
Mauro Stipa told delegates at this year's Fresh Convenience Congress that eco-friendly packaging solutions could be the way forward for the sector
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Dole banana farm recognised by M&S
UK retailer hands Plan A farming award to Dole's Bananito operation in Costa Rica in recognition of sustainability efforts
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ArticleUK shoppers hungry for innovation
Research suggests that post-recession consumers are searching for new products, particularly if they represent healthier alternatives
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ArticleWater fears for parched UK vegetables
Home-grown vegetables are thirsty following a sunshine-filled summer and very little rainfall in some of the major producing areas of the UK, leaving fields in need of some extra irrigation and growers fearful of what it could mean for their margins. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleUK campaigners call for pesticide ban
A new study has increased the pressure on the UK government to ban the sale of pesticides linked to bee population decline
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ArticleUK suburb goes local
In an effort to increase sustainability, one UK suburb has converted a milk float to sell local and seasonal fruit and vegetables
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ArticleNew airfreight sales head at Damco UK
Lee Cartwright joins the logistics group from Allport as UK head of airfreight sales
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ArticleAdjudicator plans get lukewarm reception
Considering how widespread calls for a supermarket ombudsman have been over the past 10 years, government announcement this week of plans for a grocery adjudicator have been met with a lukewarm reaction.
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ArticleAsda to offload Netto stores
Following Asda's acquisition of discount retailer's UK operations, Office of Fair Trading rules that it must offload 30 outlets
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ArticleCovent Garden remains resilient
Despite a dip in turnover, London's New Covent Garden Market has hailed its 2009/10 results as "resilient"
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ArticleThe conversation just got started
Companies in the fresh produce business need to make more of new forms of mass communication if they are to keep one step ahead of their competitors
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ArticleUK growers review asparagus season
Packers and growers have gathered to discuss the 2010 UK asparagus campaign and the impact of an ongoing marketing drive
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ArticleOrganics could halt UK bird decline
The UK's Soil Association has highlighted the role of organics in assisting bird numbers, following Defra's alarming report