All United Kingdom articles – Page 784
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ArticleSustainable Business Awards to hit UK
A new set of awards designed to recognise moves to make businesses more sustainable were launched in London last week.
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ArticleEnglish apple season now underway
The English apple season has officially launched this week, with the arrival of the major UK varieties in retailers over a week earlier than last year.
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ArticleThornless US blackberries to debut in UK
Four new US bred thornless blackberry varieties will be available to English growers next spring
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ArticleEnglish Conference answers call
The prospects for English Conference pears are good this season, but it is more likely a one-year blip rather than a turnaround in fortunes for the long-beleaguered sector.
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ArticleFinger limes reach out to UK
An unusual lime variety that dates back more than 200 years pulled in the crowds at Asia Fruit Logistica, in Bangkok, last week.
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Ukraine carrot prices up
A report has indicated that carrot prices in the Ukraine are 50 to 60 percent higher than at the same time last year.
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ArticleAustralian avo exporters eye up UK
Exporters down under are pushing to open the market for Australian avocados for the 2008-09 season.
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ArticleCalifornian strawberry a hit in the UK
A new US strawberry variety shows every indication of taking the UK everbearer market by storm.
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ArticleSize problems reduce for English apple crop
The English dessert apple crop is unlikely to be beset by size problems this season, as colder weather in the last couple of months slowed down growth.
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UK urged to consider 'Green Cities'
The president of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has called for the concept of the ‘Green City’ to be taken seriously in the UK.
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ArticleThe hunt is on for the UK's tastiest tomato
The British Tomato Growers’ Association (TGA) is on a mission to find the UK’s best-tasting tomato.
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ArticleEarly start for UK apples
The English apple season is running about seven to 10 days ahead of last year with picking of Cox for long-term storage just starting now. The early start is thanks to an unseasonably warm April.
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NYK to close UK and Chile branches
NYK LauritzenCool is to close its branch offices in London and Santiago as of December 31 and centralise headquarters into its Stockholm base.
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ArticleM&S backs British apples
M&S has offered its support to UK growers by promising that it will only be stocking home grown Gala and Braeburn this season.
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ArticleWaitrose backs the English rose
Waitrose has made a commitment to stock ‘forgotten’ varieties of English roses as part of a drive to stock British flowers.
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ArticlePromoting the interests of UK flowers and plants
Andrea Caldecourt took over as chief executive of the Flowers & Plants Association earlier this year. She talks to Emma Haslett about her hopes for the future of the organisation, her route into the industry and the importance of good promotion.
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Backing for UK top fruit
It’s good to hear M&S come out in support of UK top fruit this season, insisting that it will only be stocking English
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ArticleUK apple forecast reassessed
Late wet weather across parts of the enlarged European Union and hail damage in the south east of England of has reduced this year’s European Union Prognosfruit assessment of the UK apple crop to marginally above last year.
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ArticleM&S welcomes its first UK Williams
Marks & Spencer is to stock Kent-grown Williams pears for the first time.
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ArticleNolem melons one week early to UK
Capespan is entering its fifth season in partnership with Brazilian melon shipper Nolem, with the first containerised fruit set to arrive this week, one week earlier than expected.