All United Kingdom articles – Page 784
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ArticleHalls expands into France
Avocado and exotics specialist to launch French office, which will commence trading on 1 February this year
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Morrisons records strong seasonal results
British grocery retailer Morrisons recorded positive sales results for Christmas, but remains cautious for the year ahead
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ArticleOnline sales forecast to double
Sales of groceries online have been rising steadily in the UK these past few years, and are now expected to soar
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ArticleBritish Roasties make comeback at Sainsbury's
Sainsbury’s and Greenvale AP have teamed up to create the Roasties range from traditional British potato varieties that were popular when home cooking peaked.
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ArticleMaersk makes AE7 stop at Felixstowe
Container shipping line Maersk has made its first stop at the UK port of Felixstowe as part of its revised AE7 rotation
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ArticleEnglish apples get secondary push
A secondary launch for the English apple season aims to increase publicity over availability of fruit to the end of the campaign
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ArticleGreenery to market John Baarda produce
Leading glasshouse grower agrees 'in principle' to market vegetables through UK arm of Dutch marketing organisation
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ArticleYear of promise for Tenderstem broccoli
After beating UK sales targets despite difficult conditions in 2009, volumes are predicted to grow by 15 per cent this year
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ArticleEnglish apples see relaunch boost
The English apple season is being relaunched as the industry looks to capitalise on increased availability of designer apples and a lengthier season.
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ArticleRSA growers watch citrus markets
With the South African citrus export season just weeks away, the industry is keeping an eye on developments across Europe
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ArticleNew potatoes battle to reach UK consumers’ plates
The imported new potato season usually offers UK consumers that extra special something to push away those post-Christmas doldrums, but this year tells a different tale. With UK stored maincrop in abundance, exporters are finding it tough to tempt the market back to new product. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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ArticleUK to appoint supermarket ombudsman
British government announces plan to appoint ombudsman to enforce new code of practice for large grocery retailers
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ArticleFPC urges packed lunch improvement
Fresh Produce Consortium statistics have revealed that only 54 per cent of UK school packed lunches contain fruit
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ArticleTesco reports on strong Christmas period
Retailer increased food and non-food sales both domestically and internationally during the festive period
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ArticleTesco slips back in retail rankings
Deloitte report suggests that German retailer Metro has climbed above Tesco to third place in the list of the world's biggest retailers
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ArticleUK shoppers keen on carbon labelling
Report by Northumbria University finds that the majority of consumers want more information on the carbon footprint of food products
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ArticleFirst Fairtrade melons hit UK
The first-ever Fairtrade melons reached UK supermarkets at the end of December, supplied by COODAP in Brazil
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ArticleQ3 brings strong trading at Sainsbury's
Retailer reports on positive third quarter as Christmas trading boosts sales and record customer numbers pass through checkouts
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ArticleBig freeze hits UK production
Freezing temperatures and a third week of snow in parts of the UK have brought disruption to the production of winter vegetables.
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ArticleM&S in third-quarter sales growth
The UK retailer saw food sales return to positive like-for-like growth for the three months including the Christmas period