All United Kingdom articles – Page 797
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Major promotion for English apples
English apples will receive their biggest promotional push for many years this season.
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English plums in full swing
The English plum season is now in full swing, with the Victoria harvest now under way, the Summerfruit Company reports.
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ECR UK launches free Retail Ready Packaging guide
Retail Ready Packaging (RRP) has been identified as a key way to address the industry's £3billion on-shelf availability problem.
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The UK’s going Mad4Mango
A far-reaching promotional campaign, coupled with consistent supplies of good quality fruit, could make mangoes even more popular in the coming months. Doris Lee Butterworth investigates.
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British on front foot
Alexia Robinson, founder/organiser British Food FortnightThere has never been a better time to be in the business of
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Sainsbury's claims a first with UK kiwifruit
UK-grown kiwifruit is set to go on sale for the first time next year, Sainsbury’s has claimed.
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Berry blip hits UK
Strawberry availability from the UK has taken a dip this week as Elsanta has finished promptly and everbearers are running late.
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UK trainers aid African drivers
A UK driver trainer has spent three weeks in Malawi and Zambia in a bid to raise the professional standards of the African transport industry.
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English apricots in Sainsbury's
The first English apricot crop has arrived on Sainsbury’s shelves, thanks to warmer summers and improved growing systems.
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Last of the UK asparagus
The last of the UK harvest of asparagus has been cut as the growers responsible celebrate a second seasonal coup.
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British raspberries are back on track
Raspberry growers have been enjoying healthy sales this year, according to British Summer Fruits chairman Laurence Olins.
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HZPC develops a UK presence
Dutch seed-potato giant HZPC, which previously used MBM as its exclusive UK agent, reached an agreement with the Cambridgeshire company that saw a dedicated and wholly-owned HZPC subsidiary established in Doncaster in April.
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British Potato Counsel
Potatoes are purchased by 97 per cent of households in the UK at least once every two weeks. This represents a fantastic base from which the British Potato Council can begin its work to promote the home-grown potato in all its forms, but it does not necessarily make the job an easy one. Tommy Leighton reports.
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British Potato 2005 - five events in one
British Potato 2005, organised by the British Potato Council (BPC), will be held at the Great Yorkshire Showground in Harrogate from November 30 to December 1 and will attract around 6,000 visitors.
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UK shopfitting associations join international body
Two shopfitting representative bodies have re-joined global forum.
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British asparagus success
Asparagus growers are celebrating what they described as an outstanding season, during which sales doubled.
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New UK farming awards announced
NFU president Tim Bennett today launched the new National Farming Awards during his address at the Royal Show.
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Taiwan aims for the UK market
Producers from Taiwan are looking to break into the UK market following a recent government fact-finding mission.
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Tesco going for 100 per cent British
Tesco buyer Roy Maynard has reiterated the retailer’s long-term aim to source its entire onion requirement from British growers.
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UK diesel is cheap, but by far the most expensive
Ultra high rates of fuel duty in the UK make diesel forecourt prices by far the highest in Europe despite the fact that the basic commodity price for diesel in the UK is amongst the cheapest.