All United Kingdom articles – Page 805
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ArticleShamouti makes UK debut
UK supermarkets are welcoming the first arrivals of Israel’s Jaffa Shamouti oranges this week.
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ArticleRenewed calls for UK supermarket watchdog
Producers and consumer groups in the UK have renewed calls for a new code to protect consumers and small suppliers.
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ArticleUK apple market strong for English supplies
The English dessert apple sector is entering the last few months of its season in good shape, according to Adrian Barlow of promotional body English Apples & Pears.
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Exciting solutions for UK season extension
John Stow and Jane Spencer, Horticulture Research International East Malling
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Belgian senders warn UK
Belgian salad and vegetable exporters have warned that sendings to the UK are declining.
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Sodexho appoints new UK chief executive
Sodexho Alliance has appointed François-Xavier Bellon as chief executive of its troubled UK and Ireland division.
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Multiples united behind English top-fruit offer
All the major multiples have at one time or another proclaimed dedication to English fruit: that's what the customers want from us, they say, so that's what we'll give them. But in the past, anecdotal evidence has suggested that in reality growers have been less than satisfied with customers' commitment, accusing them ñ albeit anonymously ñ of being too keen to switch over to cheaper foreign alternatives when they become available. Dominic Weaver asks the multiple buyers for their perspectives on the UK apple industry.
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ArticleNew seedless grape variety on water to UK
UK consumers will soon have their first taste of an American-bred black seedless grape as the initial commercial shipments of Midnight Beauty® brand grapes arrive in Europe.
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ArticleFirst Jaffa Suntina arrives in the UK
Jaffa Suntina, the first of Israel's easy peel varieties, has arrived in the UK
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G's restructures UK businesses
G's Marketing Ltd, the UK marketing arm of the privately owned Shropshire Group of companies is being restructured.
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ArticleUK cucumbers ready for Christmas
The first crop of UK cucumbers grown for the festive season will hit retailers shelves this Christmas.
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ArticleInsurance premiums crippling UK business
Businesses up and down the country are struggling to contain soaring road freight insurance costs.
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ArticleDelegates vote on future of UK soft-fruit
Fifty-one of the delegates at the HRI/Adas/EMRA Soft Fruit Conference believe that there is no secure future for the soft-fruit industry.
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ArticleOne third of UK top-fruit industry could disappear
At least one third of the UK top-fruit industry could disappear unless it pays greater attention to its management and marketing, says a new report.
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ArticleUK consumers vote for natural packaging
Fresh food packaging with less environmental impact holds great appeal for UK consumers
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ArticleSouth Africa toasts another successful avocado campaign in UK
Producers and exporters shared good news at an end-of-term symposium, in Nelspruit last week,
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ArticlePotato 'foot and mouth' discovered in the UK
British growers have pledged to contain and eradicate an outbreak of the highly contagious disease potato ring rot.
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ArticleSomerfield signals support for English Braeburn
Somerfield is stocking UK-grown Braeburn for the first time this season.
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UK ignores chance to learn
I've just got off the plane back from Orlando, where the Produce Marketing Association has staged a record-breaking conference