All United Kingdom articles – Page 813

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    MPs find fault with UK organic boom

    2001-01-25T00:00:00Z

    A cross-party parliamentary agriculture select committee warned on January 24 that booming demand is causing problems for the industry.

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    UK food industry needs unity

    2001-01-21T00:00:00Z

    The chairman of one of the largest UK food manufacturers has called for unity and communication at the inaugural City Food Lecture.

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    UK grapefruit uptake cheers Florida

    2000-12-14T00:00:00Z

    While the dollar-euro exchange rate might be depressing sales of Florida grapefruit in continental Europe, the UK's performance is more encouraging.

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    Greenery consolidates UK interests

    2000-11-15T00:00:00Z

    The Greenery International has revamped its supply chain into the UK with the creation of a combined Dutch operation known as The Greenery UK and a UK operation: The Greenery Superior

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    Greenery closes UK office

    2000-11-08T00:00:00Z

    The Greenery International is changing the way it markets Dutch produce in the UK.

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    French Pink Lady ready for UK entrance

    2000-10-20T00:00:00Z

    Harvesting of Pink Lady in France will start this weekend.

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    Citrus board cuts out Jaffa UK

    2000-10-05T00:00:00Z

    Following a series of meetings between Citrus Marketing Board of Israel officials and growers-exporters, the Jaffa UK office has been closed with immediate effect from September 30.

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    French face re-conquest of UK apple market

    2000-09-24T00:00:00Z

    The troubled French apple sector is planning a reconquest of the UK market and considering a land registry of top fruit trees as part of a raft of measures to help deal with over production.

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    English apples enjoy London launch

    2000-09-18T00:00:00Z

    The English apple season was launched with flair and flourish to the trade on Monday evening at one of London's hottest tourist attractions.

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    Capespan and Tnuport in UK marketing alliance

    2000-09-12T00:00:00Z

    Effective from January 1 2001 Capespan and Tnuport are to form a marketing alliance based at Capespan's Sheerness site in order to strengthen their two citrus brands.

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    Pink Lady gets warm UK reception

    2000-08-30T00:00:00Z

    Southern hemisphere supplies of Pink Lady have performed so well on the UK market that there could be a shortage of the apple before northern hemisphere crops become available.

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    Farm land to be used to promote British Farm Standard

    2000-08-17T00:00:00Z

    200 banners carrying the British Farm Standard little red tractor logo are to be erected on roadside farmland across the country, thus making the most of the free and prominent advertising space that such land provides.

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    UK strawberries battle on

    2000-07-12T00:00:00Z

    Growers are having a tough time with the weather affecting picking and the effects of new legislation putting the squeeze on margins.

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    UK raspberries on song

    2000-07-05T00:00:00Z

    A late start to the season has not dampened expectation for the UK raspberry crop.

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    British parents resort to bribery

    2000-06-07T00:00:00Z

    Many UK parents admit to bribing their children with desserts, increased pocket money and other treats to get them to eat vegetables, according to a new survey published today.

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    hairyape.co.uk goes live

    2000-06-01T00:00:00Z

    hairyape.co.uk went live this week. The website aims to link fresh fruit, vegetable and flower companies throughout the fresh produce supply chain.

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    British farm standard sweeps the board

    2000-05-31T00:00:00Z

    The British Farm Standard logo developed in March has made a clean sweep of all eight of the UK's top multiples with each retailers giving its commitment to use the red-white-and-blue tractor logo (pictured) on their shelves.

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    South African SAAGA begins again in UK multiples

    2000-05-25T00:00:00Z

    The South African Avocado Growers Association's starts its concentrated promotional campaign this month. It includes both an intensive public relations programme and in-store promotions with the multiples.

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    Tesco rebuked over organics claims

    2000-05-11T00:00:00Z

    Tesco is playing down the ruling by the Advertising Standards Authority that it made misleading claims about the purity, cost and taste of organic food.

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    Consumers seek out UK new potatoes

    2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

    According to research carried out by the British Potato Council published last week, consumers in the UK love to buy locally grown new potatoes and actively seek them out.