All United Kingdom articles – Page 832
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ArticleSainsbury's claims UK strawberry record
Sainsbury’s is claiming to have broken the record for the first arrivals of UK strawberries this season.
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ArticlePAN UK publishes new book for consumers
The Pesticides Action Network UK (PAN UK) has released a new publication to celebrate the European Week Without Pesticides, which runs from March 20-30, 2008.
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ArticleUK spears make season debut at NCGM
New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) has welcomed its first arrivals of UK asparagus this year.
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ArticleUK shopping basket gets fresher
UK shoppers are buying fruit smoothies and fresh vegetables, at the expense of CD singles.
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ArticleFirst SA avos hit UK shores
Westfalia Marketing has received the first consignment of South African avocados for the UK market.
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ArticleUK leads Fairtrade sales pack
Per head spend on Fairtrade products in the UK outstrips that of the rest of Europe, the US, Australia and New Zealand and Japan.
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ArticleAmélie branded apples hit UK markets
A new Italian apple brand primarily for the wholesale trade has hit UK markets.
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ArticleMack Platinum grapes arrive on UK markets
Mack introduced its own-branded grapes to the wholesale trade this week.
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ArticleSainsbury's stocks UK asparagus early
Sainsbury’s will welcome its first delivery of this season’s British asparagus next week and is already promising to break the record again next year by stocking the vegetable in time for Valentine’s Day.
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UK must avoid discount quagmire
The appointment this year of some sort of government ombudsman to act as a fair play mechanism to serve supermarket suppliers
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English dominate as supermarkets fight for share
The last quarter in the top-fruit market has once again been dominated by English fruit, as the minds of UK buyers and their category managers remain set on the home-grown crop as never before. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleFrench issue UK apple warning
The decision of UK multiples to carry on offering poor quality UK Gala and Braeburn into March this season rather than better eating French fruit will lead to a decline in quality across Europe, Sylvain Brard export manager at Blue Whale has warned.
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ArticleCalifornia makes cherry inroads in UK
Production of cherries in California has doubled in the last five years, and the UK market is seeing the benefit, Mike Rucier of the Californian Cherry Advisory Board told FPJ.
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ArticleFresca starts work on 91ha greenhouse plan
Leading UK fresh produce supplier Fresca Group has officially begun work on a new 91ha advanced greenhouse complex on the Isle of Thanet in Kent, southern England
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AAA hits UK scene
AAA Growers of Kenya has seen a double-digit growth in the past 12 months in the volume of its prepared vegetable lines going to the UK.
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ArticleUK market weathers Chilean Hass dip
Unseasonable frost and snow in Chile failed to impact on the Chilean Hass avocado business in the UK during the 2007-08 season, according to the Chilean Hass Avocado Association.
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UK retail visit gets thumbs up
In this month’s round-up of the Produce Marketing Association’s activities, members of the US trade body and its board of directors hit British shores in a bid to find out what makes UK retailers and consumers tick.
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Costa Rica's UK sendings climb
Costa Rica’s banana exports to the UK have grown by seven per cent year on year.
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ArticleCameron woos UK producers
Conservative Party leader David Cameron told the NFU's centenary conference that food security would be a priority for the Tories should they get into power. He also laid into the current government, labeling it “incompetent, arrogant and over-bearing”.
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ArticleGreek kiwis bow out of UK market
Greek kiwifruit exporters are seeing a downturn in their volumes to the UK this season, and are finding the market increasingly tough to supply.