All United Kingdom articles – Page 833
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ArticleSerbia targets UK market forces
Serbian growers were in Berlin in full force this year, exhibiting for the third time, having enjoyed a triple-digit increase in fresh fruit exports in 2006
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ArticleFinger limes pull in UK buyers
Buyers were battling it out for Australian finger limes in Berlin last week.
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UK cues in at Asda
Asda kicked off its UK salad season this week with its first arrivals of Yorkshire cucumbers into local stores.
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ArticleAbbey View Produce eyes early English cues
The team at Abbey View Produce started picking the first cucumbers of the English season this week.
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ArticleFruit and veg most wasted food in UK
Fresh fruit and vegetables top the list of most wasted food categories in the UK, outranking bread and bakery products, fresh meat, fish and dairy.
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British onions chair peels away the layers
Although British onions are expected to be in short supply this year following last summer’s poor weather, Jonathan Tole, the new chairman of the British Onion Producers’ Association, is largely upbeat about the industry’s prospects. He talks to Laura Gould.
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ArticleThe UK potato sector has rallied after a season plagued by tricky production conditions and high levels of waste in store
The UK potato sector has rallied after a season plagued by tricky production conditions and high levels of waste in store, but while growers have enjoyed higher prices and the major multiples have overtraded on the category, suppliers are feeling the squeeze. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleFirst Cape pears hit UK
The first Cape South African pears arrived in the UK last week to join a buoyant market for imported pears.
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ArticleSupply shortage hampering UK organic market
Despite impressive sales, growth in the British organic food market has been hampered by supply problems, as British producers struggle to satisfy the public's growing appetite for home-grown organics.
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NZ apricots to boost UK presence
New Zealand apricot production volumes are down compared to last season, but shipments to the UK are set to increase this year.
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ArticleUK growers needed for Vegexchange.com
Vegexchange.com is calling out for UK growers to join its local fruit and vegetable exchange system.
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UK growers weather storms
Heavy rainfall and high winds were causing concern to growers on Wednesday.
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ArticleMcDonald's commits to British growers
Steve Easterbrook, chief executive of McDonald’s UK, told last week’s Oxford Farming Conference that 70 per cent of the food sold in its £460 million chain of UK restaurants is sourced from a network of 17,500 British and Irish growers.
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ArticleDel Monte re-evaluates UK position
Del Monte is re-evaluating its position in the UK after “walking away” from Asda’s banana business.
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ArticleClimate heats up for UK growers
After battling through the second warmest year on record in 2007, UK growers warn that increased returns will be required to balance the risk of growing many crops in this country.
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UK escapes Kenyan supply disruption to date
Flower supplies from Kenya are being disrputed by continued rioting in parts of the East African country.
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Article2007 - second warmest UK year ever
It certainly wouldn’t have felt like it to growers whose crops succumbed to frosts, snow and rain storms, but 2007 was officially the second warmest year in the UK on record.
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ArticleUK snatches fast food crown from US
The UK has outstripped the US in its fondness for fast food, according to a new poll, with almost half of us saying we love junk food too much to give it up.
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UK claims victory in Europe
Proposals for a ”Soils Directive”, that would have added significantly to the regulatory burden on farming for no perceptible environmental gain, have been thrown out by the EU Council of Ministers, following a sustained campaign by the NFU.
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Warmen waves goodbye to UK import scene
Dov Warmen is relinquishing his role as md of Israeli importer MTEX UK, which he has held since 2000, to go back to Israel and take on a new challenge for the company. Laura Gould caught up with him to find out about his plans for the future.