All United Kingdom articles – Page 837
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UK consumers support food industry's green credentials
New research from LEK Consulting has revealed that UK consumers believe that the UK leads the way in its efforts to go green.
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ArticlePlant promo boosts UK sales
Early responses from a trial being undertaken to promote locally produced garden plants have shown that around 95 percent of customers would buy a plant grown in this country over one produced abroad.
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UK consumers eat less sit-down meals
More bad news for consumers in the UK - not only are we the most obese, but, according to a new report, we’re less likely than anyone else in Europe to sit down for a proper meal.
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ArticleNew face at Greenery UK
Fruit and veg supplier The Greenery UK has appointed a new technical manager.
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ArticleNew recruit for The Greenery UK
The Greenery UK has appointed a new technical manager to handle its business with Sainsbury’s.
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ArticleDutch chicory sets sights on UK market
UK children’s health charity BDF Newlife has joined forces with the Dutch Produce Association to promote a competition aimed at increasing consumption of chicory in this country.
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ArticleApples with altitude hit UK shores
The first ever container of Snow Apples from Brazil arrived in the Port of Sheerness at the start of this week.
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First UK melons Produced
International Produce has successfully harvested its first locally produced glasshouse production Galia melons, aimed at supplying Asda for Yorkshire Day on August 1.
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Rare sources abound but UK trumps on fruit
the impact of the recent deluge in the UK is now making its presence felt, particularly among brassicas on the supermarket
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UK disquiet over paraquat ban
The Europe-wide ban of the herbicide paraquat has caused considerable concern among a section of UK growers.
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ArticlePromoting the interests of the UK industry
Peter Kendall has been at the helm at the NFU for over a year now, and has had plenty to contend with during that time. The union’s president takes time out of his day to tell Adrian Tatum about his hopes for the union and his view of the UK horticulture sector.
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Dark clouds over UK production
There is really only question you can ask a grower, particularly of veg and potato crops, at the moment: “How badly have
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ArticleTesco promises more for UK top fruit
Members of the 25 strong Mid Kent Growers, neighbouring producers and associates, together with colleagues from Norman Collett, shared information on Tesco's promotional plans for the coming season during its annual farm walk held at A R Neaves & Sons in Kent last Friday.
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ArticleHail batters English crop
Hailstorms and heavy rain swept across much of Kent at the weekend causing extensive damage to the English apple crop.Some individual growers lost entire orchards, while others escaped unscathed.
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'Home Grown' encourages buying British plants
An innovative approach to promoting home grown plants received a great deal of interest at last week’s Woking Nursery Exhbition.
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ArticleUK berries weather storms
Erratic weather in the first two weeks of July following torrential rain in June has continued to take its toll on both supply and demand for UK soft fruit.
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ArticleAgrexco UK unveils flower replacement
Gonnen Eilat has been appointed the new manager of the flower division at Agrexco UK.
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ArticleEnglish growers set to be stretched
English top-fruit growers are unlikely to be able to meet the demand of their multiple customers this season, despite encouraging early crop forecasts.
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Matsafeni Trust qualifies for UK market
Avocado growers from the Matsafeni Trust outside Nelspruit, South Africa, have become the first emerging farmers in the region to qualify to market their fruit in the UK.
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ArticleUK spring onions make splash at Asda
Lincolnshire Field Products (LFP) launched its new, certified organic spring onions into Asda stores for the very first time last week.