All articles by Luisa Cheshire – Page 22
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Article'Buy British tomatoes,' growers say
British tomato growers are appealing to UK consumers to buy domestic product as the peak season gets under way
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ArticleNationwide Produce launches asparagus brand
The Evesham-based supplier is selling freshly-picked local asparagus under its new Spear It brand
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ArticleIt’s all rhubarb to British consumers
Brits want to eat more seasonal produce but don’t know how, new Ocado survey suggests
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ArticleLEAF announces new CEO
David Webster joins the sustainable farming group as CEO in September from the UK grocery division of Associated British Foods where he is sustainability director
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ArticleDefra awards £9.13m to agri-robotics
Projects on robotic crop harvesting, a new way of cultivating potatoes and an autonomous cow bedding system are to receive share of funding
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ArticleUK SMEs fear for the future
Two-fifths of small and medium British businesses expect financial difficulties in year ahead, new study finds
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ArticleAB hits FareShare milestone
UK potato giant Albert Bartlett has donated 10m meals worth of surplus potatoes to FareShare
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ArticleRijk Zwaan campaign reaches 762,000 Brits
Dutch seed breeder celebrates success of UK social media campaign that promotes cooking veg on a budget
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ArticleDP World funds STEM schooling
Global port operator DP World has donated £50,000 to boost STEM teaching in South Essex schools
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ArticleSuppliers predict salad sales surge
As supplies stabilise, UK salad distributors are anticipating strong sales during the warmer months ahead
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ArticleAldi commits to LEAF Marque produce
Aldi is aiming for all its British growers to be LEAF certified by the end of 2023
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Article‘Boost Healthy Start Scheme uptake,’ food charities urge
Food charities call for £5m in government funding to improve Healthy Start Scheme uptake
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ArticleCornwall’s Varfell Farms joins LEAF network
Leading daffodil grower-packer becomes latest grower to join LEAF’s network of demonstration farms
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ArticleApple sector struggles with escalating costs
BAPL calls for government support as survey finds grower electricity bills up by 133 per cent
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ArticleBirds Eye launches pea-ple’s Cafe
The one-day-only pea-centric pop-up restaurant in London will showcase the versatility of the brand’s petits pois
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ArticleIndie retailers step into salad breach
Volumes of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers bought at independent retailers rose last month amid concerns about product shortages at major supermarkets
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ArticleFarmers receive govt cash boost to go organic
Payments for organic farming are rising by an average of 25 per cent via the government’s Countryside Stewardship scheme, says Soil Association
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ArticleAldi top of the UK apple crops
Aldi sold more British apples than any other supermarket in February 2023, BAPL finds
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ArticleGrowers predict cauli crisis
Growers forecast imminent cauliflower shortage after winter weather destroys Lincolnshire production