All United Kingdom articles – Page 216
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Vertical farming research centre opens
The Innovation Hub for Controlled Environment Agriculture in Scotland hopes to find solutions for sustainable production
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Environment Bill promises binding targets
New office will be created to hold government to account over environmental targets
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FareShare ties the Waste Knot with Ferryfast
The UK’s biggest food waste redistributor has begun taking surplus produce from Midlands-based supplier Ferryfast thanks to Defra funding to help make food rescue commercially viable
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Pumpkin sales soar in run up to Halloween
Sales rise 29 per cent at a time when year-on-year supermarket figures step out of the shadow of summer 2018
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Back and forth for bananas
In the UK banana business, the balance of power as far as who handles imported bulk shipments in conventional reefer vessels remains delicately balanced between just two south-coast ports
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Cool Fresh becomes Jupiter Group Europe
New name for Cool Fresh International after its acquisition by Shropshire high flyers, Jupiter Group, in May
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New board members for D&F McCarthy
Daniel and Samuel McCarthy become the sixth generation to take management roles at the Norfolk wholesaler
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GLAA homes in on Lincolnshire
Unannounced compliance inspections last week do not turn up any evidence of worker exploitation
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Greenyard divests UK flower business
Yellow Holdings' acquisition of the business unit comes after it was put up for sale earlier in the year as part of transformation plan
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The Halo effect
The evolution of SH Pratt from Luton banana importer to fresh produce giant has seen many changes in the industry, but it remains a family affair
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Tomatoes 'boost sperm health'
New research from the University of Sheffield offers potentially huge benefit to male fertility
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New raspberries put on show
GPG and James Hutton Ltd showcases new raspberry selections to international guests
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Soil Association launches Brexit hotline
New service dedicated to keeping organic producers up to speed on Brexit developments
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When a banana is not just a banana
Banana supplier Daabon is taking its social responsibilities to the next level with an innovative project to empower Colombian women. Tommy Leighton reports
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How Aldi is backing British fruit and veg
Comment: Aldi UK buying director Richard Smith explains how the supermarket is supporting home-grown production
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Unhealthy food 'should subsidise fruit and veg'
Chief medical officer's anti-obesity proposals include banning both the marketing of unhealthy foods and eating on public transport
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Oxfam reveals abuse in supermarket supply chain
Mango, grape and melon farm workers in Brazil denied water and toilet breaks according to new Oxfam report
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Sainsbury's frozen aisle gets vegetable makeover
Initiative between supermarket and supplier Birds Eye will reinforce the benefits of eating frozen vegetables
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Why there are bigger issues than labour pains
Opinion: Tim Chambers, managing director at soft-fruit grower Chambers, explains why the looming problem of access to capital is arguably even greater than the threat of labour shortages
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It's official: fruit and veg "are sexy"
…and six other things we learned from watching the BBC documentary What Britain Buys and Sells in a Day