All United Kingdom articles – Page 436
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ArticleGreat British Asparagus Feast hits target
Novel dinner event surpasses £7,000 of crowdfunding in bid to celebrate the best of the seasonal British crop
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ArticleThird of UK veg and fruit now grown by LEAF-certified firms
LEAF has seen a significant surge in the number of businesses and crops associated with its sustainability scheme's ideals
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ArticleThe hidden trend in Europe's apple market
EU apple stocks in March have climbed 75 per cent in the past decade, with the biggest rise coming from a surprising source
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ArticlePolish apples failing to find new markets
New stock figures appear to confirm that a lack of suitable varieties is holding the country back following the Russian ban
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ArticleWhy broccoli leaves may be the next kale
Previously regarded as a waste product, the leaves are now increasingly regarded as a vegetable in their own right
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ArticleThe Co-op Food store sales deliver £250m profit
The Co-op said its c-stores were outperforming the UK grocery market, aided by people making more frequent trips to buy food
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ArticleSainsbury's to end its Brand Match scheme
The promotion, which has been running since 2011, will end in three weeks' time, with money saved reinvested in price cuts
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ArticleNew chairman and vice chair for tomato association
Patrick Harte, who is Corneryways Nursery's general manager, replaces Bernard Sparkes, who returns to his retirement
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ArticleM&S like for like food sales unchanged
But thanks to the opening of 80 new stories during the year, it had seen its grocery market share grow to 4.3 per cent
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ArticlePires takes PA role at Freshtime
Former Calor Gas and BBC Transmissions PA makes switch to support senior team in the salad sector
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ArticleMajor UK grocers enjoy their 'fastest growth rate' of 2016
The Co-operative performed particularly strongly over last 12 weeks, Kantar data finds, and saw its sales increase by 3.9 per cent
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ArticleNisa launches new wholesale fresh produce service
The initiative has already reportedly boosted sales and seen volume increases on fresh produce of 17 per cent
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ArticleBroccoli 'a third cheaper' than this time last year
mySupermarket tracker of 35 popular products registered the lowest recorded price since launching in December 2014
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ArticleThe Man From Del Monte returns
Popular advertising character - famous for saying 'yes' - brought back by exotics specialist for wholesale market visit
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ArticleLemon demand 'outstrips supply'
For years a largely overlooked staple of the fruit category, lemons are suddenly experiencing a sales surge as consumers look to add new flavours
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ArticleFresh Fools: The produce industry's best April hoaxes
Here's a round-up of our favourite fresh produce-related April Fools' Day pranks from the past 24 hours…
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ArticleSalad supply tight at Dutch switchover
High prices and demand as salads supply transitions from Spain to Holland are likely to last longer than usual this year due to the warm winter
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ArticleNew anaerobic digestion site for south east
ReFood’s new anaerobic digestion site in Dagenham will handle 160,000 tonnes of food waste a year
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ArticleStrong hort sales at Waitrose over Easter
Horticulture sales in Waitrose stores up 10.3 per cent compared with Easter week last year
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AnalysisPrice war: what next?
Martyn Fisher examines the continuing impact of the supermarket price war on fresh produce, and asks suppliers what changes they’d like to see