All United Kingdom articles – Page 451
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Major new DC in the south-west for Lidl
Retailer has agreed to buy the site from Sainsbury's, who originally planned to build a centre there before putting its plans on hold in 2013
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TV farming star suggests boycott of supermarkets
Jimmy Doherty laments fact that 'people will go out and buy an iPhone for a couple of hundred quid' but begrudge paying extra for good food
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Hain Celestial acquires Orchard House Foods
US organics giant has bought juice and prepared fruit specialist Orchard House and plans to expand product portfolio in Europe
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Seed company unveils novel ‘egg and chips’ plant
Thompson & Morgan has launched a new hybrid plant that will produce both aubergines and potatoes
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'Excellent' food sales at M&S, but CEO Bolland quits
Marc Bolland will be succeeded by Steve Rowe, executive director of general merchandise
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UK berry pioneer Hugh Lowe passes away
Berry Gardens co-founder and industry champion Hugh Lowe passed away at the end of 2015 following a short illness
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Truss outlines plans for Defra facelift
Environment department to be modernised, while more capital funding will boost flood defences and marketing, Liz Truss has said
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Distressed boyfriend smashes fruit and veg shop window
Man had been on a night out with his partner when she told him she had had an affair and the defendant tried to track down the third party
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SH Pratt logistics firm teams up with MK Dons FC
Kinship Logistics has become an official club partner of the Football League Championship team
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UK 'increasing reliance' on overseas agriculture
New report says UK could be food self-sufficient 'in theory' but is currently outsourcing majority of agriculture abroad
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Amazon to add 'a lot more' food products to UK grocery arm
UK boss of the online retailer said that Amazon plans to grow its Pantry service rapidly in the new year
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Number of under-16s getting 5 A DAY 'more than doubles'
New Health Survey for England also shows a marked drop in youngsters dabbling in cigarettes and alcohol
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UK couple find edible kiwifruit 'growing in their garden'
Jane Manssuer's partner even tried one of the five kiwifruits they claim to have found, and said that it tasted 'quite nice'
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Grocery prices 'hit new low' in December
The products that dropped the most from November to December were onions, down 7 per cent, and mushrooms, down 18 per cent
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Thanet Earth helps jobseekers gain skills for work
First participants graduate from new Sector Based Work Academy, in partnership with Hadlow College
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New chair and board members for Soil Association
Nick Buckland has replaced Linda Campbell as non executive chair, with Sonny Masero and Beth Thoren joining the board
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Northcroft joins Rijk Zwaan UK
Former Barfoots and Berry Gardens manager takes new role within the Rijk Zwaan commercial department
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New Year's Honours for food industry figures
Several well-known faces from the UK food and farming sectors have been honoured by the Queen
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Sprouting seeds and carrot tops among 2016 food trends
‘Stem-to-root’ cooking will be a top trend for this year according to a top retailer chef, alongside seeds and veg smoothies
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Agrovista buys leading independent seed breeder
Acquisition of John Ebbage Seeds will expand technical capabability and bring access to new markets for Agrovista UK