All United Kingdom articles – Page 471
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ArticleBooker cleared to snap up Budgens and Londis
UK's largest cash and carry chain now reportedly expects the acquisition to be completed by September 14
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ArticleBiggest UK-wide celebration of organics launched
Soil Association has put together a free marketing pack for all Catering Mark holders to help them join in with Organic September
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ArticleFenmarc prepares for future success
Martyn Fisher speaks to Kate Milligan, director of the prepared business unit at Fenmarc, about the impact the discounters, meal kits and busier lifestyles are having on the prepared produce market
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ArticleG’s unveils major push for brands overseas
New business unit Shropshire Brands to be headed up by Mark Haynes and will expand G’s brands in Asia, Europe and Middle East
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ArticleNew retail listings for growing smoothie brand
Savse, recently heralded by the UK government, will now see its products stocked in The Co-op and Sainsbury's
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ArticlePrepared proves pretty popular
Shoppers are buying prepared produce more frequently, as consumers look for more convenience in their lives
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ArticlePotato farmers crowned 'producers of the decade'
Part of awards ceremony for National Trust’s 1,500 tenant farmers and estates across England, Wales and Northern Ireland
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ArticleUK consumers seek summer stonefruit
The lacklustre British weather has failed to take the shine off stonefruit sales in the UK this summer
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ArticleMajor baby food brands 'stop kids eating their greens'
UK researchers found fruit and sweet veg re mostly used rather than bitter produce, hindering development of bitter tastes among youngsters
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ArticleWholesale markets’ future in focus at 29th WUWM congress
The congress is being held in Brazil with the overall theme of ‘the environment and the future of wholesale markets’
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ArticleYoghurt giant 'struggles' to get UK-grown organic fruit
The firm has launched a nationwide 'fruit quest' to find Britain’s organic fruit growers after reaching an 'impasse'
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ArticleNew home for wholesale market 'to get green light'
Officers at Birmingham City Council have reportedly wholeheartedly recommended plans for the city's new fruit and veg market for approval
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ArticleEx-Tesco boss 'to be quizzed' over accounts black hole
Philip Clarke is expected to be interviewed by the Serious Fraud Office over Tesco's £326m accounting black hole
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ArticleAvocado supplier on verge of being £100m business
Greencell has increased its turnover for the year ending 27 December 2014 to £99.5m, up from the revised 2013 figure of £75.7m
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ArticleWholesalers prepare for product price hikes
Chillies, tomatoes and cucumbers costing more than usual due to a variety of weather difficulties
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ArticleS&A Produce enjoys strong financial year
Pre-tax profit rose to £2m in 2014, according to accounts held at Companies House, up from £863,574 in 2013
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ArticleSensing change in crop management
In the second of the winning MDS synoptic papers, Mark Ryder looks at how remote sensing technologies will play a key role in the future of agriculture
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ArticleSmall talk, big problem
FPJ is publishing the two winning synoptic papers from the most recent crop of MDS graduates. In the first, Anna Williams looks at how the fresh produce industry’s impending skills gap can be tackled
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ArticleSainsbury's staff get 'highest pay rise in more than a decade'
137,000 of retail giant's workers will see their pay rise from £7.08 an hour to £7.36 from the end of this month.
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ArticleMonsanto scraps its offer for Syngenta
The US pesticide giant had been seeking to draw its Swiss competitor to the negotiating table after its earlier approach was rejected