All United Kingdom articles – Page 478
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ArticleEustice praise for fruit research
Farming minister visits Fruit Focus and claims weather-resistant new varieties are giving the industry a boost
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ArticleComerford to leave fresh produce
Tesco category director makes surprise move to the dairy department, with Darren Clough set to return
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ArticleTruss demands a simpler CAP
Defra secretary tells EC that CAP should be more farmer-friendly and a better fruit and veg scheme is needed
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ArticleTesco 'appoints Barney Kay as new head of agriculture'
Kay, the former regional director for NFU North East, is believed to have replaced Tom Hind in the role
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ArticleFood waste supermarket and charity team up
Community Shop, the UK’s first network of social supermarkets, and FoodCycle are launching FoodCycle Hubs in every Community Shop
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ArticlePotato firm invests £1.25m in factory
Northern Irish potato supplier with strong export focus has said new facilities will enable it to cater for European market
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ArticleDefra launches Food and Farming Plan
A meeting of 80 industry representatives discussed seven key themes for future policymaking in food and farming sector
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ArticleThanet Earth and Branston help Tesco find future farmers
Retailer launched Future Farmer Foundation to 'help bright, talented, determined youngsters make a confident start in the world of agriculture'
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ArticleCrisp giant snapped up by Lloyds banking arm
Seabrook Crisps, which produces 20 million crisp packets per year, has been bought by its senior management and Lloyds’ buyout branch LDC
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ArticleWay salad presented 'can push price up three times higher'
Study commissioned by Lidl and carried out by Oxford University professor found that looks were everything
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ArticleGreece is still the word on finance front
Moneycorp analyst Chris Redfern on the latest goings-on in the currency markets as the situation in Greece continues to twist and turn
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ArticlePlanning for success
Businesses might be fit for today, but what if there were a sudden change of management? Michael Barker asks recruiters how firms can avoid a crisis
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ArticleSmooth operator targets drinks market
Michael Barker chats to Guka Tavberidze, founder of the Savse brand that is taking the smoothie category by storm
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ArticleSweetcorn market in 'huge growth'
Sweetcorn might be synonymous with one ‘giant’ of a brand, but is it a product that has a chance of growing its stature? Martyn Fisher asks Barfoots’ commercial director, Jon Barfoot
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ArticleSalad category diversifies into exotics
The exotic salad market is burgeoning as consumers choose new flavours with fruit, grain and protein additions, leading to plenty of new opportunities for suppliers
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ArticleWarm weather brings growers pain in the brass
While most Brits had a whale of a time in the early-July heatwave, brassica growers and their crops were left stressed
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ArticleInterview: Caroline Drummond's turning over a new LEAF
LEAF chief executive Caroline Drummond is full of ideas for taking the organisation forward and improving Brits’ nutrition. Michael Barker went to meet her
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ArticleNew berry and asparagus firm launches
Rupert Hargreaves and Jamie Petchell’s new company, Global Plant Genetics, will specialise in soft-fruit and asparagus seed supply and intellectual property management
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ArticleBerries aim for the billions
Retail promotions put berries centre stage as a later Wimbledon ensured strong availability. Elsewhere, growers debate the impact of glasshouse strawberries
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ArticleBank of England boss swings by Branston office
Governor Mark Carney called in at the potato giant to find out more about a successful local business during a trip to Lincolnshire