All Vegetables articles – Page 7
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NewsConfusion for seasonal workers due to lack of government guidance
Workers have not heard from the government about next steps following Ethero’s removal from the official seasonal worker operator list
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NewsFarm Shop & Deli Retailer Awards 2025 open for entries
Entering the awards is a chance for businesses to raise their profiles, gain insight and network with peers
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NewsSainsbury’s to reward customers who buy more fruit & veg as annual challenge returns
Customers can win up to 1,000 Nectar points for buying select portions of fruit & veg
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NewsFruit & veg importers may avoid Brexit red tape for additional six months
The government has proposed extending the Temporary Staging Period for fruit & vegetable imports until July
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NewsTesco and Ella’s Kitchen launch drive to boost kids’ veg intake
The initiative will take place at 50 Tesco stores across England and Wales including in Bristol, Leeds, London and Swansea
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Analysis & FeaturesSky Park Farm: the Sussex deer park championing local produce
Owners Pierce and Victoria Noonan have built a flourishing business in West Harting, West Sussex
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NewsLand used to grow fruit & veg must double, say environment and farming groups
In an open letter co-ordinated by the Soil Association, celebrities have joined voices to call on the new prime minister to back and scale up the UK horticulture sector
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NewsFarming sector welcomes recommendations on Seasonal Worker scheme
The review found there was a clear need for a Seasonal Worker scheme in the short to medium term
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Category ReportOrganic trends 2024: Can organic find its hero?
As organic volumes fall, can newly rebranded industry body UK Organic be a successful champion? And what are brands doing?
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NewsOSY Group scores further Innovate UK backing for shelf life extending tech
Food tech firm OSY Group has received a five-figure grant to accelerate growth for its flagship technology to increase the shelf life of fresh produce
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NewsHorticulture sector calls for pause on new rules costing £90m per year
The Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (Sedex) announced that changes would be coming into effect on all audits after 10 September
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Comment & OpinionThe UK spud offer is sorely lacking in variety and taste
The range of potatoes in supermarkets seems to have shrunk in terms of diversity, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Category ReportKids’ lunch trends 2024: Obesity unpacked?
Childhood obesity peaked in lockdown. Today, it remains above pre-pandemic levels. So do our packed lunches need to change?
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NewsUK fruit & veg production declines yet again, Defra data finds
The slump in production comes amid a period of significant weather volatility
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NewsGreenPort Fresh takes over UK Salads business
The joint venture has taken over UK Salads’ packhouse in Roydon in Essex and its surrounding nurseries – facilities it previously rented from UK Salads
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NewsOne death due to e.coli infection, UKHSA confirms
In its latest update, the agency said there had now been 275 total cases in the UK
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Category ReportDoes Buy British stand a chance for supermarket fresh produce?
Can government intervention secure the UK’s fresh produce production? What can be done do to turn around the decline?
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Comment & OpinionMore woe for the fresh produce sector as cleanliness continues to challenge
As the weather warms and Brits get ready to up their intake of fresh salads, more food safety concern has hit the sector
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NewsAmple marketplace launches for farmers to sell surplus food to buyers
The digital platform was officially launched this week in collaboration with charitable trust the Foodify Foundation
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NewsE.coli outbreak: link made to fresh produce as FSA updates guidance
The regulator this week updated guidance to remind consumers to wash fresh produce