All United Kingdom articles
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NewsSalad leaves top the UK’s food waste list
Fruit and veg dominate list of UK’s most-binned foods list, with potatoes, bananas and carrots also among the top casualties
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NewsLidl offers £150,000 for school fruit and veg tasting
Discounter to distribute 1,500 £100 vouchers for primary school classroom fresh produce tasting as investment in education programme surpasses £1mn
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NewsBerryWorld expands international breast cancer campaign
Breast cancer awareness campaign Booberries expands to South Africa and Norway, as UK on track to surpass £30,000 from limited-edition blueberry packs
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News750,000 missing out on Healthy Start scheme
Sainsbury’s and Co-op among those urging government to expand eligibility to all pregnant people and children on Universal Credit and increase age bracket to all children under 5
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NewsNCGM raises a toast to National Apple Day
Apple growers, wholesalers and market tenants gathered at New Covent Garden Market in London to celebrate this year’s crop and explore future avenues for growth
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NewsAgVantage to expand with Bauer irrigation equipment
New partnership combines Bauer’s irrigation expertise with AgVantage’s experience supporting potato and vegetable growers across the UK
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NewsEight in ten farmers positive about gene edited crops
Resilience to pests and diseases emerged as top priority for new gene edited traits, with improved profitability as a key motivator for UK farmers and growers
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NewsSainsbury’s reintroduces top-up to Healthy Start Scheme
Eligible customers shopping at Sainsbury’s may be able to recieve up to an extra £18 to spent on fruit, vegetables, beans and pulses in the run up to Christmas
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NewsFPC urges PM to secure fresh produce solution at EU summit
FPC urges Prime Minister to defend UK consumers and retain proven risk-based controls at upcoming UK–EU summit
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NewsFotenix and Leap AI launch automated tomato grading system
New system Qualicrop combines multispectral imaging and robotic sorting to remove defective tomatoes at commercial packhouse speeds
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NewsDiscounters led British apple sales in September
Aldi was the largest buyer of British apples in September 2026, followed by Lidl and Tesco
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NewsHow can AI, robotics and automation transform the fresh produce sector?
FPJ editor Fred Searle sits down with staff writer Julia Bottoms to discuss the latest developments in AI, robotics and automation for the fresh produce sector
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NewsOddbox rescues 14,000 undersized pumpkins
‘Wonky’ veg delivery company rescue thousands of pumpkins and squashes rejected by retailers after heatwaves cause cosmetic defects
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NewsFlorette redesign salad pack for breast cancer charities
Redesigned pink bag and social media campaign encouraging self-checks launched in support of breast cancer charities for second year in a row
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NewsWorldpanel by Numerator expands panel size to 55,000
Panel size grows by 83 per cent, capturing more detailed behavioural insight per shopper
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NewsAldi launches drive to recruit 600 workers at Leicestershire site
Career opportunities opening up for new starters and experienced logistics workers at the discounter’s new Bardon site set to become the UK’s largest supermarket distribution centre
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NewsJazz kicks off season with orchard event
British athlete Jazmin Sawyers and local schoolchildren attend season launch event focused on young people and sport
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NewsOrganic action plan a “starting pistol” for the sector
New 10-year plan announced on the eve of annual Organic Trade Conference met with renewed momentum, though joined-up approach needed for real progress
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NewsPumpkin grower LFP delivers Halloween haul
Lincolnshire Field Products has supplied 1.25 mn pumpkins to Asda as household demand rises despite abnormal growing conditions
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NewsTomato Expert Group issues warning over multiple challenges
Spain is grappling with a near 2 per cent production decline, a surge in energy and transport costs, and growing competition from Morocco