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Heathrow Airport Expansion Edges Closer As Industry Welcomes Progress
The long-awaited green light for London Heathrow’s third runway has taken another step closer to take off after the government selected the winning bid in what has been described by the logistics sector as a positive step towards long-term growth. Image: Heathrow Airport The Transport Secretary this week confirmed that Heathrow Airport Limited’s (HAL’s) proposal will be used as the scheme to progress the expansion of Heathrow, which is designed to support trade, tourism and j
Fresh Awards 2025 Winner Delifresh Acquired by Ireland’s Musgrave Group
Foodservice supplier Delifresh has been acquired by Irish retail, wholesale, and foodservice giant Musgrave in a move that further strengthens the Irish company’s position in the premium foodservice sector in Great Britain, and signals future growth opportunities for the UK firm. Image: Delifresh The move reportedly follows Musgrave’s previous acquisitions of Ritter Courivaud, Town & Country Fine Foods and Italicatessen UK, who are all suppliers of premium ingredients to che
Company Shop Middleton Marks 10 Momentous Years of Preventing Food Waste
Company Shop Middleton, part of the UK’s leading redistributor of surplus food and household products Company Shop Group, is celebrating a decade of environmental and social impact by cutting food waste while serving the local community. Image: Company Shop Group Since 2015, the Manchester-based store alone has prevented 30,000 tonnes of surplus from becoming waste, delivered the equivalent of 69.3 million meals, saved members over £63 million, and avoided an estimated 78,0
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Budget 2025: Key Takeaways For Growers, Retailers, and Hospitality
Changes to business rates, minimum pay, inheritance tax, and apprenticeship funding herald winners and losers across the industry with the impact set to trickle down to consumers in the coming months as inflationary pressure increases on the UK’s food system. FreshTalk Daily takes a look at the key changes and mixed industry reactions to Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Autumn Budget on Wednesday 26 November. Wages The National Living Wage will increase by 4.1% to £12.71 an hour f
Four Major Retailers Pledge Price Cuts To Support Cash-Strapped Shoppers
Aldi, Co-op, Lidl, and Morrisons have announced cost-saving initiatives, including price cuts on everyday items like fresh produce, to help struggling households this winter as new research from New Covent Garden Market reveals British consumers are eating more vegetables at Christmas. Aldi and Lidl are slashing prices of traditional festive vegetables to 8p to help shoppers budget for their Christmas food shopping. Co-op, meanwhile, is injecting £1bn across a range of meas
DP World Makes History As First Reefers Loaded On Fast, New Morocco-UK Service
DP World’s new Atlas Service is officially on the water after the first reefer containers were loaded onto the M/V BF Carp on Tuesday (25 November), marking the historic launch of this transformative shipping route that will deliver Moroccan fresh produce to buyers and retailers in the UK and Europe via a quicker, greener, and more reliable service. Image: DP World Departing from the Port of Agadir, the inaugural northbound voyage is now bound for London Gateway and Antwerp G
Autumn Budget 2025: Best And Worst Case Scenarios For Britain’s Growers
As Rachel Reeves stands up in the Commons today to deliver her Autumn Budget, Britain’s fruit and vegetable growers will be watching with a mix of anxiety and very cautious hope. This is the second Budget from the new Labour government , set against weak growth, a sizeable fiscal gap and heavy pressure to raise revenue without touching manifesto promises on income tax, VAT or National Insurance. For horticulture, the stakes are unusually high. The long-running EU-legacy Fruit
MPs 'Sound the Alarm' as 'Last chance' for Action
A cross-party group of MPs has sounded the alarm ahead of the upcoming Autumn Budget — calling it the “last chance” for government action if the UK wants to continue supporting domestic fruit and vegetable producers. Their warning comes as the UK Fruit and Veg Aid Scheme (UK-FVAS) and associated producer-organisation funding remain scheduled to end on 31 December 2025 , with no confirmed replacement yet in sight. In a letter addressed to the environment department, the group
Editor's View: The Rise of the Data-Driven Young Farmer — And What It Means for the UK
There’s a subtle but sure revolution happening across the British countryside, and you won’t spot it in a headline or an annual review — you’ll see it in the cab of a tractor. There’s a younger farmer at the helm, phone in hand, flipping between yield maps, WhatsApp groups and weather radars while the tractor glides along neatly on auto-steer. It’s subtle, almost unassuming, but it’s exactly the kind of shift that changes everything. Because these younger digital-minded farme
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