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New Defra Ministers Urged To Back Plant-Based Policies
Some 48 industry organisations have joined forces to push for policy changes to increase fruit and vegetable production and consumption...
gillmcshane
Sep 11, 2025


Treasury Targets Business Rates Reform to Boost Small Companies’ Expansion
Plans have been unveiled to overhaul business rates, including measures to eliminate ‘cliff edges’ for small firms, with the progress...
gillmcshane
Sep 11, 2025


New UK-Wide Carbon Tracking Platform to Power Climate-Smart Farming
The mobile research platform designed by Lancaster University scientists will track how carbon moves through UK farmland to support more...
gillmcshane
Sep 11, 2025


A Quarter of UK Farmland Could Disappear by 2050, Threatening Domestic Food Security
A new report warns that 23 per cent of currently farmed land in the UK could be lost over the next 25 years due to competing land-use...
gillmcshane
Sep 10, 2025


Rising Energy Prices Push Up UK Food and Drink Costs
Rising energy bills this winter are set to squeeze UK households twice over. Not only will gas and electricity bills rise again under the...
gillmcshane
Sep 10, 2025


Morrisons to Roll Out AI-Powered Shopping Trolleys from Instacart Under New Trial
Fresh produce will be weighed directly in the trolley as part of an enhanced customer experience that is designed to unlock new retail...
gillmcshane
Sep 10, 2025


Starmer Seizes the Purse Strings with New Budget Board
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has unveiled a sweeping reform of economic governance through the establishment of a new “Budget board,”...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 10, 2025


More Plates, More Produce: Free School Meals a £600m Opportunity for British Agriculture
Expanding free school meals in England could deliver a £600 million annual boost to British farming as well as transform children’s...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 10, 2025


Oddbox Rescues 50,000 Tons of Fresh Produce in Mission to Tackle Food Waste
With as much as 40 percent of food wasted across the globe, the challenge isn’t only about losing precious produce—it is also a climate...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 10, 2025


UK Jobseeker Surge Marks Sharpest Rise In Five Years
The number of people seeking work in the UK has risen at its sharpest rate in half a decade, signalling a significant cooling in the...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 9, 2025


Hospitality Hits the Hard Stop amid Tube Strike Shockwaves
London’s hospitality sector is facing a seismic blow this week as RMT-led strike action on the Tube grinds the capital to a halt....

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 9, 2025


BerryWorld Plus Unveils UK’s First Home-Bred Blueberry
BerryWorld Plus is marking a major milestone in soft fruit innovation with the launch of BerryWorld Orb® – the first-ever blueberry to be...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 9, 2025


UK Economy Gains Momentum – But Jobs and Costs Still Bite For Food Supply Chain
The UK economy moved onto stronger ground in August, with services leading the recovery and growth hopes improving. The latest Purchasing...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 8, 2025


M&S Food Boss Demands Legal Target To Boost Britain’s Self-Sufficiency
Marks & Spencer’s head of food has called on the government to set a legally binding “concrete target” to increase the proportion of food...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 8, 2025


Belgium Showcases Fresh Produce At London Markets To Strengthen UK Trade Ties
Buyers and traders at London’s New Covent Garden Market were recently treated to a vibrant showcase of Belgian fresh produce. Held at the...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 8, 2025


Budding Florists to Bloom At 2025 FPC Fresh Awards
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) and the British Florist Association (BFA) are delighted to announce a floral collaboration that puts...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 8, 2025


Rail Strikes Cost UK Hospitality Sector £4bn in Lost Sales
The UK hospitality sector has lost billions of pounds worth of sales since 2022 due to rail and Tube strikes, with next week's planned...
gillmcshane
Sep 4, 2025


New Morocco-UK-Europe Service to Speed Up Produce Exports
DP World is launching a bespoke shipping link that is expected to reduce transportation times for fruit and vegetable shipments from...
gillmcshane
Sep 4, 2025


Asda Donates Over £1.25m to Transform UK Community Spaces
The Asda Foundation has awarded grants ranging from £10,000 to £20,000 to 79 community projects across the UK, aimed at revitalising...
gillmcshane
Sep 4, 2025


Tesco Trials Innovative Avocado Ripeness Scanner
Designed to reduce food waste, the novel tool has been developed in partnership with Westfalia Fruit to help shoppers choose the perfect...
gillmcshane
Sep 3, 2025
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