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High Prices Impact UK Sales of Popular Flowers
The appeal of some traditional flower varieties is waning due to consistently high prices driven by rising industry costs and supply...
gillmcshane
Sep 24


Amazon To Close All UK Fresh Stores In Major Grocery Market Shake-Up
Amazon is preparing to shut down its entire UK network of Amazon Fresh stores, just four years after opening its first high-tech grocery...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 24


UK Set For Highest Inflation In G7 As Food Costs Continue To Bite
The UK is on track to record the highest rate of inflation among the G7 advanced economies this year, according to the Organisation for...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 24


Asda Strikes Landmark Cloud And AI Deal With Microsoft
Earlier this week, Asda unveiled a major collaboration with Microsoft , marking one of the largest technology agreements in UK retail....

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 24


Westminster Summit To Set Out Radical 30:50:50 Vision For UK Farming
Westminster is preparing to debate a radical new strategy for the future of British farming, with policymakers, scientists and industry...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 23


Ocado Partnership Turbulence Raises Questions Over Future Of Grocery Technology
The future of automated grocery fulfilment has been thrown into the spotlight as Ocado’s partnership with US supermarket giant Kroger...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 23


Seaweed Science: New Research Harnesses Kelp To Boost Soil And Crop Health
The James Hutton Institute has joined a ground-breaking new research project aiming to boost soil health and crop performance through the...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 23


UK-US Tech Deal Signals AI Superpower Ambitions – But Will Fresh Produce Benefit?
The UK government has hailed the so-called “tech prosperity deal”, announced to coincide with President Donald Trump’s state visit, as a...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 22


Editor's View: Turning Surplus Into Supper – The Apps Rescuing Fresh Produce
Let’s be honest: when it comes to food waste, fresh produce gets the roughest deal. Perfectly edible fruit and veg are thrown away every...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 22


Channel Islands Ferries Create Price Divide for Shoppers
The head of the Channel Islands Coop said food prices could increase more in Jersey than Guernsey because of the islands' new ferry...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 22


EU Strawberry Sector Has “Much to Offer” Despite Shrinking Production
Strawberry production across Europe has fallen by 13 per cent during the last decade with planted area contracting to 74,000 hectares,...
gillmcshane
Sep 18


Herefordshire Soft Fruit Grower Haygrove Slams Polytunnels Decision
The local council is “putting views ahead of food” argues the company after losing a long planning battle to allow polytunnels that would...
gillmcshane
Sep 18


Ambitious FareShare and The Felix Project Merger to Strengthen Impact
The UK’s two largest food redistribution charities are uniting to tackle the scale of food waste and food insecurity at a time of urgent...
gillmcshane
Sep 18


Food Prices Continue to Rise Steeply As Pressure Builds
UK food inflation is forecast to reach 5.7 per cent by December, fuelled by poor harvests and the financial impact of domestic policies...
gillmcshane
Sep 17


Embracing a Smart Future: Autonomous Trucks Gain Traction at European Ports
The Port of Antwerp-Bruges has secured a first for Belgium with its inaugural autonomous truck ride, while the UK’s Port of Felixstowe is...
gillmcshane
Sep 17


Coveris and TIPA Launch Home Compostable Labels for UK Produce
The exclusive agreement presents a scalable, sustainable solution in response to increasing market demand and tightening regulatory...
gillmcshane
Sep 17


Feeding Britain: Why Fruit and Veg Are Our National Achilles’ Heel
The UK is no better prepared to feed its population in times of crisis than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Farmers’...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 17


Farmers Must Be Partners, Not Afterthoughts, Warns Milne
Horsham MP John Milne (Liberal Democrats) has criticised the UK Government for failing to develop a coherent strategy for rural...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 17


Hospitality on Edge: 111,000 Jobs Could Vanish by Next Budget
The hospitality industry is hurtling towards a grim milestone: 111,000 job losses by the next Budget on 26 November, unless urgent action...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 17


Aldi Warns Food Prices Could Rise If Business Costs Increase
Aldi has warned that food prices could rise if Chancellor Rachel Reeves introduces new measures in the November Budget that increase...

Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Sep 16
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