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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 302 min read
Waitrose and Land App Join Forces to Sow a Nature-Friendly Farming Revolution
Waitrose is teaming up with digital mapping tool, Land App, to revolutionise sustainable farming and support farmers in the adoption of...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 301 min read
Mission Produce Powers Year-Round Avocados and Mangoes for Britain and Europe
Mission Produce Inc. has expanded its diversified sourcing strategy to offer a consistent, year-round supply of ripe avocados and mangoes...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 292 min read
Asda Ends Price-Match with Aldi and Lidl amd Unveils Ambitious 'Rollback' Strategy
Asda is abandoning its price-match initiative with Aldi and Lidl merely a year after its introduction, as the UK’s fourth-largest...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 293 min read
A Broken Food System: Lessons from The Broken Plate 2025
The Food Foundation’s latest report, The Broken Plate 2025, offers a sobering insight into the state of our nation’s diets, revealing...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 292 min read
Spud-tacular! Branston Inspires Schools to Grow Their Own Potatoes
Branston, the potato supplier and sponsor of the primary school-based farm-to-fork initiative, is once again encouraging schools to sign...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 281 min read
Fruit and Vegetable Prices Set to Surge Following Budget Tax Increases
The cost of fruit and vegetables in the UK is set to rise by as much as 12% following new tax measures introduced in Chancellor Rachel...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 283 min read
South African Stone Fruit Sector Ramps Up Focus on Innovation
The South African stone fruit industry is accelerating the adoption of new technologies and innovative growing practices to take...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 281 min read
Veg Power Welcomes Two Key Recruits to Boost UK Veg Consumption Campaigns
Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance on a mission to increase vegetable consumption across the UK, has kicked off the year by...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 282 min read
Farmers' Market Revolution: New Certification Scheme to Guarantee Authenticity
The Farm Retail Association is re-launching its certification scheme to make it clear what counts as a real farmers' market. This move is...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 273 min read
A Tale of Two Protests: Farmers and Migrant Workers Unite Against a Broken System
In a rare convergence of causes, two disparate protests illuminated the cracks in Britain's food and farming system this past weekend....
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 272 min read
Aldi Leads the Pack in British Apple Sales
British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) has published its rankings of supermarket performance in supporting British apple sales during the...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 272 min read
Wasting Away: Brits Bin £520 of Food Each Year, Shocking Stats Revealed
According to new research from Aldi, over half (52%) of British people admit to feeling ashamed about how much food waste they generate,...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 261 min read
Amazon Fresh Struggles to Gain Traction in the UK
Amazon Fresh, the grocery arm of the e-commerce giant, is facing mounting challenges in its efforts to disrupt the UK supermarket sector....
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 242 min read
Millions Told to Stay Home as Storm Éowyn Brings Life-Threatening Winds to the UK
Millions across the UK have been urged to stay indoors today (24 January) as Storm Éowyn sweeps in, bringing ferocious winds and...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 243 min read
Sainsbury’s Shakes Up Operations: 3,000 Jobs Cut Amid Cost-Cutting Drive
Sainsbury's has announced it will cut 3,000 jobs as it shuts down its remaining cafés and closes its patisserie and pizza counters....
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 243 min read
Farm Assurance Shake-Up: UK Review Calls for Reset to Rebuild Farmer Trust and Drive Industry Reform
A comprehensive UK-wide review of farm assurance systems has called for a significant reset to restore farmer confidence and improve the...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 233 min read
Reeves Stays ‘Optimistic’ on UK Economy Despite Soaring Borrowing and Growth Concerns
Chancellor Rachel Reeves says she is "optimistic" on the UK economy despite pressure on government finances after borrowing rose more...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 232 min read
Supermarkets Join Calls to Pause Inheritance Tax Reforms
Leading supermarkets Tesco and Lidl have voiced their support for British farmers by urging Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to reconsider...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 234 min read
Robot Packers and AI Cameras: UK Retail Embraces Automation to Cut Staff Costs
Electronic shelf labels, returns machines, robot bag packers and yet more self-service tills – just some of the many technologies that UK...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 232 min read
Bayer Partners with Ecospray to Launch Garlic-Based Nematode Solution
Bayer have today announced that the company has signed a new exclusive distribution agreement with UK-based Ecospray to market a...
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