Avocado squeeze tests might soon be a thing of the past with the launch of a new, sensor-driven technology designed to detect if the fruit is perfectly ripe.
African banana growers have expressed fears that Brexit could contribute to their business with Europe being wiped out, costing the region tens of thousands of jobs.
UK experts want us to believe that eating the skin of fruit and veg could help improve your mood, make you look forever young (maybe) and even reduce the risks of cancer.
Despite recent steps by the Environment Agency to allow flexibility for farmers in the application of rules on water abstraction, the Potato Processors’ Association (PPA) is concerned about crop quality.
Analysis by Local Government Association (LGA), a body in the United Kingdom, has suggested that only a third of the plastic used by households is able to be recycled.
This year’s British onion harvest is likely to be 25 per cent down both in terms of the quantity of onions and the size of the onions harvested according to British Onions Chairman Tim Elcombe.
The UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published the second of its new quarterly business confidence surveys revealing that more than three-quarters of manufacturers expect input prices to rise in the remainder of 2018.
Plastic bag sales in England’s ‘big seven’ supermarkets have dropped by 86% since the Government introduced its 5p plastic bag charge in 2015, helping to tackle the devastating impact of plastic waste on our environment.
The UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published the second of its new quarterly business confidence surveys revealing that more than three-quarters of manufacturers expect input prices to rise in the remainder of 2018.
Plastic bag sales in England’s ‘big seven’ supermarkets have dropped by 86% since the Government introduced its 5p plastic bag charge in 2015, helping to tackle the devastating impact of plastic waste on our environment.
A new study by Action on Sugar at Queen Mary University of London has investigated and documented the wide variation of sugar and calorie content within the same category of cakes and biscuits sold in the UK.
