Latest News From United Kingdom

Chiquita yellow buses are back to brighten London streets
Chiquita yellow buses are back to brighten London streets

For the ninth consecutive year, Chiquita is participating in the London bus campaign to bring back its iconic yellow banana buses to London this summer.

Agriculture groups support U.K. trade opportunity
Agriculture groups support U.K. trade opportunity

Multiple agriculture organizations are urging Congress to give President Joe Biden the authority to negotiate a comprehensive trade agreement with the United Kingdom.

USDA greenlights Norfolk Plant Sciences' Purple Tomato
USDA greenlights Norfolk Plant Sciences' Purple Tomato

A new genetically modified purple tomato has received a green light from the USDA.

Brexit deal favorable for produce trade between EU and United Kingdom

For United Kingdom and European produce traders, the apple cart has not been upset after all.

U.S., U.K. reach organic equivalency agreement

With the new year, all products certified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture as organic can be marketed as such in the United Kingdom, and certified organic products from the UK can be marketed as organic in the U.S.

Companies plan ‘aggressive’ watercress campaign

United Kingdom-based The Watercress Co. and Newburgh, N.Y.-based leafy greens supplier Solata Foods have plans to elevate watercress in the U.S. with retail and foodservice products.

Brexit supply chain risks weighed

Brexit is coming. What will it mean for the fresh produce supply chain?

Amelia Freidline
In Scotland, everything comes with coleslaw

It turns out that internet top-10 lists of “foods not to miss” don’t give a complete picture of a country’s cuisine.

John Giles
What's next for Brexit?

The United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union almost 3 years ago. Two dates by when we should have left the EU have since passed. The latest of these is now set for the end of October.

Amelia Freidline
A Brexit checklist for U.S. fruit exporters

We are on the virtual eve of the decision for the UK to leave the EU. Even at this relatively late stage, it is not fully clear as to what sort of Brexit we might end up with.

Amelia Freidline
UK retail consolidation benefits the big players

What do the latest developments in the United Kingdom retail landscape mean for the supply chain, particularly in the U.S.?

Amelia Freidline
Brexit's implications for the rest of the world

Brexit has become an all-consuming issue for many in the United Kingdom. Hardly a day goes past without some new angle or discussion in the media and political world about what sort of Brexit we might be heading for.

UK grocers worry how the countries departure from European Union will impact food shipments
Fears of UK Food Crisis Post Brexit

Brexit would lead to an unprecedented food shortage if the U.K. leaves the European Union without a deal, the CEO of the country’s second-biggest grocer said.

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Farm Worker Shortage in EU

Like U.S. producers, British farmers are increasingly worried about a labor shortage.

Amelia Freidline
Brexit’s effect on UK, U.S.

The general industry wisdom in the United Kingdom is that post Brexit, farmers will need to up their game, almost regardless of what sort of deal we end up with the rest of Europe.