All Fresh produce articles – Page 213
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NEW CENTRE OPENS
A privately owned fruit, flower and vegetable market, the Yorkshire Produce Centre, opened its doors this week. Previously the Booker unit at Cross Green Industrial Estate, Pontefract Lane, the 105,000 sq ft building was redeveloped at a cost of...
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UK Apples: English dessert season set to be disappointing
Shortfalls for Cox and Discovery but brighter news for Gala The forecasts for English dessert apples this year present a mixed picture. With the first Discovery already on supermarket shelves this week, the season is expected to be shorter with...
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Chile: Weather wreaks export havoc
Full programme fails to materialise Chilean global fruit exports are not predicted to improve dramatically by the end of the season following the shortfall revealed in the most recent July figures. A similar pattern is also expected to emerge...
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Soft fruit: Spain boom in organics
Spain has successfully sold at least 6,000 tonnes of organic strawberries to the UK in the past season according to Douglas Kemp, chairman of AFI Sales. The Huelva region has also been the source of limited arrivals of raspberries. English...
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BANANA FRAUD EXPOSED
The scale of the recently discovered EU banana fraud appears to be vast according to Alessandro Buttice representing the anti fraud office (OLAF). A spot check revealed a single cargo of 4,000 tonnes of Ecuador bananas to be an unlicensed import....
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The Grocer guide to wine (an advertising supplement): Seagra
Heard it on the grape vine... Seagram UK Ltd The Ark 201 Talgarth Rd London W6 8BN Tel: 020 8250 1018 Fax: 020 8250 1913 E-mail: jenny_stewart@seagram.com Key contacts Commercial manager, wine Matthew Stubbs MW ...
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Fruit focus 2000
KG exclusivity for Sovereign varieties Major CalIfornian strawberry breeder Driscoll Strawberry Associates has granted exclusivity to English soft fruit co-operative KG (formerly Kentish Garden) to grow late ever bearers Alta Vista and Bueza in the...
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Fruit focus 2000
Speciality, added value image needs to be boosted Organics hit by lower returns There is increasing concern that growers of organic crops will be unable to provide greater volumes to compensate for the lower prices. The position could worsen...
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Starburst turns sour
Mars' latest addition to the Starburst brand is Starburst Sourburst. Containing real fruit juices, the sour fruit flavours include cherry, lemon, apple, lime, strawberry, peach, blackcurrant and grapefruit. Starburst Sourburst is available in...
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CHERRIES: UK crop in short supply
English cherries are in short supply this season, according to growers at the prestigious Cherry and Soft Fruit Show held annually in Kent. The crop is 60% lighter than last year. Cold weather affecting pollination in April and May is to blame,...
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Heinz working with La Doria as it enters the canned tomato m
Exclusive Karen Dempsey Heinz is stretching its reach into canned tomatoes with the launch of a new range due to hit shelves in October. As well as peeled plum (rsp 37p for a single, £1.39 for a four pack) and chopped tomatoes (rsp 39p single,...
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CARROTS: Growers hope market balance will return
Carrots and packers are facing the English carrot season with a greater degree of optimism because overall planting has dropped by an estimated 12-14% compared with last year. Mervyn Negus, md of Norfolk based Watton Produce, believes that while...
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APPLES: Exceptional' Sonya arrives
M&S praises exclusive New Zealand variety Marks and Spencer is selling an exclusive New Zealand apple called Sonya for the first time. The variety was first discovered by the multiple in Otago region on South Island and was bred privately outside...
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TESCO CHOOSES TWO SOUTH AFRICAN GROWERS
For the first time outside the UK, Tesco has awarded two South African fruit growers its Nature's Choice accreditation and expects to add a further eight similar quality suppliers of apples, grapes and pears to its list. They are the Montelth Trust...
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Soft fruit
SA promises wide range UK traders have been receiving requests from South African independent exporters to handle lesser known products such as blueberries and gooseberries. Importer David Formosa said the offer had been made this week alongside...
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Farmers seek new pastures Livestock farmers in the Vale of Evesham suffering from poor returns could become a new breed of soft fruit growers. A combination of potential EU regional development funding and encouragement from Advanced Marketing...
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Raspberries from Scotland
Esk Frozen Foods has teamed up with Scottish Soft Fruit Growers Ltd to to bring out a range of Esk branded Scottish raspberries. From August, they will be available in plastic punnets (454g) carrying the Esk label that includes the Scotland the...
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Prepared salads: English learn French secrets
Florette looking forward to continued 15% growth English growers are learning the secrets of producing a new range of speciality salads such as escarole, frisee and lambs lettuce for Soleco, France's largest specialist producer which has opened its...