All Fresh produce articles – Page 40
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Comment & OpinionBrexit fruit & veg fudge will make it harder for the UK to get healthier
Pick for Britain is clearly not a long-term solution to the UK’s agricultural labour problem
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NewsUncertainty over trade and labour threatens UK fruit & veg supply
Grower bodies have warned the lack of clarity on post-Brexit trading and labour provision could lead to price rises and shortages
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NewsMushrooms enjoy coronavirus-related sales spike, new data shows
The Mushroom Bureau put the increase down to increased in-home occasions and consumer demand for healthy foods
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NewsArgent Foods profits hit by poor weather and operational issues
The London-based food group saw group EBITDA fall by 22%, from £16.3m to £12.7m for the 12 months to 31 December 2019
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NewsMartyn Fletcher made CEO at fruit & veg supplier Fresca Group
Fletcher has previously held boardroom roles at both Morrisons and 2 Sisters Food Group
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NewsNew varieties set to boost UK blackcurrant crop
Weather challenges were thought to have damaged 2020 crops but a harvest of more than 10,000 tonnes is still anticipated
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NewsNew app aimed at tackling modern slavery on farms launched
The Farm Work Welfare App aims to inform both businesses and workers to help combat exploitation
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NewsContact tracing of migrant workers widens as Covid-19 cases at Herefordshire farm rise
A total of 93 workers at grower AS Green & Co have tested positive for coronavirus
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NewsFruit importers seek new trade routes to minimise disruption
A number of new container routes have opened up between Spain and the UK as an alternative to the route through France
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NewsCoronavirus sends UK berry sales soaring
Kantar data shows strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries all recorded double-digit value sales growth last month
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Comment & OpinionOn-farm coronavirus outbreak shows fresh sector must not get complacent
As the UK emerges from lockdown, we may have to prepare for outbreaks to become more regular
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NewsGrowers seek to reassure public after Herefordshire farm coronavirus outbreak
The NFU said the industry was taking the threat of coronavirus ‘incredibly seriously’
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NewsPoor potato harvest hits McCain profits
Profits more than halved at frozen foods specialist McCain last year as “one of the worst potato harvests in 40 years” hit its bottom line.
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NewsMash Direct pulls Facebook advertising amid hate speech row
The social media giant has been accused of not doing enough to combat harmful content on its platform
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Comment & OpinionSweet spuds seal sporting success in scientific survey
Sport is back! And so is stuffing your face with snacks while you watch it
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Comment & OpinionDurian fruit creates panic at the post office
Twelve German workers required medical help last week
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NewsGen Z to drive a long-term boom for frozen food
Over a quarter of 18 to 24-year-olds now bought more equivalents of their fresh purchases, found research by Birds Eye and Iceland
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NewsSoaring cost of production threatening future of UK growing sector: report
Labour costs had risen by 34% across the fresh produce sector between 2016 and 2020 and by up to 15% higher during the coronavirus crisis
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NewsWaitrose relaxes size and shape specs to sell more wonky veg
The retailer said it would sell wonky carrots, parsnips and asparagus to make sure as much of the UK crop was available to customers over the coming months as possible
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VideosOn The Frontline with a fruit grower during the coronavirus crisis
We spoke to James Simpson, MD of fruit grower Adrian Scripps, to find out how the business has dealt with the soaring demand and labour shortage that has been thrown into the fore by the coronavirus crisis.