All Fresh produce articles – Page 41
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NewsMash Direct rolls out ready-to-eat salad pot trio
The range consists of Home Style Potato Salad, Coronation Coleslaw and Home Style Coleslaw in 200g pots
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NewsBritish apple and pear harvests could shrink this year
Difficult conditions caused by volatile weather, the coronavirus crisis and continued issues around labour have all impacted growers
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NewsPink Lady unveils first-ever UK TV ad with focus on apple’s ‘crisp crunch’
The campaign will launch on Friday 12 June on Channel 4 during the centre break of Gogglebox
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Comment & OpinionWaitrose’s Pick for Britain ad is great, but will it fill enough roles to stop food rotting?
As Waitrose recruits pickers, the government’s Immigration Bill is undoing its good work
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NewsFruit prices soaring as pandemic puts more pressure on supplies
Increased retail demand, strained logistics and labour concerns have all pushed up prices
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NewsUK could face influx of imported potatoes
Excess strock from the EU could flood the UK market later this year, warned FDF CEO Ian Wright
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NewsWaitrose links with ITV for ‘Pick For Britain’ fruit & veg recruitment adverts
Move comes amid warnings hundreds of thousands of tonnes of fruit & vegetables could rot in the ground due to labour shortage
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NewsDefra set to secure exemption for food workers from UK quarantine measures
The FDF joined other sectors in warning a quarantine on often foreign maintenance staff could bring factories grinding to a halt
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NewsBlue Skies warns of rise in imported fruit prices as airlines stop passenger services
Importers are grappling with the coronavirus’ impact on global supply chains
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NewsSupermarkets must tackle Spanish worker exploitation during lockdown, say campaigners
Thousands of workers are trapped in cardboard and plastic shelters without access to food or running water
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NewsG’s Fresh adds two new flavours to Love Beets range
This week, the salad brand has launched Chip Shop Curry and White Wine & Balsamic flavours
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NewsTesco links with Branston to sell cheaper potatoes usually sent to foodservice
The retailer will offer a new ‘Perfectly Imperfect’ SKU containing foodservice potatoes to shoppers
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NewsGrowers face death threats after flying in seasonal migrant workers
Firms have been trying to make up for a potential shortfall in the number of fruit & veg pickers
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NewsCoronavirus measures could hike price of salad, warns Florette
The brand is facing increased transportation costs from the Continent due to the coronavirus crisis
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NewsFlorette unveils resealable salad bag and ‘money back’ freshness guarantee
The brand said the new format would help limit the number of shopping trips during the coronavirus pandemic
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NewsGreengrocer Reynolds reports 95% drop in business
The pandemic has seen its foodservice and out-of-home customers shut down their operations
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NewsCoronavirus: produce sector warns of May labour ‘crunch point’
The news comes despite 8,000 applications from British workers in recent days
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NewsCoronavirus and adverse weather threaten apple juice supplies
Unwilling to buy from China, importers could turn to Poland, where there are concerns about mild temperatures
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NewsCoronavirus: Fresh produce labour providers report surge in UK job applicants
UK growers need 70,000-80,000 seasonal workers every year, with most of these jobs taken up by migrant labour
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NewsPotato supplier Branston rolls purple variety into Tesco
It’s part of the company’s new Seasonal Spuds initiative, which will introduce shoppers to new types of potato