All Fresh produce articles – Page 58
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News
Unhelpful weather shrinks Christmas easy-peelers
The traditional clementine in our Christmas stocking is likely to be smaller than usual this year
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Aldi and Tesco compete in Christmas veg price war
Tesco has brought back Festive Five promotion, but Aldi is undercutting offer with 19p deal
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Bristol grocer fined for selling rotten fruit & veg
Fruit & Veg Planet director Hazrat Mohammad Ahmadzai and store manager Janatgul Easakhil were both charged
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Analysis and Features
Fyffes sale to Sumitomo: what you need to know now
A £635m deal between Ireland’s Fyffes and Japan’s Sumimoto Corporation was announced on 9 December
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Irish mushroom producers set to move production to the UK
Mushroom producers must “reinvent themselves”, said Walsh Mushrooms MD Padraic O’Leary
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Sainsbury's launches courgette and squash lasagne slices
Retailer adds to growing carb alternative lineup
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Tesco and Waitrose follow rivals with banana price rise
Increasing import costs cited by Tesco as price of iconic SKU rises from 68p to 72p
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Dole Foods brings frozen fruit to the UK
The range started rolling into Sainsbury’s and Morrisons stores this week
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French startup to develop container fruit & veg farms
Agricool is aiming to produce strawberries in 75 containers across France next year
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Bananas are latest staple to be hit by Brexit price rises
The increase is the first by any major retailer on the iconic SKU since July 2014 and follows a milk price increase by Asda last month
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Crosse & Blackwell canned veg hit by delistings
The seven SKUs have struggled to make headway in a declining canned veg category dominated by own label
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Comment and Opinion
Ugly fruit and veg is beautiful
Primping and preening our dinners to make them camera-ready for Instagram is now a national pastime, but only with the right-looking type of veg
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Brits must eat more UK-grown fruit & veg, says campaign
A new report calls on the government to link post-Brexit agricultural subsidies to supporting the public good
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Waitrose adds apples and pears to 'wonky' fruit & veg range
Waitrose has added weather-blemished apples and pears to its A Little Less than Perfect range of wonky fruit & veg
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Avocado craze set to be hit by rising prices
Consumers splashed out an extra £49m on avocados in the past year
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Tesco to launch poached apples and pears to cut waste
The move follows the launch of wonky pears under its Perfectly Imperfect range last week
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Former Grocer fresh produce editor David Shapley dies aged 77
David Shapley was credited with transforming The Grocer’s coverage of the fresh produce sector
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Mexican fruit workers urge Driscoll's berries boycott
Consumers have been asked to boycott Driscoll’s strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and blackberries
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Fowler Welch partners with FareShare to reduce food waste
Fowler Welch has signed an agreement to supply redistribution charity FareShare