All Fresh produce articles – Page 75
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Florette shores up UK salad supply with Angflor joint venture
Florette is set to ramp up its supply of British-grown salad through a joint venture…
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Thanet Earth's war on waste takes shape
Thanet Earth is exploring a new scheme to reduce food waste and stop edible produce being sent for composting…
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Top fruit crop beautiful but trade is urged to 'buy ugly too'
Apple growers are urging retailers and consumers to continue supporting ‘ugly’ fruit and veg…
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Waitrose trumpets British apple selection with Alan Titchmarsh ad
Waitrose is lauding its British sourcing credentials in its latest ‘The Story of…’ TV ad to promote the 50 British apple varieties it stocks.
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Blueberry and blaeberry boost as projects look to grow sales
UK-grown blueberries are set for a £1.5m R&D boost as two new research projects are under way…
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Organic gets a list of approved ad claims to smooth way with ASA
Advertisements for organic food are less likely to fall foul of the Advertising Standards Authority from now on…
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Category Report
Can hot fruit drinks stir up a new subcategory?
The founder of posh tea brand Clipper Teas is hoping to create a brand new sub-category with the launch of FruitBroo, a seven-strong range of caffeine-free hot drinks.
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Strawberry shelf life extended by 2.4 days
It’s Fresh! can extend the post-harvest shelf-life of strawberries by 2.4 days on average, new research has indicated…
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Produce World looks to shake up the sprout with flavour trials
The humble sprout is being given a makeover with new flavour strengths…
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Gary the Grape app promotes fruit from South Africa
A new app has been launched to promote the health benefits and ethical credentials of South African grapes…
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Analysis and Features
Potato prices drop at last as hot July weather boosts crop
The wholesale price of potatoes in the UK has fallen 38% since June, after favourable weather in July boosted supply…
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Analysis and Features
Has Strawberrygate hulled the lengthy promos of old?
As Daphne Smallman, 76, discovered while shopping at Tesco in June 2011, some pleasures aren’t as simple as they first app…
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Aspall predicts vintage apple crop - in quality if not quantity
Cider producer Aspall has said it is expecting a ‘vintage’ apple crop in terms of quality – though only average in size.
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Waitrose launches sweetcorn in husks for BBQs
Waitrose is offering a net of six sweetcorn cobs still in their husks to encourage consumers to cook them on the barbecue…
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Jaffa campaign to 'bring back half-time orange'
Jaffa is targeting children’s football clubs nationwide with a new campaign to ‘save the half-time orange’…
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'Super broccoli' Beneforté gets own website
The Institute of Food Research is to launch a website giving information on ‘super broccoli’ Beneforté…
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Sainsbury's CEO opens AC Goatham apple packing centre
AC Goatham & Son has opened a new £9m packing and distribution centre near Rochester…
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Tesco strawberry fine: bad luck or well deserved?
Tesco can consider itself “unlucky” to have been caught out running a misleading promotion on strawberries in 2011…
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Category Report
The roast dinner resurrected
After years of decline, is the most British gastronomic tradition coming back to life?…
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Roast dinner: Kantar Worldpanel
Last year, the nation ate 2.1 billion roast meat dinners, a slight rise after years of steady decline.