All Fresh produce articles – Page 83
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McDonald's checks Olympics lettuce stocks
McDonald’s is keeping a close eye on the imminent lettuce harvest ahead of the Olympic Games.
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Suppliers play up quality of 2012 peach crop
Retail buyers and shoppers can look forward to especially sweet peaches this year…
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Sainsbury’s celebrates five years of Fairtrade bananas
Sainsbury’s is today marking the fifth anniversary of its switch to Fairtrade on all its fresh bananas.
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Meiosis gauges UK interest in two new varieties of raspberry
Two new raspberry varieties that could rival Driscoll’s Maravilla are to be unveiled at Fruit Focus next week.
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Pink Lady deal pays off for Morrisons
Morrisons has hailed the success of a half-price Pink Lady apple promotion, which led to more than nine million…
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Asda rolls out range of fresh branded herbs
Asda is planning to roll out a four-strong range of branded micro herbs following a trial in 28 stores.
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Why Brits may need to learn to love ugly fruit
Shoppers should brace themselves for more “ugly fruit” on supermarket shelves this year, thanks to the bad weather.
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Lidl makes Facebook poll regular
Lidl is to make its Facebook promotion poll a regular event following a positive reaction from its customers.
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Talking taters: Potato Council develops shopper friendly logos
The Potato Council has developed a new way for retailers to ‘signpost’ the retail fresh potato category…
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Analysis and Features
As inflation dips, will rising grain prices spoil the party?
Fears about high grain prices pushing up the cost of food were back on the agenda this week after unusually dry weather in the US.
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'Cropageddon' claim overstated but rain hitting UK produce
British produce has taken a severe beating following the recent torrential rains…
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Selfridges spurns the Elsanta strawberry
Selfridges has decided to stop selling the high-yielding Elsanta variety of strawberries.
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‘Melon that tastes of lime’ debuts in Budgens
Budgens has claimed a UK retail first with the introduction of ‘lime melons’ into stores.
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Müller Rice gets first yellow fruit variant
Müller has introduced the first yellow fruit variant to its Müller Rice portfolio in a bid to capitalise…
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New broccoli 'slows down cancer growth'
A new type of broccoli that its growers claim could help slow the spread of cancer is being rolled out to the multiples…
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Thai Basil makes fresh debut in Waitrose
Waitrose has become the first supermarket to stock fresh Thai basil in stores nationwide.
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Asda incentivises staff to get creative with its fresh produce displays
Asda is hoping to boost sales of fresh produce and create in-store theatre during the summer by offering hundreds…
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Scrutiny for post-2013 seasonal worker gap when SAWS ends
The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) is being drafted in to advise fruit on veg growers on how to secure seasonal…
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NFU urges retailers to show off UK sourcing
Retailers are not doing enough to promote the work they’re doing to support British agriculture…
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Fruit growers call for supermarket curbs
Tropical fruit growers have delivered a petition to the European Commission, calling on it to curb the buying power of supermarkets.