All Fresh produce articles – Page 94
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Analysis & FeaturesDisease adds to stormy banana price outlook
Retailers and consumers alike should brace themselves for higher prices this year as supplies face a number of serious threats - including crop disease.
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UK ahead on grapefruit from Florida
Export volumes of Florida grapefruit to the UK are currently 5% up on last year after the crop matured early.Overall, however, volumes were expected to be down from 12,000 to 11,500 tonnes this year because the crop was not as big as last year’s, according to the Florida Department of ...
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Ingredient delivery scheme Hello Fresh launches in the UK
An internet start-up is looking to take fruit and veg boxes to their logical conclusion with the launch of Hello Fresh - a grocery delivery service that provides all the fresh ingredients needed to cook a week’s worth of meals from scratch.
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NewsWaitrose hit by Facebook fury over broccoli link to biotech giant
Waitrose has found itself in the middle of a social media storm for selling a variety of broccoli linked to biotech company Monsanto.
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News‘Custard apple’ is UK first for Asda
Asda is claiming a UK first with the launch of cherimoya – an exotic fruit the supermarket describes as having the flavour of toffee custard and the texture of sherbet.
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Greenvale gets green light for branded potato move
Greenvale AP is making its first push into branded potatoes following a successful trial in Tesco last year.
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NewsSalad days for Natures Way as new plant boosts capacity
Natures Way Foods has officially opened its new £15m prepared fruit and salad plant in a bid to treble capacity.
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NewsIndustry backs appeal for Sussex greenhouse
The UK fruit and veg industry has come out in support of a glasshouse at risk of being thrown off course by planning regulators.
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NewsWatermelons linked with salmonella outbreak
A fatal outbreak of salmonella in the UK has been linked to watermelons by investigating health authorities.
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Princes' Italian deal shores up canning
Princes is poised to bolster its tomato canning business with the acquisition of an Italian tomato processing factory.
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New G's Fresh celery is no-strings attached
G’s Fresh is looking to inject fresh life into the celery category with the launch of a sweeter, less stringy variety this summer.
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NewsAsda to sell half-pound strawberry punnets
Following the successful launch of 1lb punnets of strawberries last year, Asda is launching a half-pound punnet.
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NewsAsda banana trays to slash use of cardboard by 15 million kgs
Asda is set to reduce its cardboard usage by15 million kgs a year following a move to shelf-ready plastic trays for its bananas.
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NewsClimate change could be boon for UK fruit trade
Peaches and apricots grown in the UK, along with grapes, soya and sunflowers – that is the prospect for the century ahead as climate change sends temperatures rising, Defra has said.
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NewsMP to sell food too ‘ugly’ for supermarkets
A Tory MP has announced plans to launch an initiative to buy up food deemed too unattractive by supermarkets and sell it on to consumers.
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NewsFruit and veg sales tumble as health push falls on deaf ears
Fruit and veg consumption has continued to fall in the UK, with Brits buying 0.9% less in 2010 than they did the previous year.
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Jempson's cuts fruit and veg prices
Sussex-based independent retailer Jempson’s has slashed the price of its fruit and veg by 10% to help its customers eat more healthily.
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Analysis & FeaturesBrazil scare could ease EU orange juice prices
Orange juice concentrate has emerged as an early contender for commodities rollercoaster ride of 2012.
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Analysis & FeaturesPotato market recovery sees spud prices tumble
Wholesale prices for potatoes have plummeted by 41% since mid-2011 and are now 30% lower than they were this time last year.
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NewsWilson's potato causeway
Wilson’s Country - a Northern Irish potato supplier to the mults - has taken inspiration from an iconic Irish landmark for its latest piece of NPD: chips in the shape of the basalt columns of the Giant’s Causeway.Produced from potatoes grown close to the County Antrim site, Causeway Chips contain ...