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Analysis & Features
Loose fruit & veg: which supermarket is the best for shopping plastic-free online?
Which retailer has the best range of loose fruit & veg, and who charges customers more for opting for loose produce over packaged?
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News
Organic sales near £2.5bn as shoppers seek more sustainable food
Total sales across the category rose by 4.5%, according to the Soil Association’s 2019 Organic Market Report
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News
British Apples & Pears Brexit PR stunt sees apple named after Greek god of dawn
The ‘Eos’ riffs on Boris Johnson’s promise of a ‘new dawn’ for the UK as it departs the EU
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News
Migration report recommendations ‘don’t go far enough’, warns food industry
The Migration Advisory Committee published a report on how a post-Brexit immigration system should work
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News
Retailers greet Veganuary with increased number of fruit & veg promotions
Asda, Co-op, Morrisons, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose have all upped their number of fresh produce deals
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Peas Please initiative reports success in increasing consumption of vegetables
The initiative was backed by celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
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Avocado supply issues drive Greenyard Fresh to multimillion loss
Greenyard Fresh UK has sunk to a significant loss off the back of a drop in sales caused by “difficulties” with avocados and stone fruit.
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M&S-backed food surplus app Cogz looks to rescue fruit & root veg
The app connects processors and suppliers with the aim of cutting food waste out of the food supply chain
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Automation boosts profits at Riverford Organic Farmers
Vegetable box delivery service Riverford Organic Farmers has posted a surge in annual profits as investment in automation boosted margins.
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Waitrose to boost loose fruit & veg for Christmas as sales rise
Waitrose said environmentally savvy shoppers were increasingly looking to buy loose produce rather than packaged
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Comment & Opinion
Taped-up ‘art’ is completely banana
Banana prices are going up. One sold for £120k last week!
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Analysis & Features
Fresh Fruit & Veg: Top Products 2019
These are the top products in the Fruit & Veg category this year
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News
Morrisons to give away wonky ‘Carrots for Rudolph’ this Christmas
The supermarket said the move was aimed at introducing children to wonky veg
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News
Carrot shortfall likely as floods hit UK growers
Soggy autumn also hit brussels sprouts, with prices up 29%
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News
Home Bargains eyes branded shift into fresh fruit & veg
Home Bargains has trademarked the name ‘Meadow Hill Fresh Groceries’
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News
Bumper summer season for UK-grown berries
Strawberries were the stand-out performer as overall berry sales saw double-digit growth
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News
Wet weather means UK may have to import brassicas, warn growers
The British Growers Association said this week there was only a “short timescale” remaining for the weather to improve
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‘Banana prices should rise if shoppers want sustainable fruit,’ warn campaigners
NGO Banana Link said retailers and consumers needed to ‘share the burden’
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Analysis & Features
Is the Conservatives’ promise on SAWS expansion enough?
Boris Johnson might have finally listened to the concerns of British growers, but does his new pledge go far enough?
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News
Potato prices set to rise after floods devastate key regions
After the droughts of last year, potato growers have been hit with extended wet weather